The story of a prank that the family was building up to for years. But when the youngest sister executes it—perfectly—her mother can't forgive her. Katia Dunn tells the story of the worst college acceptance letter ever written. (15 minutes)
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Act One
Reporter Paul Tough and Host Ira Glass look at the biggest change in admissions this year: colleges no longer requiring the SATs.
Act Two: A World Without The Need For Number Two Pencils
Paul Tough turns to UT Austin to see what happens if you admit students with great grades, who didn’t perform well on the SAT, into your college.
Act Four: Quarantweening
Producer Chana Joffe-Walt talks to a seventh grader who doesn’t have a seventh grade, or an eighth grade. (11 minutes)
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