Your College-Bound Kid podcast

by Mark on August 6, 2020 at 6:27 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (8:12) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Hechinger Report, “Panicked universities in search of students are adding The post YCBK 132: Panicked Universities Adding Thousands of New Majors appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 30, 2020 at 5:39 pm

The post YCBK 131: Pandemic Hurts Student Mental Health [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 30, 2020 at 4:15 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (8:07): In this week’s news segment, an article from Insider Higher Ed, “Pandemic Hurts Student Mental Health”, by Elizabeth Redden. The post YCBK 131: Pandemic Hurts Student Mental Health appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 23, 2020 at 9:53 pm

The post YCBK 130: New International Students to US May Hit Post WW2 Low [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 23, 2020 at 5:52 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (17:44) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Forbes, “New International Students to US May Hit Post-WW2 Low”, The post YCBK 130: New International Students to US May Hit Post WW2 Low appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 16, 2020 at 9:54 pm

  Gil Villanueva gives his backstory and it is one you will not forget. I introduce our topic which is, “Advice for Under-resourced students”. Next Gil gives us a great The post Interview 51: Gil Villanueva on “Advice for Under-resourced students” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 16, 2020 at 8:57 pm

The post YCBK 129: Williams College Cuts Tuition and Fall Semester Sports [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 16, 2020 at 8:47 pm

You can also listen on Episode 129 The post Carnegie Mellon University (PA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 16, 2020 at 4:53 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (15:22) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Forbes, “Williams College Cuts Tuition 15% and Cancels Sports for The post YCBK 129: Williams College Cuts Tuition and Fall Semester Sports appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 9, 2020 at 4:37 pm

The post YCBK 128: UC Regents Declare Support to End Race-Blind Admissions [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 9, 2020 at 4:32 pm

You can also listen on Episode 128 The post University of Kansas (KS) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 9, 2020 at 5:03 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (10:38) : In this week’s news segment, an article from universityofcalifornia.edu, “UC Regents Declare Their Support for an End to The post YCBK 128: UC Regents Declare Support to End Race-Blind Admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 2, 2020 at 9:01 pm

  Vanessa gives her backstory, the various places she has worked and she shares what she is doing now. Vanessa explains who Zeemee is and what are the problems that The post Interview 50: Vanessa Didyk on “Understanding how Zeemee can help your college application?” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 2, 2020 at 8:55 pm

You can also listen on Episode 127 The post Morehouse College (GA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 2, 2020 at 8:50 pm

The post YCBK 127: The End of Colleges as We Knew It? [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on July 2, 2020 at 5:00 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (11:36) : In this week’s news segment, an article from The New York Times, “The End of College as We The post YCBK 127: The End of Colleges as We Knew It? appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 25, 2020 at 9:36 pm

You can also listen on Episode 126 The post Virginia Tech University (VA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 25, 2020 at 9:28 pm

The post YCBK 126: Colleges Are Deluding Themselves on Safe Reopen [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 25, 2020 at 4:49 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (6:13) : In this week’s news segment, an article from The Atlantic, “Colleges Are Deluding Themselves”, by Michael Sorrell. The The post YCBK 126: Colleges Are Deluding Themselves on Safe Reopen appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 18, 2020 at 8:55 pm

You can also listen on Episode 125 The post Rose-Hulman Institute (IN) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 18, 2020 at 8:43 pm

The post YCBK 125: New Evidence Documents that College Degrees Pay Off- By A Lot [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 18, 2020 at 5:23 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (13:25) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Forbes.com, “New Evidence Documents That A College Degree Pays Off The post YCBK 125: New Evidence Documents that College Degrees Pay Off- By A Lot appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 11, 2020 at 8:58 pm

You can also listen on Episode 124 The post Union College (NY) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 11, 2020 at 8:49 pm

The post YCBK 124: Brown University Cuts 11 of Its Varsity Sports [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 11, 2020 at 1:33 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (21:49) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Providence Journal, “Brown University Will Cut 11 of Its Varsity The post YCBK 124: Brown University Cuts 11 of Its Varsity Sports appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 4, 2020 at 10:56 pm

The post YCBK 123: Public Schools May Not Be Public Much Longer [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 4, 2020 at 9:59 pm

  Carmen’s Chavez is a current senior from Miami Florida that I had the pleasure of working with for the last 18 months. Carmen begins by sharing her upbringing and The post Interview 50: Carmen Chavez on “Reflections on my college admission process” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 4, 2020 at 9:49 pm

