In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News (3:45): Andy Strickler and Mark Stucker discuss all 39 AP Courses. Andy gives his opinion which ones are the most rigorous (Length 20 minutes)

This week’s Interview (23:27): Mark interviews Stephen Master, an expert in Sports Management Careers. They discuss “Opportunities for Careers In Sports Management”

• Stephen shares his impressive resume and his background, what he is doing now when it comes to careers in sports management
• Stephen tells us how he defines sports management
• He tells us how sports has become big business and this has led to a range of jobs in sports careers that were unheard of, even five years ago and Stephen shares the range of jobs in sports that are out there
• Stephen tells us about the 400 different programs at colleges that are sports-related these days
• Stephen tells us the kind of person who is great candidate for sports business
• Stephen tells us the skill set you need to have to be successful in a career in sports
• Stephen tells us what he feels are some of the best college programs in the country for sports management
• Stephen talks about some of the different majors you can pursue in college besides a sports management degree to break into careers in sports
• Stephen closes with the most important thing he wants every student to know when it comes to breaking into the sports business (Length 22 minutes)

Mark’s recommended resource of the week : Guide to help first year students complete the Common Application- Application guide for first-year students

College Spotlight (55:57): Mark interviews Carmen Chavez, a recent Duke alumnus and she gives her take on what Duke does very well and what she wishes Duke would change. Preview of Part 1

• Carmen gives her background; shares a major obstacle she encountered that really impacted her origin plans while at Duke; she shares her career plans
• She shares what she feels Duke does extremely well.
• Carmen tells us what she feels Duke needs to change to be an even better school

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