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

In this episode you will hear: (13:40) In this week's "In the news" segment, Mark and Dave discuss a Feb 22nd, 2022 article, by Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed, "Are recommendation letters a Form of Discrimmination"? https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2022/02/22/colleges-consider-whether-recommendations-are-fair (37:00) Mark continues with a bonus content section. Mark shares with Lisa what he believes would surprise our listeners if they were to be a college admissions officer. Part 3 of 3 (01:16:10) Our interview is with two MIT admission officers (Chris Peterson and Kellen Manning) who also have other roles at MIT. Chris aka Petey and Kellen provide great insights into "what can a student learn from a college's social media presence". Part 2 of 2 (01:25:56) Our recommended resource for episode 217 is The Twitter feed of the VP of Enrollment at Oregon State: Jon Boeckenstedt: @jonboeckenstedt.com (01:34:07) Our college Spotlight is Franklin and Marshall College (F & M) https://www.fandm.edu/ To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that we will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple's search feature so others can find our podcast. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCauBgityVXVHRQUjvlIRfYrMWWdHarB9DMQGYL0472bNxrw/viewform If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340 or email Lisa at lisa@schoolmatch4u.com. All they ask is that you review their services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

(12:05) In this week's "In the news" segment, Dave returns and Mark and Dave discuss a Feb 14th, 2022 article, by Brennan Barnard of Forbes, "Things that make yuo go Hmmm. Brennan Barnard interviews many admission leaders and college counselors in attempt to explain some rather bizarre things that are happening in the world of college admissions. These admission and counseling leaders provide some sage advice for us all. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brennanbarnard/2022/02/14/college-admission-things-that-make-you-go-hmmm/?sh=553fbd54aa02 (36:50) Mark continues with a bonus content section that will run over the next three weeks. Mark shares with Lisa what he believes would surprise our listeners if they were to be a college admissions officer. Part 2 of 3 (01:10:00) Our interview is with two MIT admission officers (Chris Peterson and Kellen Manning) who also have other roles at MIT. Chris aka Petey and Kellen provide great insights into "what can a student learn from a college's social media presence". In this interview, Petey and Kellen discuss the following: Petey and Kellen give their backstory They discuss how MIT uniquely uses (or doesn't use) blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube They also discuss three other powerful forums that often go overlooked: Discord, Reddit, and Quora Petey and Kellen give their perspective on whether forums like Reddit are valuable forums that they would encourage students or parents to frequent Kellen and Petey answer the question, how can a student discern the jewels from the junk in social media platforms Petey and Kellen give their advice to high school students' on how they should manage their own social media accounts Kellen and Petey discuss whether they look up students social media presence when reaching their files?  (01:18:00) Our recommended resource for episode 216 is "The Slice" by Applerouth (see applerouth.com). It is a great college admissions blog but it is also a place to learn about up and coming college admissions webinars. Instead of me talking about the Slice, Applerouth's own, Emma Vigneault to present the Slice to our listeners. (01:27:54) Our college Spotlight is College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. This is part 2 of 2 https://wooster.edu/ To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that we will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple's search feature so others can find our podcast. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCauBgityVXVHRQUjvlIRfYrMWWdHarB9DMQGYL0472bNxrw/viewform If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340 or email Lisa at lisa@schoolmatch4u.com. All they ask is that you review their services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

In this episode you will hear: (12:32) In this week's "In the news" segment, Dave has the week off to celebrate his birthday, but Vince Garcia and Mark discuss a Feb 14th, 2022 article, by Frances Dinkelspiel of Berkleyside, "UC Berkeley must slash new enrollment by one third unless high court intervenes. Vince and Mark discuss why the court ruled against Berkeley. They look at whether the problems caused by Berkeley having too many students are real? They also speculate where is this going and what implications does this ruling have? https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/02/14/uc-berkeley-enrollment-drop-court-of-appeal-ruling (49:24) Mark starts a bonus content section that will run over the next three weeks. Mark shares with Lisa what he believes would surprise our listeners if they were to be a college admissions officer. Part 1 of 3 (01:32:58) Our interview is part 3 of 3 of Mark's interview with Mark Salisbury, the Founder of tuitionfit.org. In this segment, Mark discusses the following: Mark talks about how he gets these aid awards and how he convinces students, parents or counselors to submit their aid awards to Tuition fit Mark talks about the two core principles that Tuitionfit was founded on Mark talks about the mechanics of how an interested student or parent creates an account and what are the next steps Mark talks about how Tuitionfit safeguards for authenticity and for privacy of this highly confidential information Mark shares what a parent gets in return for sharing their student's aid awards with Tuitionfit (01:42:00) Our recommended resource for episode 216 is the The Future U podcast. Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn discuss what's next for higher ed and talk with the newsmakers you want to hear from most (01:50:24) Our college Spotlight is College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. This is part 1 of 2 https://wooster.edu/ To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that we will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple's search feature so others can find our podcast. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCauBgityVXVHRQUjvlIRfYrMWWdHarB9DMQGYL0472bNxrw/viewform If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340. All they ask is that you review the services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

