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Each Thursday, the "Your College-Bound Kid" podcast will discuss a hot college admissions article; answer a question from a listener; interview a "thought leader" in the world of college admissions and do a Spotlight on a college. Every Monday, we will have a second episode with announcements and an interview with a "thought leader" in the world of college admissions or college life. YCBK combines in-depth knowledge and insights about college admissions with a lighthearted, easy-to-listen-to ...
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Welcome to the Student Loan Podcast! Here you’ll find practical advice on tackling student loan debt, paying down your higher education expenses and inspiring stories about paying off student loans. Join Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez as they discuss student loans, tuition, and everything in between.
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Taming the High Cost of College teaches parents the secrets of how to plan and save for college so you can help make your children's dreams come true. Hosted by Brad Baldridge, a Certified Financial Planner and college planning expert, you'll learn what you need to save time, save money and reduce stress with smart and proven strategies. If you’re the parent of a college-bound teenager, you’re in the right place!
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In this episode you will hear: (06:30) Julia and Mark discuss an article by “Dean of Admissions Claudia Marroquin on the decline of male applicants to Bowdoin” but Julia and Mark know this is a national crisis, so they discuss the article in the context of the national challenge. Part 3 of 3 Mark shares a moving email that came in this week about w…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark gives a recap of the first ever YCBK Meet & Greet that occurred in Durham, NC on 3/23 o Julia has returned to admission file reading after 8 years and she shares how things have changed and what she has learned o Lynda interviews Marjorie Betley, the Senior Associate Director of Admission at the University of C…
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In this episode you will hear: (02:15) Julia and Mark planned to talk about an article that ran in Bowdoin Orient, their student newspaper entitled: “Dean of Admissions Claudia Marroquin on the decline of male applicants to Bowdoin” but they don’t get to the article until next week but they do discuss some application tips. Part 2 of 3 (25:55) Ques…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark discusses three upcoming events: The YCBK gathering in Raleigh, Andy Strickler’s Q & A with our listeners and the final info session for ScholarMatch o Mark shares a powerful quote from Nvidia founder Jenson Huang that he can’t stop thinking about o Mark interviews Andy Stickler on the topic of, Understanding C…
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In this episode you will hear: (02:10) Julia and Mark planned to talk about an article that ran in Bowdoin Orient, their student newspaper entitled: “Dean of Admissions Claudia Marroquin on the decline of male applicants to Bowdoin” but they don’t get to the article until next week but they do discuss some application tips including, should you wri…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark takes a look at the growing trend to guarantee admission to students based on class ranking. Mark shares six reasons opponents don’t like these plans and six reasons why proponents love these direct admit plans based on class rank o Mark interviews Andy Stickler on the topic of, Understanding Connecticut Colleg…
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In this episode you will hear: (04:52) Matt Bonser, the Director of Admissions at Colorado College and a Gap year expert answers 20 questions about Gap Years in this 75-minute discussion. (Part 3 of 3) ² Should a student reapply to the selective school they didn’t get in the next year, after taking a Gap year? Matt tells us when this can work. ² Ma…
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In this episode you will hear: o Susan and Mark answer a Speakpipe question that asks for advice when your student is selecting a college and he/she has two or more quality options, and they are really torn o Mark interviews Andy Stickler on the topic of, Understanding Connecticut College, Part 1 of 3 Sign up for our Q & A session with Andy Strickl…
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In this episode you will hear: (05:06) Matt Bonser, the Director of Admissions at Colorado College and a Gap year expert answers 20 questions about Gap Years in this 75 minute discussion. (Part 2 of 3) (30:50) Mark and Lisa answer a question about whether college is worth it? (57:50) Mark interviews Nora and Hannah, two college coaches with Scholar…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark does a deep dive on Yale’s decision to embrace a test flexible policy o Hillary Dickman comes on to explain how Colorado College’s non-harm test score policy works. o Mark interviews Andy Borst, the VP of enrollment at the University of Georgia on the topic of, why do college students go out of state and why ar…
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In this episode you will hear: (11:20) Matt Bonser, the Director of Admissions at Colorado College and a Gap year expert answers 20 questions about Gap Years in this 75 minute discussion. (Part 1 of 3) (40:56) Mark and Susan answer a question about how being a talented classical pianist is perceived by admission officers, when a student is not plan…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark and Julia discuss Dartmouth’s decision to be the first IVY league school to require test scores. Part 2 of 2 o Mark interviews Andy Borst, the VP of enrollment at the University of Georgia on the topic of, Why do college students go out of state and why are so many heading to southern universities Andy Borst In…
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In this episode you will hear: (02:20) Vince and Mark discuss an article that appeared in the New Yorker entitled, How Rich or Not Rich do you need to be to get in the IVY league By Gail Cornwell. Kids whose parents make $158,200 to $222,400 a year have the worst odds of acceptance. Vince describes the article and Vince and Mark share whether they …
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark and Julia discuss Dartmouth’s decision to be the first IVY league school to require test scores. o Mark has a recommended resource in a Monday episode in the middle of the interview; it is the “Dream School” documentary by PBS and you can watch the 56 minute documentary free on You Tube o Mark interviews Andy B…
