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In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:55): Mark continues to share insights from an article that the Chronicle of Higher Education Ran Entitled, “The Money Problem No College Can Escape” (Length 13 minutes) This week’s question (14:22): Lisa and Lynda answer a question from an applicant who wants to know what [...] The post YCBK 563: Avoiding These College Financial Mistakes Could Save You Over 10,000 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa; Bob has 50 years’ experience in admissions and enrollment management, and he shares his insights with us Mark makes some comments about the new LinkedIn College rankings 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney-Part 3 of 5 Here is a link for [...] The post YCBK 562: Bob Massa Shares More Admission Advice From 50 Years Of Experience appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (4:08): Vince and Mark discuss a August 6th article that ran in the Stanford Daily, Stanford’s newspaper about how Stanford will continue supporting legacy admissions, despite the California law that passed to outlaw it. (Length 29 minutes) This week’s interview (33:00): Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities [...] The post YCBK 561: Stanford Doubles Down and Embraces Legacy Admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Ramon gives his backstory Ramon shares the various jobs in admissions he has had How UT is different from other universities How easy is it to transfer a major at UT, and what does the internal transfer process look like What would you say to the student or parent who says, "How can [...] The post Interview 240: Dr. Ramon Blakley on “Understanding the University of Texas at Austin” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Bob has over 50 years of experience in admissions, and Bob gives his backstory from Colgate, to Union, to Johns Hopkins, to Dickinson, to Drew, to Lafayette, to starting his own consulting company Susan talks about how Bob has been a mentor to her over the years Bob talks about how his consulting [...] The post Interview 239: Bob Massa “Lessons learned from 50 years of admissions and enrollment management experience” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this roundtable discussion, you are going to hear from three rising seniors, Martina, Jackson and Sonia; you will hear from Aylin, a rising junior in college and Satchel, who is about to start his second year of law school. These students are in school in the west coast, the northeast and the [...] The post Interview 238: Lawyer Student Panel on “Understanding what it is like to be an attorney” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Peg gives her backstory Peg answers the question, should you fill out the financial aid forms if you are confident that you will not qualify for need-based aid Mark introduces the topic Peg and Mark have a robust discussion of what it means to be “need-blind” Peg explains the difference between the FAFSA [...] The post Interview 237: Peg Keough on “How to avoid mistakes on the FAFSA and CSS Profile that could cost you tens of thousands of dollars” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney. A blurb about our new YCBK listener survey. Here is a link so you can take the survey: https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5uUFUxaw3F8 Interview : Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa, Bob has 50 years’ experience in admissions and enrollment management and he shares his [...] The post YCBK 560: Bob Massa Shares Admission Advice From His 50 Years Of Experience appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:47): Hillary and Mark discuss how being likeable impacts whether a student is admitted or not when their admission file is read. Link to the YCBK listener survey: https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5uUFUxaw3F8 (Length 15 minutes) This week’s interview: Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE [...] The post YCBK 559: How Does Being Likeable Impact College Admissions Decisions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney. Dr. Sarah Sled shares her journey from MIT to 4 Tech powers to being a college counselor; we then discuss our brand new YCBK Survey and we let you know how you can take it. Here is a link so you can take [...] The post YCBK 558: 5 Students Ask Two Lawyers Questions About Being An Attorney appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:29): Hillary and Mark give some tips to help students with the writing in their applications-Part 2 of 3 (Length 16 minutes) This week’s interview: Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE (18:40): Part 1 of 5 Peg gives her backstory Peg [...] The post YCBK 557: More Tips For Writing Your Personal Statement appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark discusses a few more aspects of the new tax bill and how it will impact students and colleges and universities-Part 2 of 2; Chris Teare is interviewed on a range of topics related to college admissions. Preview of part 4 of 4 : I ask Chris when he tells people to submit [...] The post YCBK 556: Should I no longer go to med school because of the tax bill appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In the News (1:52): Hillary and Mark gives some tips to help students with