YCBK 118: “The Big If” Will colleges return to residential education in the fall

In this episode you will hear: (20:38) In this week’s news segment, an article from Lilah Burke of Inside Higher Ed, “The Big If’. The article looks at how colleges are beginning to telegraph what their plans are for the fall. Mark and Dave discuss the five main different approaches that colleges are planning on taking for the fall. Mark and Dave discuss each of these five approaches and they give their thoughts on each approach.   (49:11) We are in Chapter 118 of 171 Answers and Mark explains the history and context of the Pell Grant. Mark shares how individuals qualify and disqualify for the funding.  The answer may surprise you.   (01:10:15) This week’s question is from Eric in CO and he wants to know how involved he should be in selecting the colleges that his child applies to. Mark and Anika have a robust discussion about the appropriate role and the inappropriate role for parents in selecting the college list for their kids.   (01:26:33) Mark continues his interview with Vincent Garcia, TITLE: Understanding the 23 Colleges in the California State University System, Part II   I ask Vince if CSU schools can compete with UC schools at matriculating students Vince and I talk about the graduation rates at the CSU schools Vince talks about what it means for a campus to have a lot of impacted majors and what should you do when the programs you are interested in are impacted We talk about the advantages of starting out at community college if you want to go to a CSU or a UC school or the private California colleges   (01:37:48) We have 3 recommended resources this week: and     and   The first resource is a link to help you access IPEDS data that you can use to assess the financial health of each school. The second resource is a huge online college fair and conference from May  4th through May 6th. The final resource is a list of test optional schools that is being updated daily.   (01:47:09) College Spotlight: University of Arizona  ()   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, so please send us your ideas for college spotlights, articles for discussion and recommended resources. 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"