Most people romanticize mastery. They talk about "grit" and "passion" and "work ethic," but avoid the uncomfortable truth: Mastery is build by failing-- over and over again. In public, in private, both big and small failures. Failure is followed by recovery and reflection and leveling up. In this recording, you can hear me teaching this idea to my students in the Global Impact Council, which is our internal teen mentoring program. Enjoy the call! ----- To register for the Ivy League C...
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Most people romanticize mastery. They talk about "grit" and "passion" and "work ethic," but avoid the uncomfortable truth: Mastery is build by failing-- over and over again. In public, in private, both big and small failures. Failure is followed by recovery and reflection and leveling up. In this recording, you can hear me teaching this idea to my students in the Global Impact Council, which is our internal teen mentoring program. Enjoy the call! ----- To register for the Ivy League C...
The Hidden Test: What Colleges are Really Looking For
Ivy League Prep Academy Podcast
24 minutes
7 months ago
The Hidden Test: What Colleges are Really Looking For
What if the real test in college admissions isn’t the one you think it is? In this episode, we unpack “The Hidden Test”—the one that’s not on any syllabus and can’t be studied for with flashcards. Drawing from a powerful psychological experiment, wisdom from Ivy League deans Lee Coffin (Dartmouth) and Logan Powell (Brown), and real insights from the admissions process, we reveal how selective colleges are not just looking for the most impressive applicants. They're looking for the ones who li...
Ivy League Prep Academy Podcast
Most people romanticize mastery. They talk about "grit" and "passion" and "work ethic," but avoid the uncomfortable truth: Mastery is build by failing-- over and over again. In public, in private, both big and small failures. Failure is followed by recovery and reflection and leveling up. In this recording, you can hear me teaching this idea to my students in the Global Impact Council, which is our internal teen mentoring program. Enjoy the call! ----- To register for the Ivy League C...
