All About The ACT Test Enhancements, EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: November 2024, and Need Blind and Need Aware Admissions
Hello listeners! Listen to this week's episode on how the ACT is changing in 2025. And don't miss another EXTEMP with Mike and Amy!
LAST WEEK
604. ALL ABOUT THE ACT TEST ENHANCEMENTS
The ACT has been remarkably stable since the last time the exam was “enhanced” in 1989. However, significant changes are coming more quickly than you might think to this influential college admissions exam. Amy and Mike invited ACT representative Catherine Hofmann to share all the details about the ACT Test Enhancements.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
How is the ACT changing
What aspects of the ACT are staying the same?
What is the motivation for these enhancements?
Will the Enhanced ACT be linear or adaptive?
What is the timeline for the Enhanced ACT?
605. EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: November 2024
The Tests and the Rest podcast has always been relentlessly focused on exploring important topics in testing, admissions, education, and learning with amazing expert guests. Once in a while, though, we enjoy an unstructured opportunity to discuss our own takes on major issues, upcoming events, and our endeavors at the intersection of business and education. Catch up with us in the latest episode of EXTEMP with Amy & Mike.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
What new piece of curriculum did Mike create recently?
What is Mike’s background in birding?
What were Amy’s big takeaways from the College Board National Forum?
What have we learned about college admissions?
When and where will the NTPA Winter Workshop be?
Have you listened to this gem from our archives?
5. NEED BLIND AND NEED AWARE ADMISSIONS
Is any aspect of college admissions more mystifying than the determination of financial aid? The concept of “need” and how different schools consider need in both admissions and aid decisions goes deeper than most people realize. Amy and Mike invited admissions consultant Jona Jacobson to bring clarity to the topic of need blind and need aware admissions.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
What do the terms “need,” “need blind,” and “need aware” mean in college admissions?
What is gapping?
Do all colleges meet 100% of need?
Does need or the lack thereof influence admissions decisions?
What does it mean when schools claim that x% of students receive financial aid?