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Ep 5A: Do VIP Connections Ever Matter?

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Host Julie Lythcott-Haims welcomes

back Getting In experts Steve LeMenager and Parke Muth to answer more listener

questions. A college counselor in Boston asks

what online resources he should include in a presentation to 11th-graders. A

mom in Switzerland wonders how US Colleges will convert her son's International

Baccalaureate scores to an American-style GPA. A college counselor in

Pittsburgh is wary of parents who insist their social and political connections

could help their children gain admission. And a mom in California is curious

how students can self-advocate when their high school college counselors cannot

pick up the phone and call an admissions office. Steve LeMenager mentioned several

helpful online resources for students starting their search: Khan AcademyNavianceBig

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NavigatorCollege Insight There are lots of ways to send us

questions and comments: Follow us on Twitter: @GettingInPod Send us an email or voice memo

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message at (929) 999-4353 Getting In is sponsored by

Audible.com.Get a free audiobook of your choice

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Host Julie Lythcott-Haims welcomes

back Getting In experts Steve LeMenager and Parke Muth to answer more listener

questions. A college counselor in Boston asks

what online resources he should include in a presentation to 11th-graders. A

mom in Switzerland wonders how US Colleges will convert her son's International

Baccalaureate scores to an American-style GPA. A college counselor in

Pittsburgh is wary of parents who insist their social and political connections

could help their children gain admission. And a mom in California is curious

how students can self-advocate when their high school college counselors cannot

pick up the phone and call an admissions office. Steve LeMenager mentioned several

helpful online resources for students starting their search: Khan AcademyNavianceBig

FutureCappexCollege

NavigatorCollege Insight There are lots of ways to send us

questions and comments: Follow us on Twitter: @GettingInPod Send us an email or voice memo

to gettingin@slate.com Or, call our hotline and leave a

message at (929) 999-4353 Getting In is sponsored by

Audible.com.Get a free audiobook of your choice

at www.audible.com/college and

use the promo code COLLEGE.

  continue reading

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