Shadow education vet → policy wonk & public intellectual | Coined "highly rejective colleges" (Congress & Urban Dictionary) | Netflix, NYT, Forbes | 5x FAFSA filer, CSS hater | data-driven contrarian | "Brilliance & foolishness" per sources akilbello.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mv6xnspwbs2iIvy League: You need all As to get in. Student: I have all As. Ivy League: That’s grade inflation. Show us your test scores. Student: Here’s my score predicting all As! Ivy League: Welcome aboard. Student: I got the As and not one C. Ivy League: That’s grade inflation. We’re now limiting As.10 Sep 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6xnspwbs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mv6ay7ua4k2jHoly crap! The NFL season started last night? It's got to be because of streaming that I've missed all season kick off ads!10 Sep 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ay7ua4k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3muixftfeek2zAfter so many years of struggling to get access to academic papers, I feel like He-Man when he pulls his Power Sword02 Sep 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muixftfeek2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mua4zysqr22jA 2023 NCAA survey of 18- to 22-year-olds found that 51% of the women and two-thirds of the men have bet on sports. A senior at SMU estimated that among his fraternity brothers, it was 90-95%. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua4zysqr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mtxdeux7b22tTomorrow! be there or be square! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxdeux7b22thttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mttx5mbfms2mIs Caitlin just the gen Z version of Karen? #wnba24 Aug 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttx5mbfms2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mtrp4nuvtc2xFull unfettered access to Haithi and Jstor may be reason enough to justify going back to grad school!23 Aug 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrp4nuvtc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mtrc2csy7s2xI hope Tag Team gets paid each time there's a fire23 Aug 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrc2csy7s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mtpdbvagg22t"advanced plagiarism automation software"!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpdbvagg22thttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mtjxf45zns2zI'm still waiting to get my masters for free in a MOOC for a "top" college20 Aug 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjxf45zns2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mtjpunwec225What's the difference between an alma mater and a funeral dirge?20 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjpunwec225https://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mtjnps5kbk25Every time I hear another college bragging about having the best something https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/97/38/3hQixMdQ.gif?hh=240&ww=426&mp4=vgJmV7tZz1eQ6d&webm=b8pQrMDdopdAm6MQmu20 Aug 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjnps5kbk25https://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mtjnlbgtns25How many colleges have the best of the best? Have admitted their best class ever?20 Aug 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjnlbgtns25https://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mthzay24rk2eI've contributed an article to @justequations.bsky.social new essay series #VoicesonMathReadiness. I dig into why more testing won’t improve math preparation and why 100 years of more tests has failed as education policy. https://www.justequations.org/resource/admissions-tests-wont-improve-math-preparation Also we'll discuss it next week!20 Aug 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthzay24rk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/akilbello.bsky.social/post/3mthyshdzys2eDo slavery next! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:4x4zfovt2tmp2a7sbvmb5aw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthyshdzys2e