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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: Transparency In College Admissions
Description: While a college admissions process depends on a myriad of large and small moving parts, the great challenge in applying to schools lies not in the number of criteria but in accurately guessing which ones matter most. Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Steven Mercer to analyze issues in transparency in college admissions. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Why does transparency in admissions matter? What are the differences between holistic, index, and open admissions? Where is transparency present or lacking in admissions? Who benefits from an absence of transparency? How could t...