Mar 31, 2022
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(15:58) In this week’s “In the news” segment, Mark and Dave discuss a March 14th, 2022 article, by Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed, “New York Bill would ban legacy admissions and Early Decision”? This legislation would ban legacy and Early Decision from both public schools...
Mar 24, 2022
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(13:40) In this week’s “In the news” segment, Mark and Dave discuss a Feb 22nd, 2022 article, by Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed, “Are recommendation letters a Form...
Mar 17, 2022
(12:05) In this week’s “In the news” segment, Dave returns and Mark and Dave discuss a Feb 14th, 2022 article, by Brennan Barnard of Forbes, “Things that make yuo go Hmmm.
Brennan Barnard interviews many admission leaders and college counselors in attempt to explain some rather bizarre things that are...
Mar 10, 2022
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(12:32) In this week’s “In the news” segment, Dave has the week off to celebrate his birthday, but Vince Garcia and Mark discuss a Feb 14th, 2022 article, by Frances Dinkelspiel of Berkleyside, “UC Berkeley must slash new enrollment by one third unless high court...
Mar 3, 2022
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(16:40) In this week’s “In the news” segment, we discuss a Jan 13th, 2022 article, “How college applicants embellish essays with sob stories and fake patents. The article is by Isabel Vincent and it appeared in the New York Post. Mark and Dave discuss why this is happening and...