Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews
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Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews
Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission InterviewsAdmission Interviews Our mission is to "make college knowledge available to all." Each Thursday, the "Your College-Bound Kid" podcast will discuss a hot college topic in the news; we will answer a question or two that listeners send in, we will...
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YCBK 623: Do Colleges Treat an A at a Rigorous HS the Same as an A at a Typical HS
In this episode you will hear: (02:08) In Our Question from a Listener-Hilary joins me to ask a question about how colleges can use GPA to evaluate st...
YCBK 622: Tips Athletes Need If They Want to Play Their Sport in College-Part 3
In this episode you will hear: Mark shares insights from a few articles that discuss which jobs AI will displace and which ones AI will not replace. M...
YCBK 621: What Can I Learn from a College Based on How They Communicate with Me
In this episode you will hear: (02:48) In Our Question from a Listener-Susan joins Mark to answer a question from an anonymous mom who wants to know i...
YCBK 620: Tips Athletes Need If They Want to Play Their Sport in College-Part 2
In this episode you will hear: Mark shares 10 Speakpike messages from listeners and he has a little commentary on each message Interview-Student Athle...
YCBK 619: How Can I Tell If a College Has a Commuter School Culture?
In this episode you will hear: (03:34) In Our Question from a Listener-Hilary joins Mark to answer a question from an anonymous mom who wants to know...
YCBK 618: Tips Every Athlete Needs If They Want to Play Their Sport in College
In this episode you will hear: Mark shares an outstanding recommended resource if you want to know how colleges shape their classes, something that se...
YCBK 617: How Is Boston University Different From All The Colleges in Boston
In this episode you will hear: (02:40) In Our Question from a Listener-Carter joins Mark to respond to a comment from a listener who wants our opinion...
YCBK 616: SMU Is It For You? An Interview with Dean of Admissions, Elena Hicks
In this episode you will hear: Mark shares a way students can save tens of thousands of dollars off of their college bill that many people do not know...
YCBK 615: How Does a Student Let a College Know They Are Refusing Their Offer
In this episode you will hear: (01:45) In Our Question from a Listener-Hilary joins Mark to answer a few questions: How does a student let a college k...
YCBK 614: How To Win Outside/External Scholarships: Do's and Don't's
In this episode you will hear: Mark does a two-part series that looks at outside of external scholarships. Mark answers the question, what are the nin...
YCBK 613: What Do College Think About Students That Just Want to Play Video Games?
In this episode you will hear: (02:05) In Our Question from a Listener-Carter joins Mark to answer a question from a mom who wants her son to be authe...
YCBK 612: Should My Student Be Applying for Outside/External Scholarships
In this episode you will hear: Mark does a two-part series that looks at outside of external scholarships. Mark answers the question, what are the nin...
YCBK 611: Students Speak Out About What Life Is Like at UPenn
In this episode you will hear: (02:48) In the News-Hilary and Kate join Mark to discuss an article that appears in USA Today that asks the question, "...
YCBK 610: Are College Parent Facebook Groups Helpful or Toxic? Part 2
In this episode you will hear: Jennifer Mandel, a college counselor with Mark at School Match 4U, joins Mark to discuss her thoughts on whether Parent...
YCBK 609: Are College Parent Facebook Groups Helpful or Toxic?
In this episode you will hear: (04:08) In the News-Hilary and Kate join Mark to discuss an article that appears in USA Today that asks the question, "...
YCBK 608: How to Avoid Getting $2000-$7000 Unexpectedly Added to Your College Bill
In this episode you will hear: Jennifer Mandel, a college counselor with Mark at School Match 4U, joins Mark to discuss how college policies differ wh...
YCBK 607: How the Calm College Method Reduces Student & Parent Stress
In this episode you will hear: (02:54) Mark interviews Lisa and Lynda about their new book, "The Calm College Method" (27:18) Susan joins Mark to answ...
YCBK 606: How many colleges should your student apply to?
In this episode you will hear: Mark answers the question, how many colleges should your student apply to: Peter Pitts Peter Pitts interview-Part 1 of...
YCBK 605: How Being Low-Income Impact Admission Decisions at Need-Blind Colleges
In this episode you will hear: (36:18) Mark shares some different policies that colleges have for deferred applicants. (03:26) Susan joins Mark to ans...
YCBK 604: Is Selectivity Important When Selecting a College?
In this episode you will hear: Mark has a discussion about the role of selectivity when selecting a college Mark interviews Kate Stricklan on How Some...
