Your College-Bound Kid podcast

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (38:20): Mark and Dave discuss Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s decision to abolish all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs at public The post YCBK 329: DeSantis’s war on DEI in Florida’s public colleges; The Two Most Important Letters in College Admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 328: Why colleges love Early Decision and Early Action [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction Mark discusses a special interview that is coming up and he asks for listeners to send in Speakpipe questions for this interview Mark interviews David Marcus about his book, The post YCBK 328: Why Colleges Love Early Decision and Early Action appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 327: A profession on the edge-Why admission leaders are wearing down, burning out and leaving [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 326: What a 10th grader did to get 8-10 research opportunities with elite universities [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (13:28): Mark and Julia discuss an article in “The Chronicle of Higher Education” by Eric Hoover entitled, “A profession on The post YCBK 327: A profession on the edge-Why admission leaders are wearing down, burning out and leaving appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark discusses the things that are on the yourcollegeboundkid.com website that you won’t get on a podcast app Mark shares the story of what a 10th grader did The post YCBK 326: What a 10th grader did to get 8-10 research opportunities with elite universities appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Attending college can be an exciting experience for students as they have opportunities to explore new fields, make friends and engage in experiential learning like a college co-op program. What The post Pros and Cons of College Co-Op Programs appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 325: Sorry You’ve Been Rejected, Now Let’s Party [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

National Decision Day has come and gone, leaving some students uncertain about their college options or stuck on waitlists. Fret not! The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) has The post Don’t Miss Out: Colleges Still Accepting Applications for Fall 2023 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (14:36) : Mark and Vince discuss Danielle Braff’s April 25th, 2023 article entitled, “Sorry You’ve Been Rejected, Now Let’s Party” The post YCBK 325: Sorry You’ve Been Rejected, Now Let’s Party appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark discusses a new approach to take on college tours if you can’t spend multiple hours at each college you are interested Lisa interviews Lynda Doepker on the The post YCBK 324: A new approach to college tours plus, what seniors should do from May to December appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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The post YCBK 323: A challenge for colleges to be transparent with their data [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (25:28): Mark and Susan discuss James Murphy’s third educational brief in his trilogy on the “Future of Fair Admissions”. This The post YCBK 323: A challenge for colleges to be transparent with their data appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction: Mark shares seven observations he had now that the class of 2023 decisions have been released Lisa interviews Lynda Doepker on the topic of things students and parents should The post YCBK 322: 7 observations from admission decisions from the class of 2023 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Jonathan Hughes and Julie Shields give their backstory Jonathan shares who MEFA is Julie shares the timeline for applying for financial aid Julie answers why financial aid offers do not The post Interview 139: Jonathan Hughes and Julie Shields-Rutyna on “Mefa.org” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 322: 7 observations from admission decisions from the class of 2023 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 321: The Role of Politics in Where Students Want to Go to College [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (10:54) : Mark and Dave discuss a Scott Jaschik article in Inside Higher Ed that ran on 3/26/2023 entitled, “The The post YCBK 321: The Role of Politics in Where Students Want to Go to College appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : We got such great feedback from last Monday’s episode on the 75 hardest colleges to get into, so Mark decided to share the next 35 hardest colleges to The post YCBK 320: What are the 35 next hardest colleges to get into, plus MEFA Interview, 3 of 3 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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The post YCBK 319: The Cynical Reason Why College Applications are Surging [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (24:24) : Julia and Mark discuss an article from the New York Times blog by Jeffrey Selingo entitled, “The Cynical The post YCBK 319: The Cynical Reason Why College Applications are Surging appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark shares the 75 colleges he has found are the hardest ones to get into for the last three years. Mark divides them into two groups: the 35 The post YCBK 318: What are the 75 hardest colleges to get into, plus MEFA Interview, 2 of 3 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

  You can also listen on Episode 317, and Episode 319 The post Harvey Mudd College (CA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

