Your College-Bound Kid podcast

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This time of year, the admissions decisions are coming in hot—and they often aren’t the decisions we’d for which we had hoped.  As parents, it’s painful to watch our kids The post Fail Early and Often – Early Failures Are a Predictor of Future Success appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode… Introduction : Mark shares higher ed updates on five different topics Mark interviews Hillary Dickman, the Assistant Director of Admissions at Colorado College on the topic The post YCBK 294: What is FERPA: Hillary Dickman interview appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Dr. Lisa Rouff explores the increase in teen mental health problems that could be caused by a combination of increased social isolation, increased social media use, and lack of sleep The post The Perfect Storm appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (26:36) : Julia and Mark discuss who are the students that are driving up the number of applications at selective The post YCBK 293: Hi-scoring students drive up apps appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear Introduction : Mark lets listeners know what are the 16 blog articles that Mark and Lisa have written so far. Mark interviews Hillary The post YCBK 292: A creative way to see how many spots are available for your kid appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

There are many components to the college application process, from college visits to test scores, extracurricular activities, and letters of recommendation. Most selective colleges will ask for at least one The post Requesting Letters of Recommendation for College Applications appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (15:42) : Evan Mandery writes for Mother Jones in an article that went live on 10-31-2022. The article looks at The post YCBK 291: The dirty secrets of elite college admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear Introduction : Mark shares six Higher Ed updates on topics as wide-ranging as Rick Singer, Hillary Clinton, Ron DeSantis, US News and World The post YCBK 290: Hillary Dickman explains how Early Decision 1 differs from ED2 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Gus gives his backstory, including his time in college, his time in law school and his time as an attorney Gus explains how all three of his kids went through The post Interview 126: Gus Resendiz on “Avoiding the potholes in athletic recruiting” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Wendy discusses the six different schools she has done admissions at Wendy shares what distinguishes Cornell College from other colleges Wendy explains what “Block breaks” and “Block friends” are Wendy The post Interview 125: Wendy Beckemeyer on “Cornell College” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

One of the most common questions we get from parents and students is what colleges are looking for in an applicant. It depends because colleges are different, and their admissions The post The Difference Between Holistic College Admissions and Admissions by the Numbers appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (11:50) : Mark and Susan discuss the article by Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark in degreechoices.com entitled, “College Search-A Point-Counterpoint. The post YCBK 289: Student Search: A Point-Counterpoint appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear Introduction : Mark shares all the things that listeners do that inspire the co-hosts to keep producing 10 hours a month of new The post YCBK 288: Gus Resendiz, Avoiding the potholes in athletic recruiting 3/3 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (14:30) : Mark and Dave discuss Stephen Marche’s December 6th 2022 article in the Atlantic entitled, “The College Essay is The post YCBK 287: The College Essay Is Dead appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear Introduction : Mark shares 5 Higher Ed Updates that all have to do with college finances. Mark interviews Gus Resendiz of Massachusetts, “Avoiding The post YCBK 286: Gus Resendiz, Avoiding the potholes in athletic recruiting Part 2 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (18:46) : Mark and Julia discuss an article from Stephanie Saul that appeared in the New York Times updated on The post YCBK 285: Elite Colleges’ Quiet Fight to Favor Alumni Children appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Dr. Lisa Rouff explores a new study that finds teens’ brains aged faster than normal during the pandemic, and not in a good way. As a psychologist, I’ve always tried The post The Effect of COVID on the Teen Brain appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear Introduction : Mark shares 10 Higher Ed Updates. Mark interviews Gus Resendiz of Massachusetts, “Avoiding the pot holes in athletic recruiting” Preview Part The post YCBK 284: Gus Resendiz, Avoiding the potholes in athletic recruiting appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Building a college list is the start of determining if a school is a suitable match for you. Creating the list requires research, research, and more research. You may already The post Building a College List: Factors to Consider appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (24:43) : Mark and Vince discuss two articles. The first one is a Forbes article by Brennan Barnard entitled, “College The post YCBK 283: Want to get into Penn? Show a little gratitude-on an essay prompt appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Vern Granger gives his backstory How is U Conn different from the other Flagship schools in New England Vern talks about the role sports plays in playing a close community The post Interview 124: Vern Granger on “Understanding the University of Connecticut” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

You can also listen on Episode 280 and Episode 282 The post University of Connecticut (CT) appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear Introduction: Mark gives an overview of his visit to nine colleges in southern California Mark shares five new Higher Ed Updates Mark interviews The post YCBK 282: Vern Granger, Understanding the University of Connecticut-2/2 appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Five things can ultimately make or break an interview: Your research and preparation for the interview. Whether you are genuinely interested in the college and if you’re able to convey The post College Admissions Interview – Common Questions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (1:48) : Mark and Susan discuss the first of three reports by Educational Reform Now entitled, “The Future of Fair The post YCBK 281: Yale accused of discriminating against students with mental illness appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear Introduction : YCBK PLUS is finally here and Lynda Doepker is here to explain to listeners how it works! Lynda gives an update The post YCBK 280: Interview with Vern Granger, Director of Admissions at U Conn appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Milyon gives a great overview of the type of student that excels at Reed Milyon describes where Reed is located, what the campus is like and how well students have The post Interview 123: Milyon Trulove on “Understanding Reed College” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Arlene gives her illustrious background at 11 different institutions of Higher Ed from the east to the south to the west Arlene shares the highlights of her career Arlene shares The post Interview 122: Arlene Cash on “Wisdom from 5 decades as an admissions leader” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Milyon shares his interesting background Milyon explains what he means by cooking the books and he gives an example of how easy it is to “cook the books” Milyon answers The post Interview 121: Milyon Trulove on “Why Reed rejects US News rankings” appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Dr. Lisa Rouff shares trends in improving academic functioning for students with ADHD. Students with ADD often struggle to efficiently complete homework and study for exams due to their difficulty The post Tools for Help with ADHD appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (15:48) : Mark and Susan discuss the first of three reports by Educational Reform Now entitled, “The Future of Fair The post YCBK 279: The Future of Fair Admissions: Is Early Decision Fair? appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear Introduction: Mark lets the listeners know about a new feature called spikepike.com/YCBK where listeners can leave verbal messages for us. The messages can The post YCBK 278: More wisdom from Arlene Cash from 5 decades of admission experience appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

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In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (7:15) : Mark and Dave discuss an article, “One state offers lessons in how to cope with the college enrollment The post YCBK 277: How to know if a college is really test-optional appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

In this week’s episode you will hear Introduction: Mark lets the listeners know about a new feature they can expect in the month of December and moving forward on Thursdays The post YCBK 276: Many top ranked law schools drop out of US News rankings appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

The bad news is that no magic number works for every applicant. The good news is that there are guidelines to follow as you create your college list. Like playing The post How Many Colleges Should You Apply To? appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.

Anxiety over college admissions doesn’t only affect the students but parents as well. Dr. Lisa Rouff shares her experience and reminds us that while the stakes are high, they aren’t The post Parents, Perfection, and College Admissions appeared first on Your College-Bound Kid.