Ep 5B: Will Gaming the System Ever Go Away?
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Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and expert Amy Youngreact to the criticism that's bubbled up around the Harvard report proposingsweeping changes to college admissions. Plus, they get an update from GettingIn 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 atAvenues, an independent school in New York City.   Listener questions this week include one from amom who's daughter is a serious athlete. She wonders if devoting all summerbetween junior and senior year to soccer practice could affect her daughter'sadmissions chances. A high school student in Germany, who has already skippedtwo grades, says he'll be 16 by the time he starts college. How will collegesview his young age? And, a parent planning a spring break tour of colleges withher son has discovered many of the colleges have the same spring break-- and sono classes will be in session. Is it still a good time to tour schools? Send questions, comments, and follow us onTwitter @GettingInPod Send us an email or voice memo to [email protected] 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 anduse the promo code COLLEGE.
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