In this episode you will hear: (16:40) In this week's "In the news" segment, we discuss a Jan 13th, 2022 article, "How college applicants embellish essays with sob stories and fake patents. The article is by Isabel Vincent and it appeared in the New York Post. Mark and Dave discuss why this is happening and what if anything can be done about it. They also discuss other areas in the application where fraud is occurring. https://nypost.com/2022/01/13/how-college-applicants-embellish-admission-essays/ (31:39) Lisa and Mark answer a question from Shelly from California: How do I know which colleges should I visit? (01:01:44) Our interview is with Mark Salisbury, the Founder of tuitionfit.org. Mark talks about how he gets these aid awards and how he convinces students, parents or counselors to submit their aid awards to Tuition fit Mark talks about the two core principles that Tuitionfit was founded on Mark talks about the mechanics of how an interested student or parent creates an account and what are the next steps Mark talks about how Tuitionfit safeguards for authenticity and for the privacy of this highly confidential information Mark shares what a parent gets in return for sharing their student's aid awards with Tuitionfit (01:17:34) Our recommended resource for episode 214 is the outstanding reference book, "Colleges Worth Your Money"-A Guide to What America's Top Colleges Can Do For You by Andrew Belasco , Dave Bergman and Michael Trivette (01:27:38) Our college Spotlight is Western Michigan University, aka WKU in Kalamazoo, Michigan. https://wmich.edu/ To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that we will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple's search feature so others can find our podcast. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCauBgityVXVHRQUjvlIRfYrMWWdHarB9DMQGYL0472bNxrw/viewform If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340. All they ask is that you review the services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

In this episode you will hear: (11:15) In this week's "In the news" segment, we discuss Ben Paris Jan 31st, 2022 article, "A Test prep persons anaylsis of the new SAT" Mark and Dave have a detailed discussion of all of the changes in this new SAT, and then they share their opinions about whether these changes are good or bad for students. https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2022/01/31/new-sat-will-feature-important-changes-beyond-going-digital-opinion (34:46) Lisa and Mark continue their discussion of the new SAT by answering a question several listeners sent in asking how the test-optional movement will be impacted by the New SAT. (01:03:50) Our interview is with Mark Salibury, the Founder of tuitionfit.org. Mark shares his backstory, he explains what Tution Fit does and he explains why he started Tuition Fit. (01:09:47) Our recommended resource for episode 213 is the website: https://collegeweeklive.com/ This is a great website if you want to have a live virtual chat with an admission officer or if you want to watch great on demand webinars by college admission experts. (01:26:00) Our college Spotlight is with Sylvia Borgo. Sylvia is a UCLA alum, a college counselor and a substitute co-host for YCBK. Sylvia shares six traditions and programs UCLA offers and she also discusses who is NOT a good match for UCLA. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that we will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans is used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple's search feature so others can find our podcast. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCauBgityVXVHRQUjvlIRfYrMWWdHarB9DMQGYL0472bNxrw/viewform If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340. All they ask is that you review the services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

