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UnavailableGetting In - Ep 5B: Will Gaming the System Ever Go Away?
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Getting In - Ep 5B: Will Gaming the System Ever Go Away?

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Getting In - Ep 5B: Will Gaming the System Ever Go Away?

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and expert Amy Young react to the criticism that's bubbled up around the Harvard report proposing sweeping changes to college admissions. Plus, they get an update from Getting In senior August Graves who this week received a notification from a college. And Julie and Amy answer listener questions. Amy is the director of college counseling at Avenues, an independent school in New York City. Listener questions this week include one from a mom who's daughter is a serious athlete. She wonders if devoting all summer between junior and senior year to soccer practice could affect her daughter's admissions chances. A high school student in Germany, who has already skipped two grades, says he'll be 16 by the time he starts college. How will colleges view his young age? And, a parent planning a spring break tour of colleges with her son has discovered many of the colleges have the same spring break-- and so no classes will be in session. Is it still a good time to tour schools? Send questions, comments, and follow us on Twitter @GettingInPod Send us an email or voice memo to gettingin@slate.com Or, call our hotline and leave a message at (929) 999-4353 Getting In is sponsored by Audible.com. Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/college and use the promo code COLLEGE.
Released:
Feb 12, 2016
Format:
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