You can also listen on Episode 123 The post Drexel University (PA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on June 4, 2020 at 8:03 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (17:52) : In this week’s news segment, an article from The New York Times, “The ‘Public’ in Public College Could The post YCBK 123: Public Schools May Not Be Public Much Longer appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 28, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 122: University of CA Suspends SAT/ACT Requirement [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 28, 2020 at 6:59 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (6:05): In this week’s news segment, an article from Los Angeles Times, “UC Makes Landmark Decision to Drop ACT/SAT Requirement The post YCBK 122: University of CA Suspends SAT/ACT Requirement appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 21, 2020 at 9:03 pm

The post YCBK 121: More Scrutiny of Legacy Admissions [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 21, 2020 at 8:46 pm

You can also listen on Episode 122 The post UMass Amherst (MA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 21, 2020 at 7:05 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (19:03) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed, “More Scrutiny of Legacy Admissions”, by Kery The post YCBK 121: More Scrutiny of Legacy Admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 14, 2020 at 9:55 pm

  Vince gives his backstory, including his admission experience. Vince shares how the CSU schools differ from the UC schools. Vince shares how applicants are evaluated at the CSU’s. Vince The post Interview 49: Vincent Garcia on “Understanding Cal State University schools” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 14, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 120: The importance of kindness in college admissions [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 14, 2020 at 6:35 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (16:42): In this week’s news segment, an article from The New York Times, “Check This Box if You’re a Good The post YCBK 120: The importance of kindness in college admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 7, 2020 at 10:23 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In this weeks news segment (11:42): an article from USA Today, “Amid coronavirus layoffs, high school seniors are too uncertain to commit to The post YCBK 119: Many Seniors Are Too Uncertain to Commit to a College appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on May 7, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 119: Many Seniors Are Too Uncertain to Commit to a College [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 30, 2020 at 11:27 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (20:38) :In this week’s news segment, an article from Lilah Burke of Inside Higher Ed, “The Big If’. The article The post YCBK 118: “The Big If” Will colleges return to residential education in the fall appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 30, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 118: “The Big If” Will colleges return to residential education in the fall [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 30, 2020 at 10:23 am

You can also listen on Episode 118 The post University of Arizona (AZ) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 23, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 117: Test-optional Does Not Mean Test Blind [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 23, 2020 at 3:57 am

You can also listen on Episode 117 The post Chapman University (CA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 23, 2020 at 1:00 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (11:29) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Applerouth.com, “Test-optional Does Not Mean Test Blind”, by Jed Applerouth. The post YCBK 117: Test-optional Does Not Mean Test Blind appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 16, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 116: Financial Hits Pile Up for Colleges due to COVID-19 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 16, 2020 at 5:25 pm

  Cost is a major concern for most families for college in this covid-19 world and Regional public universities really excel here. Taylor, shares his background and how he got The post Interview 48: Taylor King on “Understanding Regional Public Universities” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 16, 2020 at 4:41 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (14:03) : In this week’s news segment, an article from APNews.com, “Financial Hits Pile Up for Colleges as Some Fight The post YCBK 116: Financial Hits Pile Up for Colleges due to COVID-19 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 9, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 115: How COVID-19 has Changed Plans for Prospective Students [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 9, 2020 at 6:29 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (15:56): In this week’s news segment, an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education, “How is COVID-19 Changing Prospective Students’ The post YCBK 115: How COVID-19 has Changed Plans for Prospective Students appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 9, 2020 at 12:15 am

You can also listen on Episode 115 The post Ringling College of Art and Design (FL) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 2, 2020 at 11:58 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (10:46): In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed by Scott Jaschik that discusses the variety of The post YCBK 114: How colleges are recruiting students without college tours appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 2, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 114: How colleges are recruiting students without college tours [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on April 2, 2020 at 4:14 am

You can also listen on Episode 114 The post University of Cincinnati (OH) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 26, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 113: How Covid-19 could impact admissions [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 26, 2020 at 7:16 pm

You can also listen on Episode 113 The post Brown University (RI) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 26, 2020 at 7:02 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (15:40): an article from saraharberson.com, “How Coronavirus Could Impact College Admissions”, by Sara Harberson. Written by a former dean of The post YCBK 113: How Covid-19 could impact admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 26, 2020 at 6:22 pm

  Edan Shahar, co-founder and CEO of Test Innovators, has extensive experience in the realms of technology and education. He has founded several technology companies that turn data into actionable The post Interview 47: Edan Shahar on “Understanding Test Innovators” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 19, 2020 at 11:00 pm

You can also listen on Episode 112 The post Christopher Newport University (VA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 19, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 112: Are Any Colleges Insured Against Coronavirus Fallout? [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 19, 2020 at 6:42 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (15:57): In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed, “Are Any Colleges Insured Against Coronavirus Fallout?”, by The post YCBK 112: Are Any Colleges Insured Against Coronavirus Fallout? appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 12, 2020 at 9:31 pm

