SupportED Learning Podcast

Dr. Joe

On a mission to speak with global education experts on how we can revolutionize the education system, especially in the dawn of AI.

  1. 8h ago

    Episode 85 - Med School Insider: Six Things Your Kid Needs Before Applying to Med School - Niki Grotewold

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Niki Grotewold, MD-PhD fellow at the University of Michigan Medical School and admissions consultant at Inspira Advantage and Quad Education Group, to break down what the pre-med and STEM admissions tracks actually require and why most families are preparing too late with the wrong priorities. Dr. Joe and Niki discuss the six components that make a competitive medical school application, why shadowing is overrated while research and clinical leadership are underrated, how cold emailing professors can open real research opportunities as early as high school, why AI is simultaneously making essay writing easier and more dangerous for applicants, why a summer fast food job impresses admissions committees more than a short-term volunteer trip, and why longitudinal experiences over two to three years carry far more weight than condensed activity bursts. This episode is especially useful for parents of students considering the pre-med or STEM track, families of ninth and tenth graders who want to build early without burning out, students planning their summers and wondering what actually counts, and anyone trying to understand how selective admissions at the undergraduate and graduate levels are converging. 📲 Connect with them: https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/nikolas-grotewold Inspira Advantage: https://www.inspiraeducationgroup.com/ Quad Education: https://www.quadeducationgroup.com/ 📲 Learn more about us: https://supportedtutoring.com/ Facebook: Dr. Joe Instagram: @dr_joe_ap_exams Book a call: supportedtutoring.com/book-call-youtube Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

  2. 1d ago

    Episode 84 - Ex-Admissions Director: Your Kid Evaluates College Backwards - Chuck Erickson

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Chuck Erickson, independent educational consultant at College Connectors and former associate director of admissions, to break down why most families evaluate colleges completely backwards and what actually determines whether a student will thrive. Dr. Joe and Chuck discuss why rankings and social media are the worst way to choose a college, how institutional priorities quietly shape who gets admitted and who gets scholarship money, why campus climate including weather, location, dorm quality, and cultural vibe is the most undervalued factor in the college decision, why California students are the most recruited by private colleges nationwide, the fastest growing enrollment trend in the country right now, and why families should be starting this process in eighth grade rather than waiting until junior year. This episode is especially useful for parents beginning the college search who feel overwhelmed by brand names and rankings, families looking for hidden gems and affordable paths that don’t sacrifice quality, students who picked a dream school from social media without visiting, and anyone wondering whether the traditional four-year path is still the right move. 📲 Connect with them: https://collegeconnectors.com/team-members/chuck-erickson-m-ed/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-chuck-it-up-college YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DontChuckItUp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckerickson/ 📲 Learn more about us: https://supportedtutoring.com/ Facebook: Dr. Joe Instagram: @dr_joe_ap_exams Book a call: supportedtutoring.com/book-call-youtube Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

  3. 6d ago

    Episode 83 - Ivy League Admissions Expert: Your Kid’s Perfect Resume Is Making Them Invisible - Steve Gardner

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Steve Gardner, founder of the Ivy League Challenge, Harvard alumnus, and instructor for Leadership and Impact at Harvard Summer School, to break down why the standard “impressive résumé” approach to college admissions is producing invisible applicants and what actually gets students into the most selective schools. Dr. Joe and Steve discuss the impressiveness trap and why doing more activities makes applications harder to distinguish, the three tiers of college applications from great student to real-world problem solver, why admissions officers label thousands of hard-working applicants as SAMO or same as many others, the story of a student who launched a double-blind medical study at a pediatric oncology hospital before finishing high school, why starting with core values instead of a checklist produces both healthier students and stronger applications, and what happened when a valedictorian with 28 AP classes was rejected from every school that accepted a classmate with a lower GPA. This episode is especially useful for parents of ambitious high schoolers aiming at top-10 or Ivy League schools, families caught in the cycle of more APs and more activities and more pressure, students trying to figure out what makes them stand out from 30,000 other valedictorians, and anyone who senses the system is broken but doesn’t know what to do instead. 📲 Connect with them: https://www.theivyleaguechallenge.com/ Podcast: https://ivyleagueprepacademy.buzzsprout.com/ 📲 Learn more about us: https://supportedtutoring.com/ Facebook: Dr. Joe Instagram: @dr_joe_ap_exams Book a call: supportedtutoring.com/book-call-youtube Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

  4. Nov 4

    Episode 82 - Award-Winning Researcher: The #1 Way to Actually Use AI Is to Learn - Dr. Torrey Trust

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Dr. Torrey Trust, professor of learning technology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and award-winning researcher on how technology should be integrated into education, to break down what schools are getting right and wrong about AI and what parents need to understand right now. Dr. Joe and Dr. Trust discuss why AI is a guessing machine and not true intelligence, the Augment Framework for distinguishing helpful AI use from harmful automation, why banning AI in schools widens the digital divide rather than protecting students, what research actually shows about whether students are cheating more since ChatGPT launched, the digital native myth and why growing up with TikTok doesn’t mean your kid understands technology, and why billions spent on edtech have not translated into learning gains. This episode is especially useful for parents wondering whether their kids should be using AI for schoolwork, educators trying to figure out how to integrate AI without going all-in or banning it, school administrators evaluating edtech purchases and AI policies, and anyone who wants to understand the research behind the AI-in-education debate. 📲 Connect with them: https://www.torreytrust.com/ EdTech Books: https://edtechbooks.org/ 📲 Learn more about us: https://supportedtutoring.com/ Facebook: Dr. Joe Instagram: @dr_joe_ap_exams Book a call: supportedtutoring.com/book-call-youtube Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