  You can also listen on Episode 313, Episode 315, Episode 317, and Episode 319 The post University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Andre gives us his bio, including his 40 years of working in college admissions at U Chicago and UW-Madison Andre shares the two things that UW-Madison does very well. Andre The post Interview 138: Andre Philips in “Understanding University of Wisconsin-Madison” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Karen Kristof, a veteran of over 30 years of admissions at five colleges returns to the podcast for the second time in the last 8 months. Karen is the Assistant The post Interview 137: Karen Kristof on “Leaving US News and World Report” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Gloria and Terry explain their bios, and they explain how and why they started Initialview Gloria explains what Initialview is and how it works. Terry explains why and how Initialview The post Interview 136: Gloria and Terry Crawford on “Understanding Initialview” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Alison shares her backstory. Alison tells us the formal definition of antisemitism Alison shares some disturbing statistics about the rise of anti-Jewish hate Alison shares how many Jewish people live The post Interview 135: Alison Merzel on “Understanding and Supporting Jewish Students and the treat of antisemitism” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Kirby shares her background, and she shares how she got involved in helping students figure out how to know what their best major and career is. Kirby shares how she The post Interview 134: Kirby Mcilyar on “How to choose a major and a career” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

  You can also listen on Episode 301, Episode 303, and Episode 305 The post Wash U in St. Louis (MO) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Ronne tells us about her 35 years of admissions experience at four different institutions Ronne explains some of the main initiatives at Wash U right now Ronne explains how Wash The post Interview 133: Ronne Turner on “Wash U” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

  You can also listen on Episode 295, Episode 297, and Episode 299 The post Mercer University (GA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Dr. Kelly Holloway content for YCBK website Dr. Kelly Holloway shares her background and the various roles she has had Kelly gives a description of all of the colleges and The post Interview 131: Dr. Kelly Holloway on “Understanding Mercer” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

  You can also listen on Episode 296, Episode 298, and Episode 300 The post Purdue (IN) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Mitch tells us how he got into college admissions; he explains the jobs he had before he got his current position, and he tells us about his family and his The post Interview 132: Mitch Warren on “Understanding Purdue” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Mark interviews Hillary Dickman, the Assistant Director of Admissions at Colorado College on the topic of, “What is FERPA and how does it relate to your student” Hillary shares her The post Interview 130: Hillary Dickman on “What is the Federal Education Records Privacy Act (FERPA)” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Mark interviews Hillary Dickman, the Assistant Director of Admissions at Colorado College on the topic of a creative way to see how many spots are available at selective schools for The post Interview 129: Hillary Dickman on “A Creative Way to find out how many spots are available” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Hillary Dickman, Assistant Director of College Counseling at Colorado College introduces herself and shares the various jobs she has had in education before transitioning to admissions Hillary shares why schools The post Interview 128: Hillary Dickman on “Early Decision 1 vs Early Decision 2” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

  You can also listen on Episode 289, Episode 291, and Episode 293 The post University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (IL) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Brian Hodges gives his background and his admission experience An overview of the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign including many of their colleges Why computer science is so popular at UIUC The post Interview 127: Brian Hodges on “Understanding University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 318: What are the 75 hardest colleges to get into, plus MEFA Interview, 2 of 3 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 317: Why you were denied [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (15:00): Vince and Mark discuss an article from Jon Boeckenstedt’s blog entitled, “Why were you denied”. The article looks at The post YCBK 317: Why you were denied appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction : Mark shares some things he learned from the college application season about the selectivity of colleges We start a brand new three-part interview with Jonathan Hughes and Julie The post YCBK 316: What you need to know about aid awards and paying for college Part 1 of 3 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 316: What you need to know about aid awards and paying for college Part 1 of 3 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 315: The future of legacy preferences in admissions decisions [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (26:05) : Susan Tree and Mark discuss Educational Reform’s abstract by James Murphy that is part of the Future of The post YCBK 315: The future of legacy preferences in admissions decisions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Introduction: Mark and Lisa discuss a Speakpipe comment about starting test prep in the 9th grade We continue our interview with the Founders of Initialview, Gloria and Terry Crawford: How The post YCBK 314: Interview with Initialview founders Gloria & Terry Crawford-Part 4/4 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 314: Interview with Initialview founders Gloria & Terry Crawford-Part 4/4 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The post YCBK 313: The pros & cons of Colorado College dropping out of US News rankings [