YCBK 104: How to Fix College Admissions

In this episode you will hear: (07:14) In this week’s news segment, an article from Wall Street Journal, “How to Fix College Admissions”, by Melissa Korn. Korn interviews several groups in the world of college admissions – admissions officers, counselors, parents, students - to identify ways in which the admissions system could be fixed to be more fair to more students. The results are a list of 10 ideas that Korn writes as either easy to implement or as conversation starters. In this Part 1 of what will be a three-part discussion, we discus the first three reasons and chime in with our opinions on two things: Would these changes even be possible and secondly, are they advisable.     (27:44) We are in Chapter 104 of 171 Answers and Mark explains why you might receive a letter requesting verification of your FAFSA information.  We also discuss what to do if you get such a letter and we talk about some of the reasons why students get these letters.   (34:31) This week’s question is from Marion, from West Chester, PA and she is asking why she sees two net price calculators on the same website; Marion wants to know if she needs to complete both of them. (47:09) Mark kicks-off his interview with Lieutenant Colonel Rob Kirkland in -What you need to know about the ROTC scholarship, Part 1   (56:31) Mark’s recommended resource of the week is the book, “the Years that Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks us” by Paul Tough   (01:08:19) College spotlight: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois   Don't forget to send your questions related to any and every facet of the college process to: questions@yourcollegeboundkid.com If you enjoy our podcast, would you please do us a favor and share our podcast both verbally and on social media? We would be most grateful! We are excited to give our listeners a chance to play a role in shaping what topics we discuss, as well as what guests we have on our podcast. You can let your voice be heard by completing this survey. Just put the following link in your browser and give us your honest feedback. We thank you in advance. Every episode of Your College-Bound Kid will align with a chapter from the book 171 Answers to the Most-Asked College Admission Questions. To get a copy go to Amazon and click:   If you want to place a bulk order, you will save money by purchasing this book at 171answers.com. Every penny goes to The Atlanta Mission, a Christian organization that helps over 1000 homeless residents every day.  If you want to see what future episodes will discuss in the book chapter section,  just go to 171answers.com and then click the red button "See exactly what 171 Answers covers"