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In this episode you will hear: (16:06) Vince and Mark discuss an article that appeared in the New Yorker entitled, How Rich or Not Rich do you need to be to get in the IVY league By Gail Cornwell. Kids whose parents make $158,200 to $222,400 a year have the worst odds of acceptance. Vince describes the article and Vince and Mark share whether they …
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark tells listeners how to access the sign-up form for the first YCBK in-person gathering on Saturday, March 23rd at 7 pm in Durham, NC o Mark asks Julia, what is her advice when a student asks her, how am I supposed to decide between my college options. o Mark and Julia warn listeners about a common missed opportu…
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In this episode you will hear: (02:30) Mark and Susan discuss admissions file reading. They discuss three articles on the rise of college applications, especially early applications, and they discuss how some colleges are re-evaluating whether their early decision policies need to be altered to save their mission. (47:48) Lisa and Julia answer a qu…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark tells listeners how to access the sign-up form for the first YCBK in-person gathering on Saturday, March 23rd at 7 pm in Durham, NC o Mark and Susan discuss a question from Carla from Western Washington who wants to know how my son can know if the teacher he wants to ask for a recommendation is a good writer o …
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In this episode you will hear: (02:08) Mark and Susan discuss admissions file reading. This is a preview before they discuss three articles on the rise of college applications but that will air in part 2 on February 1st (51:10) Lisa and Mark answer a question from a listener who wants to know, should a kid with a 36 ACT who is standard strong focus…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark tells listeners how to access the sign-up form for the first YCBK in-person gathering on Saturday, March 23rd at 7 pm in Durham, NC o Mark and Julia answer a question from Michelle from Washington state, she wants to know, are colleges secretly using imputed test scores when a student requested to be a test-opt…
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In this episode you will hear: (34:20) Julia and Mark discuss, an article by Rick Clark, Admissions VP at Georgia Tech entitled “The Committees and Decisions of College Admission” This article was written on December 18th, 2023 and it appeared in the Georgia Tech Admissions Blog: (01:09:05) Lisa and Mark answer a question from a listener who wants …
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark and Julia answer a question from Cortnie from CONN, she wants to know, should my daughter send her test scores to colleges, if they are high schools at her high school, but low for the colleges she is applying to o Mark and Susan just talk about college admissions. They start out talking about how colleges make…
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In this episode you will hear: (10:02) Dave and Mark discuss, “Recruiting to Campuses Far, Far Away” Demographic shifts and funding woes have led a diverse and growing array of colleges to hire recruiters who live and work hundreds of miles from campus. Is it worth it? By Liam Knox, November 28th, 2023 (43:14) Julia and Mark answer a question from …
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark makes a request to listeners in the Greater LA area o Mark and Susan just talk about college admissions. They start out talking about how colleges make admission decisions and move on to other topics. o Lynda interviews Soup Campbell, Head of Marketing and Brand at Zeemee-Part 4 of 4 Soup Campbell Interview-Par…
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In this episode you will hear: (02:14) Julia and Mark discuss a blog article that appeared in College Vine entitled, “Deferred or Waitlisted? How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest. The article was written by 7/28/2023 and it was written by Varun Srinivasan. Julia and Mark share what they agree with and what they disagree with in the article. …
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark shares some insights on the FAFSA because the new Simplified FAFSA is now live o Mark discusses, which colleges offer Early Decision and why do they offer it. o Lynda interviews Soup Campbell, Head of Marketing and Brand at Zeemee-Part 3 of 4 Soup Campbell Interview Part 3 of 4 o Lynda asks Soup if Zeemee is us…
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In this episode you will hear: (01:48) Julia and Mark discuss a blog article that appeared in College Vine entitled, “Deferred or Waitlisted? How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest. The article was written by 7/28/2023 and it was written by Varun Srinivasan. Julia and Mark share what they agree with and what they disagree with in the article. …
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark has a couple announcements about YCBK coming to Raleigh/Durham o Mark and Lisa answer a question from Dale from DC about resources to help you know if a college is financially stable o Mark answers a question from Robin from Kansas that is also about how to know if a college is financially stable o Lynda interv…
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In this episode you will hear: (02:09) Vince and Mark discuss an article that appeared in “The Chronicle of Higher Education” on 9/27/2023 entitled, “The Student List Business is Changing. Will that make student recruitment less equitable”? (33:15) Lisa and Lynda answer a question from Emily from Pennsylvania about what resources are out there for …
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark has a couple announcements about YCBK coming to Raleigh/Durham o Mark shares 7 things he sees parents and students doing when decisions come out that can bring pain to other students o Mark and Julia share tips for submitting videos to colleges o Lynda interviews Soup Campbell, Head of Marketing and Brand at Ze…
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In this episode you will hear: (23:20) Vince shares a number of admission tips for our listeners. Vince and Mark begin a discussion of an article that appeared in “The Chronicle of Higher Education” on 9/27/2023 entitled, “The Student List Business is Changing. Will that make student recruitment less equitable”? (33:48) Julia and Mark answer a ques…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark has a health update o Mark and Julia, discuss and debate, what is the minimum length a college essay should be? o Mark and Julia, discuss and debate, when a student should submit an essay and whether to include a photo o Lynda interviews Derek Terrell, Director of Engagement for the Coalition of College on the …