the writing in their applications-Part 1 of 3. (Length 17 minutes) This week’s interview: Greg Zaiser-VP of Enrollment at Elon University-Understanding Demonstrated Interest-2 of 2 (18:43): Greg answers the question, does a school have the ability to track one student across [...] The post YCBK 555: How Demonstrated Interest Is Evaluated & Why It Matters appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark discusses three aspects of the new tax bill and how it will impact students and colleges and universities-Part 1 of 2; Chris Teare is interviewed on a range of topics related to college admissions. Preview of part 3 of 4 : Chris talks about how he counsels students when it comes to [...] The post YCBK 554: How Will The New Tax Bill Impact Students and Colleges appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Question from a listener (1:56): Number 1 Julia and Mark answer a question from a mom who has a son at an independent school and she wants to know whether to hire an outside college counselor when the school her son attends is discouraging, making a hire-2 of 2 Interview - Greg Zaiser-VP of Enrollment [...] The post YCBK 553: Should Students At Private Schools Hire Private College Counselors-2 of 2 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Chris Teare gives his backstory Chris tells a great story about Ted Fiske that emphasizes the importance of fit Chris talks about the importance of fit Chris talks about how college counseling has changed so much from the 1980s Chris talks about the increased pressure students and parents were facing regarding college Chris [...] The post Interview 236: Chris Teare on “Leasons learned in five decades” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Greg shares his backstory, and you will see that he knows Elon well Greg shares with us why Demonstrated Interest is of such great value to Elon Greg talks about the value of Early Decision to Elon Greg shares whether he thinks Early Decision will continue to spread among public schools Greg shares [...] The post Interview 235: Greg Zaiser on “How colleges use Demonstrated Interest” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Jennifer gives her backstory as a parent of really four business majors, as an educator, and as a social worker We introduce our topic for the day: The opportunity that clubs present for college students Jennifer explains all the benefits of college clubs; she talks about her kids' experience with clubs, and she [...] The post Interview 234: Jennifer Mandel appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark describes why he thinks the decision for the University of Michigan toad a binding Early Decision option for the class of 2026 is such a significant decision that will inevitably impact other universities. Chris Teare is interviewed on a range of topics related to college admissions. Preview of part 2 of 4 [...] The post YCBK 552: Michigan Drops a Bomb By Adding Early Decision, Effective Immediately! appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear Question from a Listener (5:04): Number 1 - Julia and Mark answer a question from a mom who has a son at an independent school and she wants to know whether to hire an outside college counselor when the school her son attends is discouraging making a hire [...] The post YCBK 551: Should Students At Private Schools Hire Private College Counselors appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark shares a big fear that many teens have when it comes to the college admissions process. Mark shares the bombshell announcement from Indiana University. Mark shares the final segment of his breakdown of holistic admissions. Chris Teare is interviewed on a range of topics related to college admissions. Preview of part 1 [...] The post YCBK 550: The Big Fear That Many Teens Have When It Comes To Admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear Question #1 (2:07) : Julia and Mark answer a question from Emily from Seattle about ACT/SAT scores. (Length 37 minutes) Question #2 (39:08) : Kevin and Mark discuss a question from Kevin from Arizona about getting an undergraduate degree in China (Length 20 minutes) This week’s interview (59:06): [...] The post YCBK 549: Two Frequently Asked Questions about Standardized Test Scores appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark gives a tip about interviews and a tip about the Personal Statement Lynda interviews J Hall, a college Dean in Oklahoma City and the author of the book, “College Unpacked” - Preview of part 4 of 4: J gives his advice for students, parents and college counselors J goes on the hot [...] The post YCBK 548: Why Are So Many Juniors Being Asked Repeatedly To Interview appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear Question Number 1 From a Listener : Julia and Mark answer a question from Sapna and Sivan, two high school students about what is the proper way to use the Additional Information Section of the Common App Question Number 2 From a Listener : Jennifer Mandel joins Mark [...] The post YCBK 547: How Should a Student Use The Additional Information Section appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark explains what holistic admissions is, how it works and some of the areas of holistic admissions that are often misunderstood Part 2 of 3. Mark shares a few insights from the counseling room on what to do if your financial situation definitely changes. Lynda interviews J Hall, a college Dean in Oklahoma [...] The post YCBK 546: Unlocking the Puzzle of How Colleges Make Admissions Decisions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear Question 1 (3:02): Hillary and Mark answer a question from Dale from Virginia. Dale wants to know how the demographic cliff will impact admission decisions (Length 13 minutes) Question 2 (16:40): Lisa and Lynda answer a question from a mom from California who wants to know if Columbia [...] The post YCBK 545: How Is The Demographic Cliff Is Going To Impact Admissions Decisions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

