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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: Preparation For Highly Selective College Admissions
Description: While there are over 3,000 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, most conversation about higher education focuses on 5% of them at most. No wonder these name-brand schools have become tougher than ever to get into. Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Aly Beaumont to discuss preparation for highly selective college admissions. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What happened to the Class of 2025 and what do we anticipate for the Class of 2026? Did submitting test scores help or hurt the chances of admission at highly selective schools? Does applying early really m...