  5. Oct 30

    Episode 81 - Admissions Insider: Your Kid’s Perfect Checklist Is Why They’re Getting Rejected - David Reynaldo

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with David Reynaldo, founder and CEO of College Zoom and a 17-year veteran of college admissions consulting, to expose what actually happens behind the admissions desk and why the standard checklist approach is failing families. Dr. Joe and David discuss the two-part admissions test most families don’t know exists, why clearing the GPA and test-score hurdle is only the beginning, what Harvard’s federal lawsuit data revealed about how rubric scores drive admissions outcomes, why passion projects and published research have become the new meaningless checkbox, how Bloom’s Taxonomy maps onto what the most selective schools are actually scoring for, and why the admit rate multiplier claims that consulting firms promote are structurally misleading. This episode is especially useful for parents of competitive high schoolers applying to top-20 or Ivy League schools, families who have invested in passion projects or summer programs expecting an admissions edge, anyone evaluating whether to hire a college admissions consultant, and students trying to understand what “fit” actually means on an admissions rubric. 📲 Connect with them: https://collegezoom.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CollegeZoom 📲 Learn more about us: https://supportedtutoring.com/ Facebook: Dr. Joe Instagram: @dr_joe_ap_exams Book a call: supportedtutoring.com/book-call-youtube Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

  6. Oct 28

    Episode 80 - 30-Year Test Prep Veteran: Why Your Kid’s Perfect Practice Scores Don’t Transfer - Bara Sapir

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Bara Sapir, founder and CEO of City Test Prep and MindFlow Speed Reading, to unpack why high-achieving students freeze on test day and what families can actually do about it. Dr. Joe and Bara discuss why knowing the material is only one of four pillars of test-taking success, how a single negative experience in early childhood can silently sabotage performance years later, why telling your kid that a little anxiety is helpful actually makes the problem worse over time, how speed reading as a trained skill can double reading speed in hours, and where AI fits as a study tool versus where it gives students a false sense of security. This episode is especially useful for parents of students who ace practice tests but underperform on the real thing, families looking for test prep strategies beyond more content drills, students dealing with test anxiety at any level from the SAT through graduate admissions, and anyone curious about the mind-body approach to high-stakes testing. 📲 Connect with them: learning@citytestprep.com Phone #: (646) 290-7440 Website: https://mindflowspeedreading.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mindflowspeedreading 📲 Learn more about us: https://supportedtutoring.com/ Facebook: Dr. Joe Instagram: @dr_joe_ap_exams Book a call: supportedtutoring.com/book-call-youtube Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

  7. Oct 25

    Episode 79 - ex-LinkedIn Hiring Manager: Why Your Kid’s AI Resume Gets Thrown Out - Jeremy Schifeling

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Jeremy Schifeling, founder of Break Into Tech and The Job Insiders and former leader at LinkedIn, Apple, and Khan Academy, to break down what hiring really looks like in the age of AI and what families are getting wrong about career readiness. Dr. Joe and Jeremy discuss what actually happens inside an applicant tracking system when a resume is submitted, why AI-generated applications are making candidates look identical and costing them interviews, the one move that matters more than a polished resume, why even Harvard Business School grads are struggling to land jobs, specific tactics for parents of high schoolers and college students at every stage, and why “high agency” is the trait that every hiring manager is looking for. This episode is especially useful for parents of high schoolers beginning to think about career pathways, college students who assume good grades will be enough, families spending heavily on top-brand schools for the perceived hiring advantage, and anyone navigating the AI-disrupted job market. 📲 Connect with them: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schifeling/ 📲 Learn more about us: https://supportedtutoring.com/ Facebook: Dr. Joe Instagram: @dr_joe_ap_exams Book a call: supportedtutoring.com/book-call-youtube Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

  8. Oct 22

    Episode 78 - GRE Expert Turned AI Coach: How Students Should Actually Use ChatGPT - Chris Lele

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Chris Lele, former principal curriculum manager at Magoosh and co-founder of Bespoke AI Learning, to break down what actually works in test prep, why most study habits are failing students, and how AI is changing the game. Dr. Joe and Chris discuss what Magoosh’s data revealed about students who watch videos but never practice, why in-context vocabulary learning beats memorizing word lists, the specific playbook for prepping for the SAT verbal section, how students should and shouldn’t use ChatGPT or Claude for studying, and why the biggest risk with AI is that students let it do the thinking for them. This episode is especially useful for parents of high schoolers preparing for the SAT or AP exams, students looking for smarter study strategies, tutors and educators wondering how to integrate AI responsibly, and anyone curious about what actually drives score improvement in test prep. 📲 Connect with them: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lele/ 📲 Learn more about us: https://supportedtutoring.com/ Facebook: Dr. Joe Instagram: @dr_joe_ap_exams Book a call: supportedtutoring.com/book-call-youtube Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

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On a mission to speak with global education experts on how we can revolutionize the education system, especially in the dawn of AI.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Joe
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    84
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    © 2026 SupportED Learning Podcast
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