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In this episode you will hear: (02:22) Mark and Julia discuss an article by Rick Clark in Georgia Tech’s blog entitled, “College Admissions Is NOT a form. It’s your story! The article was written on 9/21/2023. (18:00) Lisa and Mark answer a question from Julia about what to do if your student has learning differences and he doesn’t seem interested …
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In this episode you will hear: using speakpipe.com/YCBK you can send in your questions either on Twitter at @YCBKpodcast using the Messages tab or via email at . You can also send in questions for our interviews by using speakpipe.com/YCBK. Our interviews are confirmed for 2023 and 2024 with the following leaders at the following schools: Confirmed…
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In this episode you will hear: (04:40) Mark and Julia introduce an article entitled, A New Push to Assess “Character in College Admissions” that appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Susan and Mark spend the first 30 minutes talking about a range of admission topics and then they dive in and discuss this July 27th Eric Hoover article. Thei…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark shares which colleges he will not be surprised if they either return to requiring test scores or if they adopt a test recommended official position. o How parents can prepare their students for the drastic change from high school to college, an interview with Dr. Andrea Brenner, author of How to College 4 of 4 …
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In this episode you will hear: (01:50) Mark and Susan introduce an article entitled, A New Push to Assess “Character in College Admissions” that appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Susan and Mark spend the first 30 minutes talking about a range of admission topics and then they dive in and discuss this July 27th Eric Hoover article. Thei…
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In this episode you will hear: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want t…
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In this episode you will hear: (28:58) Mark and Susan introduce an article entitled, A New Push to Assess “Character in College Admissions”. Susan and Mark spend the first 30 minutes talking about a range of admission topics and then they dive in and discuss this July 27th Eric Hoover article. Their whole discussion is over 70 minutes and it will a…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark shares something personal that is exhilarating and something personal that is excruciating with the listeners o Mark shares three reasons why test scores are important to colleges o How parents can prepare their students for the drastic change from high school to college, an interview with Dr. Andrea Brenner, a…
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In this episode you will hear: (02:37) Mark and Vince discuss an October article that appeared in several Ohio Newspapers entitled, Miami University Cuts Programs Amid Financial Challenges and Low Enrollment-Part 2 of 2 https://local12.com/news/local/miami-university-cuts-programs-amid-financial-challenges-low-enrollment-money-finances-humanities-e…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark takes 11 college majors to show how colleges often take advantage of what their geographic area is known for. This may be one way to identify possible schools that may be very good at what your student is interested in. o How parents can prepare their students for the drastic change from high school to college,…
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In this episode you will hear: (24:30) Mark and Vince discuss an October article that appeared in several Ohio Newspapers entitled, Miami University Cuts Programs Amid Financial Challenges and Low Enrollment https://local12.com/news/local/miami-university-cuts-programs-amid-financial-challenges-low-enrollment-money-finances-humanities-enrolled-unde…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark explains what you can learn about admissions about standardized test scores from the most recent State of College admissions NACAC admissions survey for 2023 o What you need to know about AI, an interview with AI expert, Chris Chilbert-Part 2 of 2 Chris Chilbert-Interview Preview of Part 2 ² Chris gives us his …
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In this episode you will hear: (15:05) Mark and Julia discuss an article that appeared in the New York Times on 9/26/2023 by Susan Dominus entitled, “There Was Definitely a Thumb on the Scale to Get Boys This Year”. Julia and I discuss the gender gap in college and how some college admission offices are prioritizing men more than ever when making a…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark explains what you can learn about admissions from the most recent State of College admissions NACAC admissions survey for 2023 o What you need to know about AI, an interview with AI expert, Chris Chilbert Chris Chilbert-Interview Preview of Part 1 ² Chris gives his bio ² Chris talks about the buzz that is aroun…
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In this episode you will hear: (10:14) Mark and Dave discuss a recent article by Rachel Shin of the Atlantic that looks at how some clubs at Yale and other universities have become so hard to get into that they are absurdly competitive. Dave and I discuss why these clubs have become so hard to get into; they discuss whether this is a good thing or …
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark explains the very exciting new SAVE plan. This income driven repayment is a Game Changer and Mark is so excited to discuss this with you o Student Life on the Importance of Student Engagement. Part 4 of 4 Dr. Eric Neubuehl interview-The importance of Student Engagement Preview of Part 4 ² Lisa asks Erik, who is…
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In this episode you will hear: (04:28) Mark and Julia and Susan discuss the hot topics that admissions officers and college counselors discuss at the annual NACAC conference in September in Baltimore. Susan picks two workshops that stood out to her and Julia picked two workshops that she thought were enlightening and all three of them discuss these…
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark gives an update on the New FAFSA that is coming out in December o Mark shares insights from a 2007 article about college rankings o Mark shares a dozen tips to help student’s write a more effective Personal Statement o Student Life on the Importance of Student Engagement. Part 3 of 4 Dr. Eric Neubuehl interview…
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