J gives his backstory, and like me, he came to college-related advising from Christian ministry J explains why he wrote the book, “College Unpacked and he explains what the heartbeat of the book is. J tells us what the essential things rising college students need to do over the summer before they enroll [...] The post Interview 233: J Hall on “How to successfully transition from high school to college” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark explains what holistic admissions is, how it works and some of the areas of holistic admissions that are often misunderstood. Lynda interviews J Hall, a college Dean in Oklahoma City and the author of the book, “College Unpacked” - Part 2 Preview: J Hall continues giving tips to parents when they drop [...] The post YCBK 544: Some Tips For HS Grads to Successfully Transition to College-Part 2 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear Question from a Listener (2:04): Number 1 - Susan and Mark answer a question from a listener who wants to know what her student can do to prepare for a career in architecture (Length 17 minutes) This week’s interview (19:26): Interview 1-Mark Stucker interviews Jennifer Mandel from Milwaukee [...] The post YCBK 543: How The Right College Clubs Can Lead To Career Opportunities appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark answers a question from a student from Texas and she wants to know why I have soured on BS/MD programs Lynda interviews J Hall, a college Dean in Oklahoma City and the author of the book, “College Unpacked” - Preview: J gives his backstory and like me, he came to college related [...] The post YCBK 542: Some Tips For HS Grads to Successfully Transition to College-Part 1 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear Question from a Listener (2:02): Number 1 - Hillary joins me to discuss a question from a student named Saul from New Hampshire, Saul wants to know, he has heard that some schools use likes and shares to test demonstrated interest and he wants to know if this [...] The post YCBK 541: Do Colleges Use Likes and Shares to Test Demonstrated Interest appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark shares a letter from a listener with extensive medical school admissions experience. Mark shares a lesson from the counseling room about knowing what your career is going to be when you are still a teenager. Mark shares what rising seniors should be doing now. Mark shares some Personal Statement tips. Mark interviews [...] The post YCBK 540: Some Tips To Help Students Write Great Personal Statements appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Bob gives us his backstory Bob gives us the history of Kettering University Bob explains Kettering very unique approach to education Bob describes how Kettering’s co-op is different from all other co-op programs in the country. Bob talks about the impressive ROI of Kettering graduates Bob lets us know the size of Kettering [...] The post Interview 232: Dr. Bob McMahan on “Understanding Kettering University” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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The player may not work on Safari Adrienne shares why financial aid is important to her personally Adrienne tells us what SAI and EFC are, and she explains these terms and how they are calculated Lisa and Adrienne have a good conversation about why financial aid is so confusing, especially when you are talking about [...] The post Interview 231: Adrienne Amador-Oddi on “Clarifying Some Misperceptions about Financial Aid” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Friends, you are going to see why Honors colleges and public John explains how Franke is distinctive from other Honors colleges John talks about the Honors Village John talks about a very unique dual degree program that Franke offers Dr. Pollard tells us about two very unique minors [...] The post Interview 230: John Pollard on “Understanding Franke Honors College” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari John gives an overview of the national landscape when it comes to Honors Colleges John explains some outstanding strengths that almost all Honors colleges have in common John gives the history of Honors colleges and he shares how they have evolved over the last 30 to 40 years [...] The post Interview 229: John Pollard on “Overview of Honors Colleges in the US” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari John gives his backstory John shares what changes he has seen at the University of Arizona John shares the changes at the campus of the U of A? John talks about the changes on campus John talks about the world-class research being