In this episode you will hear: (07:20) In this week's "In the news" segment, we do the big "switcheroo" and Lisa tackles an "in the news" question that was sent in and directed to her. It looks at the Windowless 4500 person dorm that Charlie Munger built at UC-Santa Barbara. We discuss a December 13, 2021 article entitled, "The Munger Dorm is bad, but why" by Aaron Betsky. The article appeared in Architectural Magazine. Aaron Betsky is Director of the School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech and a critic and author of more than a dozen books on art, architecture, and design Lisa and Mark discuss why was it built, what makes it unique and what are the risk factors in building a dorm like this. We also discuss the role of big donors in implementing their plans for a school even when the professional architects disagree with their vision. https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/buildings/the-munger-dorm-is-bad-but-why_o (25:28) Question from a listener For medical schools, is it better to go to a "lower" tier undergraduate school and be at the top of your class vs. going to a school where more of the students are at the child's level (and therefore the student would be in the middle of the pack)? Jennifer from Virginia Dave takes Lisa's role in helping answer the question from a listener. He draws off his experience as a Medical Director and Mark draws off his experience of seeing which students from which schools get in medical schools to answer Jennifer's question. (57:10) Mark interviews Gary Clark, the Dean of undergraduate admissions at UCLA and Gary helps us to understand UCLA. Preview (Part 2/2) Gary and I talk about enrollment of non-resident students who are not from California Gary shares statistical information, such as how many students apply and what the acceptance rate is for nursing and he talks about what UCLA is looking for when they evaluate a nursing applicant. Gary describes what "The Compare Favorably standard is" and he explains how this is measured. Gary answers the question, does test-blind apply to AP and IB tests or only SAT and ACT. I put Gary on the hot seat and we get to know the lighter side of Gary (01:09:05) Our recommended resource for episode 212 is the website https://www.uaspire.org Uaspire is a non-profit with the singular focus on college affordability and removing financial barriers so that every student has an equitable opportunity to attain a post-secondary degree without burdensome debt. Uaspire provides training and resources for students and counselors to help them understand college financial systems and the barriers that keep students from graduating because of money. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans is used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript Feel free to pass this podcast on to others who you feel will benefit, even if they are not a YCBK listener. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCauBgityVXVHRQUjvlIRfYrMWWdHarB9DMQGYL0472bNxrw/viewform If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340. All they ask is that you review the services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

(13:06) In this week's "In the news" segment, we discuss two articles on the same topic, that both came out on January 10th, 2022. The first is by Melissa Korn in the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Yale, Georgetown, other Top Schools illegally collude to limit Student Financial Aid Lawsuit Alleges. The second article is by Ivana Saric of Axios and it is entitled, "Lawsuit alleges top colleges illegally collude to limit student financial aid" Dave and Mark discuss what the lawsuit alleges and Mark explains why he thinks one part of the lawsuit Is bogus but another could pose a serious threat to these college's assertion that they are need-blind. https://www.wsj.com/articles/yale-georgetown-other-top-schools-illegally-collude-to-limit-student-financial-aid-lawsuit-alleges-11641829659 https://www.axios.com/top-colleges-lawsuit-financial-aid-illegally-collude-a30ab056-8fd4-47c2-aa25-ca9644c0dc62.html (31:44) Two Questions from our listeners Living in the Northern VA area, many parents feel when their child is applying to VA highly selective schools (W&M, UVA), there is a bias against NOVA high schools. I've heard from several parents there is a "quota" system and they only let a tiny number in from each high school, even if they are well above the middle 50% of applicants. Have you found this to be true? Jennifer from Virginia How do I select a college? Student from New Jersey (50:17) Mark interviews Gary Clark, the Dean of undergraduate admissions at UCLA and Gary helps us to understand UCLA. Preview (Part 1/2) Gary gives what I call the elevator speech, a high level overview of who UCLA is The approach we take is similar to the approach I just took with Courtney Hatch-Blauvelt and Michael Ireland, 90% of the questions are ones that you sent in, and I ask Gary your questions Gary explains how the comprehensive review process works for applications to UCLA Gary shares a few unique things that UCLA does that some of the otther UC's don't do when they are evaluating an applicant Gary tells us what ELC is and he explains how it works in the UCLA admissions process. Gary discusses whether grade inflation at a particular high school is something they look at, or is an A and A no matter what high school the student is coming from. (01:01:18) Our recommended resource for episode 211 is the website https://www.collegehunch.com/. This website has a wealth of information about the colleges you are visiting and it is very user friendly for accessing by phone. It is great to use in the car when you are visiting colleges. (01:13:52) Mark and Lisa have our 3rd and final debate about whether Connecticut College acted inappropriately by telling a student that they will admit the student if the student will withdraw their test score and apply as a test-optional applicant. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans is used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript Feel free to pass this podcast on to others who you feel will benefit, even if they are not a YCBK listener. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCauBgityVXVHRQUjvlIRfYrMWWdHarB9DMQGYL0472bNxrw/viewform If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340. All they ask is that you review the services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