You can also listen on Episode 111 The post Whitman College (WA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 12, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 111: Forced into Marriage for Financial Aid [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 12, 2020 at 5:25 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (8:53) : an article from Huffington Post, “I Was Forced To Get Married To Finish College. Here’s Why And What The post YCBK 111: Forced into Marriage for Financial Aid appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 5, 2020 at 10:12 pm

  Mark explains his background and he explains where his passion for scholarships and financial aid comes from. Mark explains what special circumstances are. Mark explains why colleges that charge The post Interview 46: Mark Kantrowitz on “How to appeal a financial aid award” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 5, 2020 at 9:32 pm

You can also listen on Episode 110 The post Hillsdale College (MI) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 5, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 110: The Rise of the Mega University [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on March 5, 2020 at 10:53 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (9:18): In this week’s news segment, an article from the Chronicle of Higher Ed, The Rise of the Mega-University, by The post YCBK 110: The Rise of the Mega University appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 27, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 109: Many colleges plan on poaching students [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 27, 2020 at 10:31 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (5:03): In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed, by Lilah Burke entitled, “Preparing to Poach”. Mark The post YCBK 109: Many colleges plan on poaching students appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 27, 2020 at 5:05 am

You can also listen on Episode 109 The post Rollins College (FL) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 20, 2020 at 11:50 pm

Anika has a special announcement about a new format we will be implementing beginning in episode 109. In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (13:20): an article The post YCBK 108: The Top 10 Educational Stories in 2019-Part 2 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 20, 2020 at 9:46 pm

You can also listen on Episode 108 The post University of Oklahoma (OK) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 20, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 108: The Top 10 Educational Stories in 2019-Part 2 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 14, 2020 at 2:28 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (8:51): an article from Forbes, “The Year’s Top Ten Educational Stories” by Michael Nietzel. Mark’s lifelong friend, Dr. Williams serves The post YCBK 107: The Top 10 Educational Stories in 2019 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 13, 2020 at 10:15 pm

You can also listen on Episode 107 The post Temple University (PA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 13, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 107: The Top 10 Educational Stories in 2019 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 7, 2020 at 8:38 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (20:37): After a lengthy introduction about some big announcements to start off the first week of our third year, we The post YCBK 106: How to Fix College Admissions, Part 3 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 6, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 106: How to Fix College Admissions, Part 3 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 6, 2020 at 7:21 pm

You can also listen on Episode 106 The post University of North Carolina at Asheville (NC) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on February 6, 2020 at 6:48 pm

  Colonel Rob Kirkland shares his story, as well as what he is doing now. Rob tells us what the ROTC and he shares what the requirements are. He shares The post Interview 45: Rob Kirkland on “What you need to know about ROTC scholarships?” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 31, 2020 at 11:37 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (10:45): an article from Wall Street Journal, “How to Fix College Admissions”, by Melissa Korn. Korn interviews several groups in The post YCBK 105: How to Fix College Admissions, Part 2 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 31, 2020 at 10:57 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (7:04): an article from Wall Street Journal, “How to Fix College Admissions”, by Melissa Korn. Korn interviews several groups in The post YCBK 104: How to Fix College Admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 30, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 105: How to Fix College Admissions, Part 2 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 30, 2020 at 6:59 am

You can also listen on Episode 105 The post Santa Clara University (CA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 23, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 104: How to Fix College Admissions [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 23, 2020 at 6:59 am

You can also listen on Episode 104 The post Northwestern University (IL) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 21, 2020 at 10:13 pm

  Yancie Davis, an admission officer at Macalester (https://www.macalester.edu/) in St. Paul’s MN gives us an overview of his college. Give us a basic overview of Macalester College. Mark shares The post Interview 44: Yancie Davis on “Understanding Macalester” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 21, 2020 at 10:12 pm

  Travis Hornsby is the founder of Student Loan Planner (https://www.studentloanplanner.com). He was a bond trader who retired in his 20’s before deciding to use his excel heavy skill set The post Interview 43: Travis Hornsby on “Eliminating student debt” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 18, 2020 at 3:00 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (5:21): In this week’s news segment, an article from New York Times, “What Admissions Officers Really Want”, by Paul Tough. The post YCBK 103: What Admissions Officers Really Want Part 2 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 16, 2020 at 8:25 pm

The post YCBK 103: What Admissions Officers Really Want Part 2 [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on January 9, 2020 at 8:47 pm

The post YCBK 102: What Admissions Officers Really Want [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.