In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News (7:14): Susan shares some observations from things that stood out while reading applications this year (Length 51 minutes)

This week’s question (58:18): Julia and Mark answer a question from Alex, a student in DC, and he wants to know, does it even matter what my grades are when I am in high school? (Length 14 minutes)

This week’s interview (1:12:35): Ben Neely, Chief Academic Officer, Revolution Prep, topic, “Understanding the new Digital ACT” – Preview of Part 3

• Lynda asks Ben whether the new ACT is secure
• Lynda asks if the paper test asks the same questions as the digit
• Ben explains what he feels are the advantages to taking the ACT over the SAT
• Ben shares his opinion of whether the ACT is going to be appealing to Gen X
• Ben has some special advice for ACT test takers
• Ben closes with some general advice about the ACT changes

Mark’s recommended resource of the week : N/A

College Spotlight : N/A

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