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9C: Tips for Athletes, Summer Essay Writing, and Our Take on Test Prep

9C: Tips for Athletes, Summer Essay Writing, and Our Take on Test Prep

Update: 2016-06-021
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Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Parke Muth, formerly a dean and an admission officer at the University of Virginia, answer listener questions.  When you're a student athlete, what are the pros and cons of attending Division 1 and Division 3 schools? Is summer really the best time to start working on common application essays? Test prep is elitist, expensive, and a massive investment of time-- is there any reason our family should opt-in?  Send us an email or voice memo--to gettingin@slate.com Call our hotline and leave a message at (929) 999-4353. Find us on Twitter: @GettingInPod 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. 

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9C: Tips for Athletes, Summer Essay Writing, and Our Take on Test Prep

9C: Tips for Athletes, Summer Essay Writing, and Our Take on Test Prep

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