{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f9ca9e218009f0bcd731b1d/610d4adf9fa7e00014d65679?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Slate Sessions 203: Valedictorians at the Gate - Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Sabky","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f9ca9e218009f0bcd731b1d/1631038068873-8cd6ab5bd98f00a21f2ba6d7413cbc73.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Slate Sessions: 203 with Becky Munsterer Sabky, author of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250619037\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>VALEDICTORIANS AT THE GATE: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College</strong></a>- written after her essay about the most memorable college recommendation she received went viral in the <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/opinion/check-this-box-if-youre-a-good-person.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>New York Times</em></a>, presents \"5 Great Tips for Applying to College.\" <em>VALEDICTORIANS AT THE GATE</em><strong><em> </em></strong>explores the process of who gets in, who doesn’t and why, based on Sabky’s 13 years of personal experience at Dartmouth as an admissions officer.</p><p><br></p><p>\"Slate Sessions\" are Chalkboard Ch@t bonus episodes where educators from across the U.S. offer tools, tips and beneficial practices. If you or anyone you know is a teacher, professor or childcare provider and would like to be featured on a future “Slate Sessions” episode, email the show host at germaine.flood@mpbonline.org.</p>","author_name":"MPB Think Radio"}