done at U of A How [...] The post Interview 228: John Pollard on “Understanding University of Arizona” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Nate gives his backstory Nate explains how Hope is different from other colleges Nate talks about how attending HOPE impacting him as a student Nate tells us what the tradition of “The Pull” is at HOPE college Nate tells us how big Hope is Nate tells us more [...] The post Interview 227: Nate Haveman on “Understanding Hope College” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Jim Bock tells his story from leaving Austin, Texas, and heading to Swarthmore, first as a student Jim shares how he answers the question, I’ve never heard of Swarthmore, what can you tell me about Swarthmore Jim explains how Swarthmore’s founding is different from Haverford, another Quaker school [...] The post Interview 226: Jim Bock on “Understanding Swarthmore College” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari A debate about whether selective colleges should mandate students to submit an ACT or an SAT David Blobaum gives his backstory David says what his test score policy would be if he were working at a highly selective school Mark asks David what he thinks about using AP [...] The post Interview 225: David Blobaum on “Debate about Test Scores” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Jenny Anderson shares her backstory and why she was drawn to write the “Disengaged Teen” Rebecca Winthrop gives her backstory, including her work as the director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution Jenny and Rebecca share the research they did over three years in [...] The post Interview 224: Rebecca Winthrop and Jenny Anderson on “The Disengaged Teen” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Jonathan and Julie share their backstory Jonathan tells us who MEFA is Jonathan tells us what a 529 Plan is Julie tells us who the beneficiaries and successors are and whether it is easy to transfer beneficiaries Jonathan tells us how to open a 529 account, including what [...] The post Interview 223: Jonathan Hughes and Julie Shields-Rutyna on “Answers to FAQ about 529 Plans” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear Question #1 from a listener (2:50): Julia joins me to answer a question from Cortnie from Connecticut and she wants to know if it is true that sometimes a college blacklists a high school they are not happy with. (Length 17 minutes) Question #2 from a listener (19:04): [...] The post YCBK 539: Do Colleges Blacklist High School’s That They Do Not Like appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark shares a story from a meeting he had with a mom in Orange County, CA. Mark talks about the dispute Harvard University is currently facing. Mark interviews John Pollard, Dean of Admissions of Franke Honors College at the University of Arizona, Understanding Franke Honors College, Part 1 of 2 - Preview: Friends, [...] The post YCBK 538: Students Are Facing Peer Pressure to Attend College With Low Acceptance Rates appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear Question #1 from a Listener (2:24): Julia joins me to answer a question from a dad from North Carolina who wants to know if there is a way of figuring out class rank or a proxy for it when it is not explicitly listed. (Length 14 minutes) Question [...] The post YCBK 537: Advice for Students Who Are Thinking About Going to Med School appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark shares four things from his Texas trip he thinks will be of interest to our listeners. Mark shares why he does not think high schools should rank students. Mark interviews John Pollard, Dean of Admissions of Franke Honors College at the University of Arizona. John gives an overview of Honors Colleges in [...] The post YCBK 536: Reasons Why High Schools Should Not Rank Students by Grade Point Average appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear Question #1 from a Listener (1:45): Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener who wants to know how AI is being used in admissions (Length 16 minutes) Question #2 from a Listener (17:33): Barry from New Jersey wants to know more about dual enrollment, and especially [...] The post YCBK 535: How Are Admissions Offices Using AI to Evaluate Students appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark shares two things from his Texas trip he thinks will be of interest to our listeners. Mark shares how he answers the question, “What Can I Do To Support My Student With The College Admissions Process” Mark interviews John Pollard, Dean of Admissions of Franke Honors College at the University of Arizona, [...] The post YCBK 534: What Can I Do To Support My Student With The College Admissions Process appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear This week’s question (1:36): Mark and Hillary continue giving tips for college fairs but then they discuss how it lands when a student doesn’t have any service hours. (Length 16 minutes) This week’s interview (17:33): Mark Stucker and Nate Haveman, VP of enrollment of Hope College - Preview [...] The post YCBK 533: What Do Colleges Think When A Student Doesn’t Have Any Service Hours appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark gives out awards in 25 different categories to the 11 colleges he visited in Texas in his 3 weeks