YCBK 603: What Is The Best Time To Send a Letter of Continued Interest?
In this episode you will hear: (01:45) Mark and Julia discuss, what do you do if you find out that you were deferred or wait-listed from a college. Wh...
YCBK 602: What Does a Seasonal Admission Officer Do, and How Do You Become One?
In this episode you will hear: Mark has a discussion about the role of prestige when selecting a college Mark interviews Kate Stricklan on the Role of...
YCBK 601: You Just Got Deferred or Waitlisted? What Do You Do Now?
In this episode you will hear: (03:12) Mark and Julia discuss, what do you do if you found out that you were deferred or waitlisted from a college (39...
YCBK 600: Tips that Helped Me With Admissions That I Want to Share
In this episode you will hear: Twenty of our listeners share tips that have helped them with the college process that they want to share with others....
YCBK 599: How To Get a College to Improve Their Financial Aid Award-3 of 3
In this episode you will hear: (08:49) Matt Carpenter interview, Part 3 of 3 ² Matt and I continue with our conversation about a need-based appeal ² I...
YCBK 598: What To Say to a Student In Despair Because They Didn't Get In
In this episode you will hear: We welcome a new member to our podcast, Carter Delloro, Co-Director of College Counseling at the Marymount School of Ne...
YCBK 597: How To Get a College to Improve Their Financial Aid Award
In this episode you will hear: (01:58) In The News, Part 2 of 3 We welcome a new member to our podcast, Carter Delloro, Co-Director of College Counsel...
YCBK 596: A Debate About Early Decision and a Debate About the Value of Prestige
In this episode you will hear: We welcome a new member to our podcast, Carter Delloro, Co-Director of College Counseling at the Marymount School of Ne...
YCBK 595: When Does A Parent Cross The Line of Parental Involvement
In this episode you will hear: (12:16) Matt Carpenter interview, Part 1 of 3 ² Matt gives an overview of College Aid Pro ² Matt warns our listeners of...
YCBK 594: Elite Colleges are Steering Kids to 3 Professions! Is this wrong? 2 of 3
In this episode you will hear: Mark and Hilary answer a question about submitting the science portion of the SAT New Interview-Evan Mandery-How Americ...
YCBK 593: Can Admission Officers Tell If Students Get Help With Their Essays?
In this episode you will hear: (02:47) QFL #1 Hilary and Mark answer a question from an anonymous listener who wants to know if an admission officer c...
YCBK 592: Elite Colleges are Steering Most Kids to 3 Professions! Is this wrong?
In this episode you will hear: Mark and Vince talk about a range of topics-Part 2 of 2 New Interview-Evan Mandery-How America's Elite Colleges Breed H...
YCBK 591: What College Grads Need To Do To Land Quality Jobs
In this episode you will hear: (03:10) In the News Vince and Mark just chit-chat and discuss a range of topics about colleges and college admissions-P...
YCBK 590: More Controversy Over Tulane Putting 4 High Schools On A 1 Year ED Ban
In this episode you will hear: Mark expands on what he said about colleges waiving application fees and Mark reads multiple responses he received from...
YCBK 588: You Got Into College! Now What Do You Do?
In this episode you will hear: Heath Einstein answers two questions that listeners sent in about teacher recommendations: Mark Stucker gives us anothe...
YCBK 587: Insights Into How Admission Decisions Are Made That Are Rarely Shared in Public
In this episode you will hear: Results from our 507 listeners are shared (11:06) In the News Andy Strickler shares some more information about AP Test...
YCBK 586: What Do Colleges Want To See In Teacher Recommendations-3 of 3
In this episode you will hear: Kate and Susan answer a question from a mom whose daughter is struggling with her gender identity, and she has been bul...
YCBK 585: All 39 AP Courses Rated As Most Rigorous or Just Rigorous
In this episode you will hear: (03:45) In the News Andy Strickler and Mark Stucker discuss all 39 AP Courses. Andy gives his opinion which ones are th...
YCBK 584: What Do Colleges Want To See In Teacher Recommendations-2 of 3
In this episode you will hear: Mark shares some recommended resources to help families and he also answers a question from a listener. Heath Einstein...
YCBK 583: Two Students Speak Out About Stress, Peer Pressure & College Admissions
In this episode you will hear: (02:07) In the News Andy Strickler and Mark Stucker discuss some trends in college admissions that present challenges t...