Accepted: A College Admissions Podcast
Tokyo Academics presents "Accepted: A College Admissions Podcast." This podcast is dedicated to delivering the unfiltered truth about applying to college in the 21st century.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 186
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
#66 - This Week in 5: Upping Your Skill Set with Forage
This Week in Five is your weekly digest of the latest college and admissions news, headlines, updates and more! Tune in to hear from admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki and find out what you need to kno…
#65 - What 'Holistic Admissions' Actually Means
This week, admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki discusses the nebulous term "holistic admissions," why it's being used and what criteria colleges are using to evaluate a student's character.
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#64 - This Week in 5: Columbia Unranked, Bowdoin's Need Blind Admissions
This Week in 5 is your weekly digest of the latest college and admissions news headlines, updates and more! Tune in to hear from admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki and find out what you need to know.
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#63 - Book Review: Who Gets In and Why by Jeffrey Selingo
Today, admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki reviews the New York Times Bestselling book, "Who Get's In and Why" by Jeffrey Selingo, and shares some major takeaways students and families should consider i…
#62 - This Week in 5: A Bombshell Moment in the History of College Admissions
This week in 5 is a weekly 5-minute digest of the latest college headlines and stories. In today's edition, admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki shares one of the biggest bombshell moments in college adm…
#61 - We Need to Talk About ED
This week, college admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki shares some recent developments for the role of ED in admissions decisions. Here's what you should know about Early Decision and how to factor it i…
#60 - This Week in 5: Political Alignments, Student Safety, and Asking the Important Questions
This week in 5 is a weekly five-minute digest of the latest college headlines and stories.
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#59 - A Harvard Approach to Failure
This week, admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki examines the role of failure in modern education and how it affects student performance, morale, and character. He also shares insights for how to manage f…
#58 - This Week in 5: US News Rankings, No College, and Reading Stuff.
This week in 5 is a weekly five-minute digest of the latest college headlines and stories.
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#57 - Interview with a Brown University Alumni PART 2
This week, Tyler continues his conversation with a recent Brown University graduate to discuss the role of boarding school in higher education.
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#56 - This week in 5: The Great Quit, What Colleges Should Teach, Board Games
This week in 5 covers the latest headlines and news in the world of college admissions.
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#55 - Interview with a Brown University Alumni
This week, Tyler sits down with a recent Brown University alumni to talk about the admissions process, college life, and Brown's unique open curriculum.
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#54 - This Week in 5: Predictive Technology, Mental Health, and American Culture
In this inaugural edition of "This Week In 5," admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki breaks down recent current events in the world of higher education.
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#53 - The Truth About College Rankings
This week, Tyler responds to some of the recent controversy surrounding college rankings and how college prospectives should think about rankings in their decision process.
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#52 - The Freakonomics of College Admissions PART 2
This week, Tyler finishes his commentary on the Freakonomics podcast and its deep dive into the value of higher education in the modern age.
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#51 - Now Talk the Talk! On College Interviews
This week, admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki wraps up his tour of American colleges with a note on the rising importance of the college interview, and how colleges are looking for additional ways to e…
#50 - The Freakonomics of College Admissions
Admissions expert Tyler Kusonoki continues his cross country tour of US colleges and universities. This week, he responds to a few recent episodes of the widely acclaimed Freakonomics Podcast, and ho…
#49 - On the Road: College Tours 2022
This week, Tyler taps into his inner Jack Kerouac as he travels across the US visiting a few of America's most top universities. Here are some of his observations and experiences so far.
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#48 - Staying True to Your Shelf: On Reading
This week, admissions expert discusses one of the most crucial academic skills necessary for success in college: reading. No matter what career lies ahead for you, critical reading and reading compre…
#47 - The Absolute Value of Doing More Math
How important is math prowess for an admissions profile? This week, admissions expert Tyler Kusunoki provides perspective on just how crucial math ability is for top tier schools, and provides some t…