Demystifying College Admissions
Hosted by [Host Name] · Julie Kim
3.9from 99 ratings
- 163
- Episodes
- 1
- Transcribed
- 99
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About Demystifying College Admissions
Raising a thriving, resilient child doesn't start in high school—it begins the moment they engage with the world. But in an era of AI, social media, and a shifting educational landscape, the old roadmap is broken. Welcome to The Modern K-12, hosted by Harvard-trained education expert Julie Kim. With 15 years of experience and 2,500+ students mentored, Julie bridges the gap between academic research and modern parenting. Each week, Julie and world-class experts dive into the pillars of a strong foundation: literacy, cognitive development, nutrition, and mental health. From leveraging AI to cultivating intellectual curiosity, we provide the tools you need to help your child thrive from Pre-K and beyond. Education is evolving. It's time our approach did, too. Let's build the future of our children, together.
- Publisher
- Julie Kim
- Category
- kids & family · kids & family
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Nov 2018
- Latest episode
- 11 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
1 of 163 episodes have a transcript.
11 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is Test-Optional Actually a Trap? SAT & ACT Truths Every Parent Needs to Know
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Is Test-Optional Actually a Trap? SAT & ACT Truths Every Parent Needs to Know
Published 11 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Then if the school is still test optional and and you withhold scores, you're signaling, whether you mean to or not, that your test scores, if you submitted them, would be below the 25th percentile of the incoming freshman class. Yeah, one of the most important things a student can do is research the common data set for individual colleges or universities. And very often what they're going to determine if they dig into that data is that Most of these colleges are accepting the vast majority of their applicants with test scores. And so it's sort of a common misperception that, yes, you might visit a school and they might tell you on the campus, yes, we're test optional. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.8 / 5
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- 4.4 / 5
- 19 ratings
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- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 84
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