YCBK 573: Do You Need A Passion Project To Get Admitted To Selective Colleges

In this episode you will hear:

 

(02:08) Question from a Listener

 

 Hilary and Mark answer a question from a student from mom from suburban Philly and she wants to know how colleges read athletes that won't play at their college. Hilary and Mark also discuss our thoughts on passion projects. 

 

(36:07) Brand new interview with Daniel Chambliss, author of the book, "How College Works" Part 1 of 4

§  Dan gives his backstory

§  Dan tells us why he decided to study how college works

§  Dan shares the funding he got to do this 10-year project

§  Dan shares the methods he used to do the study

§  Dan shares the challenges involved in doing this study

§  Dan shares the most surprising takeaways from the study

§  Dan unpacks the one sentence that really explains the essence of the book's findings

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