463. IEC PROFILE: Mike Hammer

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Mike Hammer, a college admissions counselor with over 30 years experience in higher ed. Mike landed at Cornell University following stints in retail, non-profit, and IT consulting. Mike spent six years in Arts & Sciences where he was responsible for the undergrad admissions system, learning all the ins and outs of the admissions process and participating as an admissions reader. Moving to Engineering, he became involved in college- and university-level admissions policy while continuing to read applications "because it was so interesting." Mike was heavily involved in campus organizations, including chairing one campus advisory group and acting as a longtime advisor/mentor for the McNair Scholars.  Since leaving Cornell, he has worked with over 250 US and international students both privately and with consulting companies. His view is that every hard-working student deserves the best advice and education they can get, finding it really does take a village to guide students to greatness. Mike now specializes in STEM students, seeing that STEM students might need to think about their path through high school and their undergrad college years differently than liberal arts students. Find Mike on LinkedIn or at [email protected]. ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.