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
573. TEST PREP PROFILE: Mike Settele
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Mike Settele, the founder of Settele Tutoring, an SAT prep company t…
572. HOW TO GUARANTEE CAREER SUCCESS AFTER COLLEGE
An undergraduate education should never be mistaken for a job training program. That said, gainful employment is usually the obvious expectation after graduation. Amy and Mike invited educator Bill C…
571. WHO SHOULD TAKE THE CLT?
Now that we’re moving back to more of a test-required college admissions paradigm, the pressing question for most students regards which test to take. In some cases, the answer is not as binary as yo…
570. TOOLS AND TIPS TO BUILD YOUR EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE
For many teachers, tutors, counselors, and coaches, the actual delivery of insight, expertise, and service comes easy. Creating and maintaining business structure and processes, on the other hand, ca…
569. HOW TO PERSIST TO COLLEGE GRADUATION
Getting into your best fit school usually feels like the prize at the end of a long and grueling journey, but the next step in the undergraduate adventure has really just begun. Will you emerge victo…
568. HOW STUDENTS USE GENERATIVE AI
The artificial intelligence genie is out of the bottle, and there’s no way to put it back in. All we can do is learn to live with AI as productively as possible. No surprise, today’s youth are leadin…
567. GETTING READY FOR THE AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A EXAM
The Advanced Placement exams represent some of the most challenging subject-specific standardized tests a high schooler might ever take, and AP Computer Science is no exception. Amy and Mike believe …
566. GETTING READY FOR THE AP LITERATURE EXAM
The Advanced Placement exams represent some of the most challenging subject-specific standardized tests a high schooler might ever take. Amy and Mike believe that every test warrants smart, serious p…
565. GETTING READY FOR THE AP CALCULUS AB OR BC EXAM
The Advanced Placement exams represent some of the most challenging subject-specific standardized tests a high schooler might ever take. Amy and Mike believe that every test warrants smart, serious p…
564. GETTING READY FOR THE AP GOVERNMENT EXAM
The Advanced Placement exams represent some of the most challenging subject-specific standardized tests a high schooler might ever take. Amy and Mike believe that every test warrants smart, serious p…
563. GETTING READY FOR THE AP PHYSICS 1 EXAM
The Advanced Placement exams represent some of the most challenging subject-specific standardized tests a high schooler might ever take, and AP Physics 1 is no exception. Amy and Mike believe that ev…
562. TESTING POLICIES AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY REVISITED
Theories that standardized testing impeded equity in admissions decisions drove the pandemic-era test optional movement. With a few years of real-world data, we can now examine the accuracy of those …
561. POWER DYNAMICS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
Students and their families anxiously awaiting acceptance letters often feel helpless throughout the college admissions process. Little do they realize how quickly the advantage can shift in their fa…
560. BUSTING MYTHS ABOUT HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE
Some rumors about the costs of college are true. For example, some colleges this year will establish record highs in tuition and fees. But does that mean you can trust everything you’ve heard? Amy an…
559. IEC PROFILE: Jennifer Stephan
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Dr. Jennifer Stephan. Jennifer has held a variety of roles across top co…
558. IEC PROFILE: Hanna Stotland
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Hanna Stotland, who flunked out of high school, got a G.E.D., and went o…
557. IEC PROFILE: Carolyn Mulligan
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Carolyn P. Mulligan, who attended Bucknell University, where she graduat…
556. IEC PROFILE: Alyson Campbell
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Alyson Campbell, a member of Estrela Consulting, a boutique college plan…
555. IEC PROFILE:Tracy Sullivan
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant?
MEET OUR GUEST
Meet Tracy Sullivan. Tracy, co-founder of College 101 Admissions Consultants,…
554. HOW COLLEGES ADMIT BY MAJOR
Applicants often look at the requirements and selectivity of a school as standard for every one of its courses of study, only to find that certain programs are WAY harder to get into than others. Amy…