Not Your Mom’s Admissions simplifies and contextualizes the modern college admissions process. Hosts Bridget and Kyla share real insights and clear guidance, as they engage in candid, accessible conversations about effectively navigating college admissions today. Whether you’re a student, parent, or just admissions-curious, this show helps you understand what really matters in the current landscape.
Not Your Mom's Admissions
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Not Your Mom’s Admissions simplifies and contextualizes the modern college admissions process. Hosts Bridget and Kyla share real insights and clear guidance, as they engage in candid, accessible conversations about effectively navigating college admissions today. Whether you’re a student, parent, or just admissions-curious, this show helps you understand what really matters in the current landscape.
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June 1, 2026
Hot Takes from this Admissions Cycles: Scores, Essays & AI
<p>The biggest shifts in admissions aren't always the ones making headlines.</p><p><br></p><p>In the Season One finale of Not Your Mom's Admissions, Bridget and Kyla unload a round of unfiltered hot takes on where the admissions landscape is heading.</p><p>✅ Why the liberal arts may be queued for a comeback and how programs are split between pre-professional tracks and big-picture thinking, with less in the middle</p><p>✅ What's behind the fading Early Decision and legacy debates, and how the readiness gap is pulling scores back into focus</p><p>✅ How colleges are adapting faster than high schools to an AI-shaped job market and why a gap year might be one of the most underrated moves a student can make</p><p>✅ The reason the college essay isn't going anywhere, even as AI changes how students draft</p><p><br></p><p>A candid look at the trends, tensions, and shifts shaping the next admissions cycle from two advisors watching it unfold in real time.</p><p><br></p><p>💡 Want more? Head to <a href="www.scholarco.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>scholarco.com</strong></a> for free guides and planning resources.</p>
May 25, 2026
SAT and ACT Prep: When to Start, What to Expect, How to Choose
<p>Start too early and it fizzles. Start too late and it's a scramble. Test prep timing matters more than most families realize.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Not Your Mom's Admissions, Bridget and Kyla sit down with James Eno, founder of <a href="https://www.jamesenotutorials.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>James Eno Tutorials</strong></a> and a 20-year veteran of SAT and ACT prep, to discuss what test prep looks like at each stage.</p><p>✅ How to approach prep at each grade level and which resources to utilize </p><p>✅ What makes a tutor worth the investment, and what to ask before signing on</p><p>✅ The score improvement range that's realistic, and recommended number of tests taken</p><p>✅ Why some students are quietly switching from the SAT to the ACT (and how to know which test fits)</p><p><br></p><p>Test prep doesn't have to be a year of stress. With the right plan and the right timing, the work feels manageable and the results follow.</p><p><br></p><p>💡 Want more? Head to <a href="http://scholarco.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>scholarco.com</strong></a> for free guides and rising senior planning resources.</p>
May 18, 2026
Should You Apply Undecided? A Strategic Guide to College Major Selection
<p>For most applicants, picking a major isn't really picking a major. It's choosing a neighborhood.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Not Your Mom's Admissions, Bridget and Kyla break down how to think about major selection without overcommitting a 17-year-old to a career:</p><p>✅ What an academic narrative actually is, and how it differs from a declared major</p><p>✅ When going undecided is safe, and when starting in the right "neighborhood" matters more</p><p>✅ How direct-entry programs (architecture, engineering, business, nursing) change the calculus</p><p>✅ The school-versus-major question, and how to weigh both when building a college list</p><p><br></p><p>Major selection is a series of strategic choices, not a single forever decision. The goal: applications that read as focused and genuine, built around real intellectual curiosity rather than guessed-at career commitments.</p><p><br></p><p>💡 Want more? Head to <a href="http://scholarco.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>scholarco.com</strong></a> for free guides and narrative development resources.</p>
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