In this episode you will hear: (18:28) In this week's "In the news" segment, a January, 2022 article in The Hechinger Report, by Jon Marcus "Faced with an existential crisis, some colleges do something that is increasingly rare: ADAPT. Mark and Dave look at the specific changes the colleges in the article made, and they discuss what other colleges can learn from these colleges. They also discuss what the YCBK listeners can apply to their lives from the insights from this article. https://www.pressherald.com/2022/01/02/facing-an-existential-crisis-some-colleges-do-something-increasingly-rare-adapt/ (33:01) It is bonus content week and Lisa guides us through how various theories of decision making can inform students making a choice of which college to attend. This is a great conversation about how subconscious forces can influence all of us in how we make decisions (01:06:00) Mark interviews Gary Clark, the Dean of undergraduate admissions at UCLA and Gary helps demystify how the waitlist works at a place like UCLA. Part 2 of 2 Preview (Part 2/2) Gary explains how so many factors play zero role in influencing the waitlist at a university like UCLA Gary explains the fluidity of the waitlist at UCLA Gary discusses what Summer Melt is and how it impacts the numbers Gary addresses Double Deposits Gary discusses how the admission process varies based on what your college or in some instances, college major is I end with a separate audio file of some info Gary shared with me after our interview (01:11:20) Our recommended resource for episode 210 is the book: "The Introvert's Complete Career Guide: From Landing a Job, to Surviving, Thriving, and Moving on Up" by Jane Finkle. The book provides great advice for how the introvert can get ahead in her/his career. (01:23:45) The college Spotlight is: The University of Missouri (https://missouri.edu/), Part 2 of 2 To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans is used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript Feel free to pass this podcast on to others who you feel will benefit, even if they are not a YCBK listener. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340. All they ask is that you review the services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

In this episode you will hear: (19:34) In this week's "In the news" segment, a August 19th, 2021 article in Forbes, by Brennan Barnard "the admission double standard" Mark and Dave discuss how it is not uncommon for the admission officers to expect something of students that they do not apply to themselves. Dave and Mark discuss why this happens and what you can do about it. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brennanbarnard/2021/08/19/the-college-admission-double-standard/?sh=67f4234a45e6 (40:44) Mark and Lisa answer two questions, one from a student in Wisconsin an and one from a parent from Illinois: Question 1 How do I know what to do on a college visit? Will from Wisconsin? Question 2 Mark- you offered an amazing session to Old Saint Patrick families last year. I have been listening to your podcast ever since. My question has to do with merit scholarships. Most school websites indicate that income, financial need, etc. do not play into the decision- for example, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Is this real or imaginary? Thank you!, Mary Claire, Illinois (01:05:02) Mark interviews Gary Clark, the Dean of undergraduate admissions at UCLA and Gary helps demystify how the waitlist works at a place like UCLA. Preview (Part 1/2) Gary gives his backstory, including where he grew up and the various colleges he worked at Gary explains the admissions statistics for UCLA for the class of 2025 Gary explains the mechanics of how the waitlist works In part 1 one, Gary explains a few reasons why you can start out with what you think is a long waitlist and immediately it can get whittled down Gary explains some of the unknowns (01:11:58) Our recommended resource for episode 209 is the book: "Crush Your Test Anxiety" by Ben Bernstein. The book gives practical advice on how you can conquer the anxieties that keep you from achieving your peak performance on tests. (01:19:33) The college Spotlight is: The University of Missouri (https://missouri.edu/), Part 1 of 2 To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans is used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript Feel free to pass this podcast on to others who you feel will benefit, even if they are not a YCBK listener. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340. All they ask is that you review the services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

In this episode you will hear: (08:20) In this week's "In the news" segment, a November 1st, 2021 article in the Hechinger Report, by Jon Marcus "From Google ads to NFL sponsorships: Colleges spends billions at marketing themselves to attract students" Mark and Dave discuss how much they are spending, where they are spending their money and why they are spending so much money. They also discuss whether this is a prudent or imprudent use of their resources. https://hechingerreport.org/with-competition-up-enrollment-down-colleges-are-spending-billions-on-marketing-and-advertising/ (34:26) Mark and Lisa discuss a question that three listeners sent in to us: Why would Connecticut College tell a student with a 1320 on the SAT, that they will admit the student if they withdraw their test score. Mark and Lisa debate whether Conn College crossed an inappropriate line by doing this. Mark and Lisa got really immersed in this debate, with each side having points they wanted to make, so they turned this into a multiple part answer. This is part 2. (57:03) Mark interviews Lynda Doepker, a parent and podcast listener about how she strategically used parent college Facebook groups to learn more about the colleges her daughter is applying to. (Part 2 of 2) (01:07:00) Our recommended resource for episode 208 is the website: "lesshighschoolstress.com". Mark shares why this website was created and how it is designed to reduce the unhealthy stress in the college process. (01:19:20) The college Spotlight is: Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee (https://new.sewanee.edu/) Part 2 of 2 To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under "the Listen to our podcast icons" Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans is used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript Feel free to pass this podcast on to others who you feel will benefit, even if they are not a YCBK listener. 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! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340. All they ask is that you review the services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/