he spent in Texas in April. Mark interviews John Pollard, Dean of Admissions of Franke Honors College at the University of Arizona, Topic, Understanding the University of Arizona - Preview of Part 1 [...] The post YCBK 532: Awards Are Given Out To Texas Universities in 25 Different Categories appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:30): Vince Garcia and Mark Stucker discuss observations from admission decisions from this year’s class. Part 3 of 3 (Length 14 minutes) This week’s question (16:55): Mark and Susan answer a question from a listener who wants advice for student who is content getting B’s [...] The post YCBK 531: What is your advice for a student who is content getting B’s appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark shares many ways colleges make their admit rates look lower than they are. He shows families a few ways to know if a college is doing this Lisa interviews Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop, authors of the Disengaged Teen - Preview of Part 4 : Rebecca gives us three different insights when [...] The post YCBK 530: Ways in Which Colleges Make Their Acceptance Rates Look Lower Than They Really Are appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:55): Vince Garcia and Mark Stucker discuss observations from admission decisions from this year’s class. Part 2 of 3 (Length 17 minutes) This week’s question (18:27): Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener about how her student can demonstrate interest effectively (Length 21 [...] The post YCBK 529: An interview with Jim Bock, Dean and VP at Swarthmore College-3 of 3 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark shares a new survey he will be doing with YCBK listeners; he shares two recommended resources for studendts Mark then shares a project a parents can do to really help their student out a lot with the college process that he isn’t hearing anyone else talking about Lisa interviews Jenny Anderson and [...] The post YCBK 528: A Way For A Parent To Help With College That No One Is Talking About appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:12): Vince Garcia and Mark Stucker discuss observations from admission decisions from this year’s class. (Length 21 minutes) This week’s question (23:34): Mark and Susan answer a question from an anonymous listener who has a number of questions about selecting an engineering program (Length 33 [...] The post YCBK 527: What You Need To Know About Majoring in Engineering appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark shares insights from two conversations he had with two admission officers at the SACAC conference Mark then shares how a student can get access to the custom prompts that many colleges require in June or early July, instead of in August when the colleges release their Common Apps Lisa interviews Jenny Anderson [...] The post YCBK 526: How To Get Access to the College-Specific Custom Prompts Before Aug 1st appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:32): Andy Strickler shares some of the changes admissions offices are making due to financial pressures. Part 3 of 3 (Length 14 minutes) This week’s question (42:05): Interview: Mark Stucker and David Blobaum, The Co-Founder of Summit Test Prep Debate whether selective colleges should make [...] The post YCBK 525: A Debate About Whether ACT/SAT Scores Should Be Mandatory appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark shares how the SAT offering the new September SAT offers up some opportunities in their test prep calendar. This does not mean to imply everyone should take the SAT, but most of our listeners will take the SAT, so here is some advice. Mark shares the importance of having a balanced list, [...] The post YCBK 524: What Are The Hardest 32 Public Colleges To Get Admitted To appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:05): Andy Strickler shares some of the changes admissions offices are making due to financial pressures. (Length 14 minutes) This week’s question (16:34): Mark and Hillary talk about the things you should not do when attending a college fair. (Length 25 minutes) This week’s interview [...] The post YCBK 523: Changes In How Admissions Decisions Are Being Made Due to Financial Pressures appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark Stucker shares when a student and parent should complete the portions of the college application process that are the most time consuming. Mark interviews Rob Franek, Editor and Chief of the Princeton Review on the Latest “College Hopes and Worries” Survey - Preview of Part 2: Rob talks about the responses from [...] The post YCBK 522: What Should 9th, 10th and 11th Graders, and their Parents Be Doing Now appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Andy talks about the war and assault that colleges are facing about the Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Initiative Andy shares why the administration at Columbia conceded to the demands that they make the policy changes they were requested to make Andy talks about how their general counsel has [...] The post Interview 222: Andy Strickler on “How Admissions Decisions are Changing” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari A mom from Maryland sends in a Speakpike question asking for some tips for some do’s and don’ts at a college fair Hillary explains