Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Welcome to THE college admissions industry podcast! Join Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley as they discuss the latest issues in testing, admissions, learning, and education with leading experts.
Tests and the Rest is perfect for parents, students, counselors, educators, test prep professionals, college consultants, and just about anyone engaged in the college admissions process. You can subscribe to this podcast or stream it online via any podcast app, including iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn Radio.
YOUR HOSTS
Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros and Leap.
Between the two of us, expect over 60 years of industry insight, expertise, insider news, and a bit of sarcasm.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 673
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
313. IEC PROFILE: Barbara Pasalis
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Barbara Pasalis, one of a small percentage of counselors across the nati…
312. IEC PROFILE: Lee Norwood
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant?
MEET OUR GUEST
Lee Norwood is a successful entrepreneur and a published author with two bach…
311. IMPROVING READING SKILLS WITH STRUGGLING TEENS (PART 1)
When evaluating grades and test results, we take for granted that most high schoolers know how to read and look to other reasons to explain poor performance. But what if language comprehension and de…
310. LETTERS OF CONTINUED INTEREST
When Yogi Berra observed, "It ain't over till it's over," he wasn’t talking about college admissions. He may as well have, though, as even an initial deferral or rejection need not spell the end of t…
309. HOW TO PREPARE FOR A COLLEGE ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW
Of all the factors in the college admissions process, few seem as subjective or elusive as the interview. Do these even happen any more? Amy and Mike invited author Richard Montauk to explain how to …
308. NEGOTIATING A FINANCIAL AWARD LETTER with college cost advocate Mark Salisbury
College represents one of those backwards pursuits where buyers sell themselves to vendors before they even know the price of enrollment. Is the admissions process really disengaged from economic rea…
307. WHY YOU WANT TO WORK WITH A CAREER TUTOR with educator Anthony Celino
The interaction between tutor and student must always be more than just an automated recitation of facts to a passive learner. An educational collaboration rarely succeeds when a learner lacks motiv…
306. PSYCHOGRAPHICS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS with educational consultant David Viggiano
Every person has particular psychological and cognitive attributes that reveal their beliefs, values, and goals. Believe it or not, schools possess the same, and some institutions have learned the va…
305. OVERLOOKED ASPECTS OF CAMPUS LIFE
Most college searches focus on factors like majors, rankings, and cost but ignore most of the features of a school that define the college experience. Amy and Mike invited educational expert Moira Mc…
304. WHAT IS A NET PRICE CALCULATOR?
Most of us live within a carefully planned budget, where we spend based on anticipated costs and expenses. But how can we predict the cost of a college application when the numbers involved are so ha…
303. TEST PREP PROFILE: Shayda Moshirvaziri
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Shayda Moshirvaziri, the founder of Pivot Tutors. Shayda graduated s…
302. TEST PREP PROFILE: Blake Shealy
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry?
MEET OUR GUEST
A Georgia native, Blake Shealy attended high school in Cobb County at McE…
301. TEST PREP PROFILE: Manjri Gupta
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Manjri Gupta. Manjri wears many hats. She is a wife, a proud mother…
300. TEST PREP PROFILE: Travis Minor
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry?
MEET OUR GUEST
Travis Minor founded Open Door Education in 2011 with the goal of buildin…
299. TEST PREP PROFILE: Ashley Boggs
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Ashley Boggs, the owner of Problem-Solving Math, LLC located in Park…
298. WHY REMOTE TUTORING IS HERE TO STAY
Up until 2020, not many educators or students had direct experience with live online instruction, but once COVID arrived, everyone did. Was this just a passing phase? Amy and Mike invited educator Ad…
297. COMMON MISTAKES IN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Many families envision scholarships as a substantial contributor to an expensive college education. Yet surprisingly few have any experience actually getting those awards. Mike and Amy invited educat…
296. SELF-ADVOCACY IN EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS
The Talmud teaches that a timid person cannot learn. While well-intentioned adults might negotiate obstacles and opportunities for teens, the most successful students are usually the ones who learn t…
295. WOULD ELIMINATING TESTS MAKE EDUCATION MORE EQUITABLE?
Inequitable access to high-quality education harms all of us in society, particularly the least advantaged among us. Yet some efforts to mitigate the advantages of wealth and privilege in admissions …
294. FLORIDA BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP
Some states find innovative and generous ways to support higher education for their residents, and Florida is one of them. As the first of what will be an ongoing series on state scholarships, Mike a…