YCBK 382: How Parents Can Prepare, not Compare

Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews

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 Dr. Andrea Brenner Interview Part 4-Preview ² Lisa asks Andrea, what are the most important things a parent can do now for their student, so they are prepared. ² Dr. Brenner talks about the baggage parents have that can weigh them down ² Lisa puts Dr. Brenner on the hotseat. ² Dr. Brenner talks about her dissertation on white professors teaching race to people of color. ² Dr. Brenner talks about talkingcollege.com to access Dr. Brenner’s cards, book or to book her for a speaking engagement. 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Our interviews are confirmed for 2023 and 2024 with the following leaders at the following schools: Confirmed interviews not yet completed Bard-Mackie Siebens Rice University-Tamara Siler American University-Andrea Felder Pitzer College-Yvonne Berumen Chapman University-Marcela Meija-Martinez Connecticut College-Andy Strickler* Trinity College-Anthony Berry* College of the Atlantic-Heather Albert* Spelman College-Chelsea Holley* Scripps College-Victoria Romero* Saint Louis University-Daniel Wood-(Interview is about transfer admissions, Daniel is a transfer counselor) Colby College-Randi Arsenault* University of Georgia-David Graves* University of Minnesota-Keri Risic Cornell University-Jonathon Burdick Fabrizio D’Aloisio-University of Tennessee-Knoxville Oberlin College-Manuel Carballo Carleton College-Art Rodriguez Swarthmore-Jim Bok Joy St. Johns-Harvard Duke-Christoph Guttentag Florida State-John Barnhill Southern Methodist University-Elena Hicks Johns Hopkins-Calvin Wise Cornell University-Shawn Felton Haverford College-Jess Lord UAspire-Brendan Williams Yale University-Moira Poe Bard College- Baylor University Butler University California Institute of Technology Colorado School of Mines Creighton University Dartmouth College-Lee Coffin Chris Cage-Belmont University Recommended Resources for AI by Chris Chilbert . This is the Washington Post article that I referenced. - . This is a link to the Harvard study that I mentioned. It's a bit long, but it's readable. The Post article references it. It shows how tools such as ChatGPT might be used in the workplace. - . This is Stanford's AI site. They're doing incredible research into AI, and it's worth reviewing. - . This is an inventory of how federal agencies are using AI. - . Article in The Atlantic focusing on ChatGPT and the founder of OpenAI. The Atlantic has a lot of AI coverage. - . This is from McKinsey Consulting. They have a free newsletter and a lot of good articles on the impact of AI on business. - - MIT's AI site. 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