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
293. THE CASE FOR TUITION-FREE COLLEGE
The economic benefits of a college degree are not just to individual learners but entire towns, counties, states, and countries as a whole. So why don’t we as a society invest in higher education att…
292. IEC PROFILE: Parke Muth
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant?
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Meet Parke Muth, who has worked in education for over 35 years. Most of that …
291. IEC PROFILE: Sandy Andolsek
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Meet Sandy Andolsek, an Independent College Counselor who spent her career in…
290. FIRST THOUGHTS ON THE NEW DIGITAL SAT
When a test as influential and controversial as the SAT faces a new iteration, people take notice. But when that same test will be administered in an entirely new format that leaves the classic #2 pe…
289. IEC PROFILE: Alan Sheptin
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Meet Alan Sheptin, owner of Sheptin Tutoring Group (STG). Alan has been a pro…
288. IEC PROFILE: Kristina Dooley
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Meet Kristina L. Dooley, a Certified Educational Planner (CEP) and founder of…
287. IEC PROFILE: Zach Galin
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Meet Zach Galin, who has spent over a decade working independently with stude…
286. ALL ABOUT THE LSAT
The attainment of a law degree in the United States is bookended by two essential standardized tests. While work in the legal field depends on passing at least one bar exam, the whole journey starts …
285. WHAT DO COLLEGES KNOW ABOUT APPLICANTS?
The odds that any individual college applicant will accept, enroll, and persist to graduation may not mean much to a given institution, but those same numbers for the entire applicant pool mean every…
284. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PRICING MODELS
Curriculum, structure, and delivery of educational services like academic tutoring and test prep tend to vary widely. So why is there so little diversity in the way clients pay for these services? A…
283. WHY GIFTED PROGRAMS ARE UNDER ATTACK
Anyone who has ever sat in a classroom knows that some students need a higher level of academic enrichment and challenge than others. When did such a fundamental facet of education become controversi…
282. EARNING ADVANCE COLLEGE CREDIT
We often talk about how expensive a college education can be, but we don’t explore often enough how to make earning a degree less expensive. Amy and Mike invited educator David Vise to discuss differ…
281. HISTORY AND FUTURE OF THE TESTS AND THE REST SUMMITS
The Tests and the Rest podcast has always focused in part on celebrating and supporting amazing test prep professionals. Why, then, are we ending our successful run of professional development summit…
280. TEST PREP PROFILE: Pranoy Mohapatra
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Pranoy Mohapatra began tutoring as a high school sophomore for a local co…
279. TEST PREP PROFILE: Nikki Highfield
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Meet Nikki Highfield, owner of Helping Hands Educational Services. Nikki …
278. TEST PREP PROFILE: Steve Feldman
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Meet Steve Feldman. As Founder and Managing Partner of Private Prep, Stev…
277. TEST PREP PROFILE: Alice Humbracht
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Meet Alice Humbracht. Alice is a premier tutor with over 16 years of full…
276. TEST PREP PROFILE: Ian Siegel
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Meet Ian Siegel. Ian started Streamline Tutors in Baltimore, MD, in 2013 …
275. Alternative Pricing Strategies In Higher Education
The cost of college has defied economic logic for decades but cannot rise exponentially forever. How can schools align tuition costs with what students want and need? Amy and Mike invited educational…
274. How To Prepare For SAT Math
Math has been cornerstone content of the SAT since its inception nearly a century ago. What math is tested and how to prepare for it, however, evolves endlessly. Amy and Mike invited educators Jackie…