Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Industry Podcast

Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Industry Podcast

Hosted by Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley and Amy and Mike · Amy Seeley & Mike Bergin

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67Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
766
Episodes
89
Transcribed
48
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2019
First episode

About Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Industry 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.

Publisher
Amy Seeley & Mike Bergin
Category
education · education
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
13 Jun 2019
Latest episode
6 Oct 2026
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89 of 766 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    760. WHAT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS CULTURE IS DOING TO OUR KIDS

  2. 3 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    THROWBACK: USING MINDFULNESS FOR TEST AND SCHOOL SUCCESS

  3. 1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    THROWBACK: MATHEMATICAL MATURITY & TEST SUCCESS

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760. WHAT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS CULTURE IS DOING TO OUR KIDS

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But a lot of the time, luck plays into this. And so I think when parents hear that, and they realize that there is luck involved, institutional priorities involved, so many numbers, they tend to take their foot off the gas a little bit. And we want everybody to realize that there are over 4000 colleges and universities in the US, many of them are wonderful. And each one has something to offer. So I think when parents start to realize, It's not about the best college, but what is it? What's the best college for my son or daughter? They can breathe a little bit better. One mom we worked with a while ago told us, I don't care where my son goes to school. […]

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  • Beth Heller Gelles
  • Logan Thompson
  • Dr Steve Warner
  • Bobby Nicholson
  • Jona Jacobson

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Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

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