YCBK 63: Choosing the Right Prompt for Your Essay
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In this week’s episode you will hear
In the News (2:39): In this week’s news, a Hollywood Reporter article “6 Tips From College Admissions Pros on Standing Out, by Margaret Loftus of US News.
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Chapter 63 of 171 Answers (21:59) : and we’re talking about how to choose the essay prompt for your personal essay.
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This week’s question (33:58) was sent in by multiple listeners and it asks how to calculate a grade point average (GPA) when it is not listed on the transcript.
![Question](/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/question-22.jpg)
This week’s interview (51:09) Mark is interviewing another student! Ms. Anne Jean, a senior at Georgia State in Part I of 2, ‘How to know if you are on the right career path”.
![Anne Jean](/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Anne-Jean-1.jpg)
Mark’s recommended resource of the week (58:05 is another great resource by Prep Scholar; it is their article on how to calculate your Weighted GPA: https://blog.prepscholar.com/weighted-gpa-calculator
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