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YCBK 450: The ACT is Overhauling its Test: Here are the Changes They are Making

YCBK 450: The ACT is Overhauling its Test: Here are the Changes They are Making

FromYour College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews


YCBK 450: The ACT is Overhauling its Test: Here are the Changes They are Making

FromYour College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews

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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jul 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode you will hear:   o        Mark shares the new changes that were announced this week o         Mark and Julia interview Jay Rosner on the Inherent Flaws with the ACT and the SAT-Part 1 of 4 o            Part 1-Preview   §  Julia does an intro of Jay Rosner and then Jay goes into more depth about his background §  Jay explains the mission of the foundation that he works for §  Jay explains why he went from running a Princeton Review test prep office 35 years ago to someone who has become more opposed to the SAT and the ACT the longer he lives §  Jay answer the question, isn’t the standardized testing the one common benchmark in the file §  Jay explains why the hierarchal nature of the test is something he finds troubling §  Jay shares his thoughts on the research Brown and Dartmouth have released supporting their return to requiring the tests. Jay talks about omitting variable bias §  Jay shares the research done by Saul Giser about what the SAT/ACT actually test and why he finds it so compelling     Sign up for our Q & A webinar with Holly Ramsey, Dr. Michele Evard and Liam Dailey, three homeschooling experts. They will discuss how colleges admissions experts evaluate homeschooled students   Sign up for our Q & A webinar with Matt Carpenter, he will discuss “Paying for College” and he will answer your questions about paying for college, as well as how using College Aid Pro can help you with the cost of college   You can also send in questions for our interviews by using speakpipe.com/YCBK. Our interviews are confirmed for 2024 with the following leaders at the following schools:     To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under “the Listen to our podcast icons”   Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed. Twitter message is also the preferred way to ask questions for our podcast:   https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast   1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans 5. Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps 6. Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point 7. You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript   We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK.   Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple’s search feature so others can find our podcast.   Don't forget to send your recommended resources and articles by recording your message at speakpipe.com/YCBK   If you enjoy our podcast, would you please do us a favor and share our podcast both verbally and on social media? We would be most grateful!   If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you follow our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live.   Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends:   Check out the college websites Mark recommends:   If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link:     If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa or Lynda, just text Mark at 404-664-4340 to express your inte
Released:
Jul 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Each Thursday, the "Your College-Bound Kid" podcast will discuss a hot college admissions article; answer a question from a listener; interview a "thought leader" in the world of college admissions, and do a Spotlight on a college. Every Monday, we will have a second episode with announcements and an interview with a "thought leader" in the world of college admissions or college life. YCBK combines in-depth knowledge and insights about college admissions with a lighthearted, easy-to-listen-to style.