how she crowdsourced all of the admissions staff at Colorado College to get their insights Hillary shares the things to do at a college [...] The post Interview 221: Hillary Dickman on “The Do’s and Don’ts of College Fairs” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (5:44): Andy Strickler breaks a lot of news in this 3-part discussion, part 1 looks at how college’s are handling the backlash against DEI initiatives (Length 23 minutes) This week’s question (28:30): Mark and Hillary talk about the things you should do when attending a [...] The post YCBK 521: The Do’s and the Don’ts When Attending a College Fair appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark Stucker shares what parts of the college application process are the most time-consuming. Mark interviews Rob Franek, Editor and Chief of the Princeton Review on the Latest “College Hopes and Worries” Survey - Preview of Part 1 : Rob shares how the survey was done Rob tells us what students and parents [...] The post YCBK 520: What Has Students & Parents Worried When It Comes To College appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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The player may not work on Safari Dawn gives her backstory Introduction of the topic- What employers look for when they make hiring decisions Dawn walks us through the hiring process Dawn shares some do’s and don’t when it comes to resumes and cover letters Dawn talks about the value of getting out of your [...] The post Interview 220: Dawn Williamson on “What employers look for when making hiring decisions” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Kathleen DeLaski shares her interesting background Kathleen tells us what the Educational Design Lab is and what they do Kathleen tells us why she wrote her book, and she opens up and share things about her kids I introduce Kathleen’s book, “Who Needs College Anymore.” Kathleen answers the [...] The post Interview 219: Kathleen Delaski on “Who needs college anymore” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear In the News (6:05): Lisa and Mark share and discuss a powerful letter from a mom and a daughter about how they almost fell into the “College Admission Trap” (Part 2 of 2) (Length 29 minutes) This week’s question (35:33): Mark and Susan Discuss whether a student led [...] The post YCBK 519: What Employers Look For When Making Hiring Decisions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark Stucker gives his opinion on 15 changes he is expecting in admissions due to the financial pressure colleges are facing. Mark interviews Kathleen deLaski, Founder of the Education Design Lab. Preview of Part 5: Kathleen explains what she means when she says, “we need to fix and disrupt” college education Kathleen gives [...] The post YCBK 518: 15 Changes in Admissions to Expect in 2025 and 2026 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear In the News (7:22): Lisa and Mark share and discuss a powerful letter from a mom about how she almost fell into the “College Admission Trap” (Length 21 minutes) This week’s question (28:22): Mark and Hillary discuss the importance of a college being able to predict who will [...] The post YCBK 517: A Mom Shares How She Almost Fell Into “The College Admissions Trap” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark discusses new changes to the Common App, and then he gives he describes Forbes College Financial Grades, a tool you cn use to know which colleges are stable financially and which colleges are struggling financially? Mark interviews Kathleen deLaski, Founder of the Education Design Lab. Preview of Part 4 : Kathleen and [...] The post YCBK 516: Forbes College Financial Grades Reveal Stable vs Struggling Colleges appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:56): A mom asks a very important question, Should you ever skip optional questions. Hillary and Mark start out discussing this question but they bounce around and cover a lot of topics including, about 15 minutes discussing “why it is so important for a college [...] The post YCBK 515: After You Hit Submit, “What Else Do You Need To Do”? appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark answers a Speakpipe QFL from a listener who wants to know when my student should start the college process? Mark answers a second question, Any advice to give us hope with the new administration with all of the changes they are making? Mark interviews Kathleen deLaski, Founder of the Education Design Lab [...] The post YCBK 514: When Should My Student Start The College Process appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear In the News : N/A This week’s question (1:56): A mom asks a very important question, How can I know if a college is genuinely caring about all kids but especially about an unorganized student? Lisa Rouff and Lynda Doepker answer this question. (Length 41 minutes) This week’s [...] The post YCBK 513: Is It Ever A Bad Idea To Submit A Test Score That Is Too High appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark answers a Speakpipe QFL from a listener who wants to know what other valuable information is in the Common Data Set that most people don’t know about Mark interviews Kathleen deLaski, Founder of the Education Design Lab: Preview of Part 2 Kathleen talks about an experience she had that made her realize [...] The post