Nick Sproull

Nick Sproull

@nicksproull.bsky.social

Common App staffer. Midwest local yokel. EdD. he/him. Personal account; opinions mine alone. Maybe even not mine at all.

783 Followers 91 Following 31 Posts Joined Sep 2023
1 month ago

Dear critics of Lindsey Vonn: Kindly shut up and go back to your couch.

Grit isn't defined by the result—it’s revealed by the effort. Resilience isn't seen in a fall—it’s shown in the resolve to bounce back.

Success is more than the finish. It's the distance traveled to the start.

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4 months ago
A screenshot of the title page of the Common App Call for Research Proposals, AY 2025-2026. The Executive Summary and main requirements for the Letter of Intent are visible. Exact text can be found at the link in the main post.

🚨Calling all education+social science researchers! 🚨

For the second time ever, Common App is hosting an open Call for Research Proposals to solicit innovative and rigorous research projects using our expansive (& still mostly untapped) data warehouse!
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/Co...

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5 months ago

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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5 months ago
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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5 months ago

@stephenholder-nfl.bsky.social For the love of the shoe, any chance this would entice you to post on Bluesky?

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6 months ago

I sometimes wonder if those kinds of small wording changes lead to the false consensus effect, causing people to vote against their own interests to fit in with the consensus.

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6 months ago

Hi - yes this is a known issue that we're working on. Thanks for saying something about it!

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6 months ago
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CEO Reflects as the Common App Marks 50 Years The organization that started with 15 private colleges now has more than 1,100 participating institutions. But closing equity gaps remains a top priority.

The @commonapp.org at 50

The organization that started with 15 private colleges now has more than 1,100 participating institutions. But closing equity gaps remains a top priority. bit.ly/3Ur502q

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

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7 months ago
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May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications YouTube video by Road Less Marveled

With news that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down due to Trump’s meddling, it’s worth watching Mr. Rogers testifying to the Senate about the real value of what we’ve all lost.

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7 months ago

I know the audience is smaller here than on X but really appreciate your reporting.

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9 months ago

*school counselors

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9 months ago
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10 months ago

Dispatch from the Midwest: Here in Indiana, our governor just signed the budget eliminating $7.4 million in state funding for our local PBS and NPR affiliates while expanding the private school voucher program to be universal, regardless of a family's income. So there's that.

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10 months ago

I have a feeling this will be a very popular course!

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11 months ago

Please tell Akeem the weather’s nicer over here in Bluesky

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1 year ago

There it is. I wondered how long it would take for the exodus to begin.

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1 year ago

Hey: If you made it through the week, and you tried to do some things to help other people — large or small — where you could, and you need to hear it, I’m here to tell you thank you. Get some rest. Figure out today, then figure out tomorrow.

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1 year ago
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Common App Direct Admissions Applying to college is easier and less stressful with Common App's direct admissions programs. Learn more today.

Need some good news? Let's celebrate the 700,000+ first-gen and low- and middle-income students who have received proactive admissions offers from one or more of the 117 colleges participating in Common App's Direct Admissions program! www.commonapp.org/directadmiss...

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1 year ago

Two separate Bluesky posts about it in the last 10 minutes 🤦‍♂️

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1 year ago

evergreen tweet

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1 year ago

Or Winehouse 🫠

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1 year ago

A little Alicia Keys and a little Amy Whitehouse, yeah?

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1 year ago

A lifelong Colts fan agrees 😆

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1 year ago

Feels like consuming less energy might also work but idk

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1 year ago

The premise in Neil Postman's 1985 Amusing Ourselves to Death was that "form excludes the content," speaking mostly of television news. Feels like @chrislhayes.bsky.social has written a 2025 edition and I'm looking forward to it.

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1 year ago

Paging @adamwren.bsky.social

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1 year ago
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Wisdom doesn’t come from experience. It comes from reflecting on experience.

Between ages 25 and 75, the correlation between age and wisdom is zero.

Gaining insight and perspective is not about the number of years you've lived. It's about the number of lessons you've learned.

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1 year ago

Any chance you can convince ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder to get on here as well?

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1 year ago

Keep an eye out for Deb Lecklider...she's wonderful to work with!

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1 year ago

YoY trends:
- Total application volume rose 10%.
- 19% increase in rate of first-generation applicants.
- Applicants identifying as an underrepresented minority race/ethnicity (URM) increased by 16%.

Check out the full report here: www.commonapp.org/files/Common...

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