{"podcast":{"title":"The College Investor Audio Show","slug":"the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","podcast_index_feed_id":414113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-college-investor/","website_url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f3c20c77-1ea5-4d2e-a65a-e87b0a5c9f68/college-investor-podcast-cover-c1.png","author":"The College Investor","episode_count":1036,"summary":"The College Investor podcast is a daily audio show that's dedicated to bringing you the best of TheCollegeInvestor.com. We discuss a variety of topics, all relating to millennial money - including student loan debt, investing, earning more money, and more! Robert Farrington, the founder of The College Investor and a Millennial Money Expert, shares how to get out of student loan debt so that you can start investing and building wealth for the future. Instead of cutting expenses and living a frugal life, he advocates side hustling and entrepreneurship to earn extra money to achieve your financial goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:09.903988+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113"},"episode":{"title":"Colleges Are Requiring SAT and ACT Scores Again — Here’s the Full List for 2027","slug":"colleges-are-requiring-sat-and-act-scores-again-here-s-the-full-list-for-2027","published_at":"2026-04-07T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/colleges-are-requiring-sat-and-act-scores-again-here-s-the-full-list-for-2027","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/77443/colleges-are-requiring-sat-and-act-scores-again-heres-the-full-list-for-2027/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2356d8c3-41c0-4424-b996-e07c348d2bb8.mp3","summary":"The test-optional era in college admissions is rapidly drawing to a close. What began as an emergency response to Covid-19 disruptions has turned into one of the most significant policy reversals in recent higher education history. From the Ivy League to SEC flagships, schools are bringing back SAT and ACT requirements, and some are now accepting the Classic Learning Test (CLT) as well. According to Brian Eufinger, co-founder of Edison Prep , \" Even at schools that remain test-optional, scores are often still required to compete for top-tier merit scholarships. \" For the high school class of 2027, which will begin submitting applications this fall, standardized testing is once again a central part of the college admissions equation.","meta_description":"The test-optional era in college admissions is rapidly drawing to a close. What began as an emergency response to Covid-19 disruptions has turned into one…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":431,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/colleges-are-requiring-sat-and-act-scores-again-here-s-the-full-list-for-2027/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/colleges-are-requiring-sat-and-act-scores-again-here-s-the-full-list-for-2027.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}