YCBK 512: Data That Is Available About Colleges That Most People Don’t Know appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (3:21): Hilliary shares some observations from things that stood out while reading applications this year (Length 17 minutes) This week’s question (20:02): A mom asks a very important question, How can I know if a college is genuinely caring about all kids but especially about [...] The post YCBK 511: How To Know If a College Cares About Supporting an Unorganized Kid appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Ben shares his role at Revolution Prep Ben shares why the ACT has decided to go digital Ben shares some of the reasons he believes the ACT has gone digital and that the ACT will never let you know Ben shares the timeline of when the ACT is [...] The post Interview 218: Ben Neely on “Understanding the new Digital ACT” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Susan and Mark discuss the Speakpipe question, “Why is NYU telling students to avoid prompt 7: Select a topic of your choice prompt? Mark interviews Kathleen deLaski, Founder of the Education Design Lab - Preview of Part 1 : Kathleen DeLaski-shares her interesting background Kathleen tells us what the Educational Design Lab is [...] The post YCBK 510: Should Students Avoid The Topic Of Your Choice Prompt appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear In the News (7:14): Susan shares some observations from things that stood out while reading applications this year (Length 51 minutes) This week’s question (58:18): Julia and Mark answer a question from Alex, a student in DC, and he wants to know, does it even matter what my [...] The post YCBK 509: Does It Even Matter What Grades I Get In College? appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark brings back Anika and Dave to give updates and to celebrate the start of year 8 Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decisions - Part 3 of 3: Christoph make such an important point about the angular student and the well-rounded student that we start by letting you [...] The post YCBK 508: What Benefits Do You Get Besides Prestige If You Go To An Elite College appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:57): Vince joins Mark to discuss an article about how some employers no longer want to hire IVY league graduates-2 of 2 (Length 16 minutes) This week’s question (17:55): Lisa and Lynda answer a Speakpipe question from a listener who wants to know, what resources [...] The post YCBK 507: Everything You Need To Know About The New Digital ACT appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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The player may not work on Safari Christoph discusses how the admission file reading process works at Duke Christoph answers the question, if Duke allows one admission officer to auto-deny a student without any other admission officers reading the file, does that open up the door for the biases of that one reader to have [...] The post Interview 217: Christoph Guttentag on “Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decisions” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Mark shares one area where his counseling to students has changed over the years. He also shares an important takeaway from four conversations he had in the counseling room this week Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decisions Part 2 of 3: Christoph talks about the ways in which [...] The post YCBK 506: Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decision-Part 2 of 3 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:22): Vince joins Mark to discuss an article about how some employers no longer want to hire IVY league graduates-1 of 2 (Length 19 minutes) This week’s question (21:20): Hillary joins Mark to discuss a question from a anonymous parent who wants to know if [...] The post YCBK 505: Reasons Why Some Employers Don’t Want To Hire Ivy league grads appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Julia and Mark discuss two admission trends they have noticed this year Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decisions. Part 1 of 3: Christoph discusses how the admission file reading process works at Duke Christoph answers the question, if Duke allows one admission officer to auto deny a student [...] The post YCBK 504: Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decision-Part 1 of 3 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:30): Vince joins Mark to discuss an article by Stephanie Saul that appeared in the NY Times in mid-December entitled, Lawsuit Accuses Georgetown of Admitting Students Based Solely on Wealth-2 of 2 (Length 17 minutes) This week’s question (19:32): Hillary joins Mark to discuss a [...] The post YCBK 503: What is a “Do No Harm” SAT/ACT Testing Policy appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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The player may not work on Safari Rob shares his backstory Rob shares how his work at Wagner informs his work today Rob talks about the survey called “College Hopes and Worries” that Princeton Review has done for 20 consecutive years, and he reveals what the survey results have revealed Rob shares what students can [...] The post Interview 216: Rob Franek on “Princeton Review Student Surveys” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Christoph