Month: May 2019

Together, we look back on the college admissions process and think about what we learned about ourselves. We also talk about some problems in the system like inequality, unfair financial aid for international students, and just not enough seats. Finally, we look back on the past year and the last 50 episodes. Some big news on this podcast, so tune in!

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Join us for an interview with a newly admitted member, Vinh Huy, of the Stanford Class of 2023. He’ll give us some insight into his successful application and offer some advice on how to make your application the best it can be.

Also, Dominic is the easiest podcast host of our three to schedule recordings with, despite what Michael expresses during this episode.

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It’s AP season. While you’re busy reading your Barron’s study guide, get motivated (or not) by listening to this week’s podcast about whether what you’re doing actually matters. On this episode, we draw out the true value of AP tests.

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Are you interested in what life is like for a homeschool student? Wondering what it would be like for your parent to be your teacher or your sibling to be your classmate? Join us for this week’s episode of the Admissions Uncovered podcast featuring our special guest, William. William has been homeschooled for the majority of his academic career. He’ll provide us some insight on what the homeschool life is like and how it makes the college application process a little different. If you have any questions for William, please post them as a comment on the post on the website or send us a DM on instagram @admissions.uncovered and we’ll make sure to send it his way!

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