Your College-Bound Kid podcast

by Mark on October 22, 2020 at 5:34 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (7:10) : In this week’s news segment, an article from The Washington Post “Top colleges should grow, rather than crow The post YCBK 143: Top College Should Grow, Not Crow About Rejecting Nearly Everyone appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 22, 2020 at 3:53 am

You can also listen on Episode 143 The post James Madison University (VA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 22, 2020 at 3:48 am

The post YCBK 143: Top College Should Grow, Not Crow About Rejecting Nearly Everyone [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 15, 2020 at 7:44 pm

The post YCBK 142: Med School Applications Soar in COVID-19 Era [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 15, 2020 at 7:37 pm

You can also listen on Episode 142 The post Ball State University (IN) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 15, 2020 at 4:39 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (5:02) : In this week’s news segment, an article from The Wall Street Journal, “U.S. Medical School Applications Soar in The post YCBK 142: Med School Applications Soar in COVID-19 Era appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 9, 2020 at 11:23 pm

The post YCBK 141: Survey of 2020 Admissions Leaders [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 9, 2020 at 2:13 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (8:41): In this week’s news segment, an article from Insider Higher Ed, “2020 Survey of Admissions Leaders: A Mess of The post YCBK 141: Survey of 2020 Admissions Leaders appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 8, 2020 at 8:27 am

  After Mark and Sam discussed debunked stereotypes about more remote and rural schools for the last two weeks, they now turn their attention to a discussion of Middlebury College. The post Interview 58: Sam Prouty on “Understanding Middlebury College” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 1, 2020 at 6:25 pm

The post YCBK 140: Should College Applicants Focus Their Essays on the Pandemic? [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on October 1, 2020 at 4:56 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (13:34): In this week’s news segment, an article from the Washington Post, “College applicants will make the pandemic a focus The post YCBK 140: Should College Applicants Focus Their Essays on the Pandemic? appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 24, 2020 at 6:23 pm

The post YCBK 139: Exploring Unrealistic Undergraduate Salary Expectations [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 24, 2020 at 4:44 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (10:05): In this week’s news segment, an article from listwithclever.com, “Reality Check: Exploring Unrealistic Undergraduate Salary Expectations”, by Thomas O’Shaughnessy. The post YCBK 139: Exploring Unrealistic Undergraduate Salary Expectations appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 24, 2020 at 12:07 am

  Sam opens by telling us his very interesting backstory. He talks about being a college counselor as well as being an admission officer. Sam shares the four biggest stereotypes The post Interview 57: Sam Prouty on “Debunking Stereotypes about colleges located in more remote locations” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 17, 2020 at 9:40 pm

You can also listen on Episode 138 The post Arizona State University (AZ) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 17, 2020 at 9:22 pm

The post YCBK 138: UC is Barred from All Use of Test Scores in Admissions [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 17, 2020 at 7:02 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (6:43) :In this week’s news segment, an article from San Francisco Chronicle, “Judge bars University of California from all use The post YCBK 138: UC is Barred from All Use of Test Scores in Admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 10, 2020 at 8:59 pm

You can also listen on Episode 136 and Episode 137 The post Understanding UC-Santa Barbara (CA) with Lisa Przekop appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 10, 2020 at 8:27 pm

  I interview Lisa on the topic of, “Understanding UCSB”. Lisa gives the history of UC-Santa Barbara. Lisa gives her 3-4 minute elevator speech about UCSB. Lisa talks about what The post Interview 56: Lisa Przekop on “Understanding the University of California at Santa Barbara” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 10, 2020 at 8:24 pm

  Mark interviews Lauren Williams, daughter of co-host David Williams. Lauren talks about her upbringing and her interests in high school. Lauren talks about what she likes about Yale. We The post Interview 55: Lauren Williams on “How to be creative with your activities” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 10, 2020 at 8:09 pm

The post YCBK 137: A Guide to Virtual College Admissions Tools [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 10, 2020 at 6:19 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (9:13) : In this week’s news segment, an article from US News and World Report, “A Guide to Virtual College The post YCBK 137: A Guide to Virtual College Admissions Tools appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 3, 2020 at 8:30 pm

The post YCBK 136: The Return of the Campus Tour [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on September 3, 2020 at 5:31 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (6:04) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed, “The Return of the Campus Tour”, by The post YCBK 136: The Return of the Campus Tour appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 27, 2020 at 8:39 pm

You can also listen on Episode 135 The post Hendrix College (AR) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 27, 2020 at 8:35 pm

The post YCBK 135: Higher Education’s Very Bad Week [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 27, 2020 at 8:12 pm

  I introduce the topic, How UC’s make decisions. Lisa talks about how self-reporting your grades works. Lisa goes in some depth explaining what the Personal Insight Questions are and The post Interview 54: Lisa Przekop on “How the UC’s make admissions decisions” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 27, 2020 at 5:17 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (5:29) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Forbes, “Higher Education’s Very Bad Week: NC and Michigan State The post YCBK 135: Higher Education’s Very Bad Week appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 20, 2020 at 7:37 pm

You can also listen on Episode 134 The post Tufts University (MA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 20, 2020 at 7:34 pm

The post YCBK 134: Hundreds of Colleges/Universities Show Financial Warning Signs [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 20, 2020 at 5:10 am

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (9:15) : In this week’s news segment, an article from The Hechinger Report, “Analysis: hundreds of colleges and universities show The post YCBK 134: Hundreds of Colleges/Universities Show Financial Warning Signs appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 13, 2020 at 9:10 pm

The post YCBK 133: Rethinking Effective Student Learning Experiences [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 13, 2020 at 4:31 pm

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (13:24) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed, “Rethinking Effective Student Learning Experiences”, by Patrick The post YCBK 133: Rethinking Effective Student Learning Experiences appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 13, 2020 at 10:31 am

  My interview for today is with Lisa Przekop, the Director of Admissions at the University of California-Santa Barbara, an admission office she has worked at for over 35 years. The post Interview 53: Lisa Przekop on “Advice for Foster Care Students” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 13, 2020 at 10:18 am

You can also listen on Episode 133 The post Loyola Marymount University (CA) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 6, 2020 at 9:43 pm

The post YCBK 132: Panicked Universities Adding Thousands of New Majors [Transcript] appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

by Mark on August 6, 2020 at 8:57 pm

You can also listen on Episode 132 The post University of Denver (CO) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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 9:50 pm

You can also listen on Episode 130 and Episode 131 The post Understanding University of Richmond (VA) with Gil Villaneuva 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 30, 2020 at 10:20 am

  Gil Villanueva starts out by giving us the History of the University of Richmond and then he gives the 2-3 minute elevator pitch so we have a basic overview The post Interview 52: Gil Villanueva on “The University of Richmond” 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 8:59 pm

You can also listen on Episode 114, Episode 115 and Episode 116 The post Understanding Columbus State University (GA) with Taylor King 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.