gives his backstory Christoph lets us know the difference between the East Campus and the West Campus Christoph explains the difference between the Trinity School and the Pratt School Mark says, you are always asking our students, “Why Duke”, so I am going to turn that question [...] The post Interview 215: Christoph Guttentag on “Understanding Duke University” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction : Julia and Mark discuss a real concern that we are seeing in the student essays that we read and we want to keep students from missing out on an opportunity to bring themselves to life through the proper use of student essays Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding Duke University: Part 2 of [...] The post YCBK 502: Interview w/Dean Christoph Guttentag: Understanding Duke University-2/2 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear In the News (25:58): Vince joins Mark to discuss an article by Stephanie Saul that appeared in the NY Times in mid-December entitled, Lawsuit Accuses Georgetown of Admitting Students Based Solely on Wealth (Length 15 minutes) This week’s question (40:04): Hillary joins Mark to discuss a question from [...] The post YCBK 501: Lawsuit Accuses Elite Colleges of Admitting Kids Based Solely on Wealth appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : For episode 500, 21 listeners sent in verbal messages about lessons they have learned in the first 500 episodes that they feel can help other students and parents. Julia and Mark discuss the danger of having a top heavy college list. Interview : Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding Duke University, Part 1 [...] The post YCBK 500: Interview with Dean Christoph Guttentag: Understanding Duke University appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (4:04): Julia and Mark answer a question from Amanda, how can I figure out if my student is in profile for a college if they are recalculating a GPA and I don’t know how they are recalculating it. (Length 23 minutes) This week’s question (27:02): [...] The post YCBK 499: Why Does The HS My Student Attends Matter In Admission Decisions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark takes a look at the different role college major plays at a half a dozen schools he recently visited including: The University of Georgia, Pomona College, Cal Poly SLO, Virginia Teach, Santa Clara University and the University of Virginia Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, “Debunking Myths about Generation [...] The post YCBK 498: Demystifying The Role College Major Plays For College Applicants appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (4:10): Julia and Mark discuss an article “How to Solve Campus Parking Problems Without Adding More Parking? The article appeared on March 26th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was written by Daniel Kenney (Length 12 minutes) This week’s question (16:52): Hillary [...] The post YCBK 497: How Can I Know How To Win Scholarships To Make College Affordable appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The player may not work on Safari Lisa gives an overview of Erin Lewellen’s background Erin shares her experience with social impact organizations Erin is the CEO of Tilting Futures, and she tells us what Tilting Futures Is Lisa introduces our Topic for this interview, Busting myths about Gen Z Lisa asked Erin about the [...] The post Interview 214: Erin Lewellen on “Myths about Generation Z” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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Introduction: Mark shares four reasons why so many states are launching Direct admit, top 10 percent plans. Mark also shares more than 15 states that have launched these plans in recent years, usually in 2023 or 2024. Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, “Debunking Myths about Generation Z” : Preview of Part [...] The post YCBK 496: 4 Reasons Why So Many States Are Launching Direct Admission Plans appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (3:22): Susan and Lisa discuss an article “Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking? The article appeared on Nov 12th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was co-written by Jack Stripling. Part 2 of 2 Is Loneliness as Bad for Students [...] The post YCBK 495: What To Do If I am Denied, An Interview with Rick Clark, Georgia Tech appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark answers two Speakpike questions from listeners about high school rigor, especially when it comes to foreign language courses. Mark also shares a conversation he had with an admission officer when he was at the College of William & Mary Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, “Debunking Myths about Generation [...] The post YCBK 494: Common Mistakes Students Make When Selecting Their HS Courses appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:18): Julia and Mark discuss an article that was co-written Matt Barnum and Douglas Belkin that appeared in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking? The article appeared on Nov 12th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and [...] The post YCBK 493: What Should I Do If I am Deferred, An Interview with Rick Clark, Georgia Tech appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.