S7E11 Should Essays be Used in College Admissions? Maybe...

Quantitude by Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran

Dec 9, 202544:27Science & Medicine

In this In The Wild episode, Patrick and Greg turn their Quantitude loose on college admission essays, in particular whether or not they should be used to make such high-stakes decisions, and they discuss what issues wou...

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