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EPISODE · Mar 14, 2025 · 12 MIN

Ep. 264 | The Gig Is Up

from PrepWell Podcast with Phil Black · host Phil Black

In this episode, we bid farewell to the temporary admissions loopholes that have plagued college admissions since COVID.Most experts now agree that the "experiment" failed.I have been suggesting (aka warning) for years that objectives measures will soon return to the admissions process.That day has arrived.SAT and ACT scores are backDEI-driven decisions are outAP Exams scores soon to be requiredGPAs are all but ignoredThis episode aims to give students (and parents) fair warning that the gig is up. Students can no longer hide behind "test-optional" policies.Students can no longer skip AP exams.Students can no longer rely on DEI-driven admissions.Students can no longer count on a high GPA to move the needle.  Learn about how this sea change might affect your child's college admissions strategy and why it matters.Follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll in PrepWell Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give us a reviewShare this episode with a friendJoin our mailing list (by opting in on the homepage or in this article)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your 9th or 10th grader in the programPrepWell Academy's Founder, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phil Black⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, has spent a lifetime cracking the code on the world's most competitive programs: Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Entrepreneurship, Shark Tank (2X), etc.Inside ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PrepWell Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Black teaches students everything they need to know about the college admissions process in a series of expertly-timed, 3-5-minute, weekly training videos starting in 9th grade and continuing through 12th grade [Note: this program can only be joined in 9th or 10th grade. My specialties include ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠military service academies, ROTC scholarships, Ivy League, and student-athletes.

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