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

In this episode you will hear: (08:51) In this week's news segment, an article from Forbes, "The Year's Top Ten Educational Stories" by Michael Nietzel. Mark's lifelong friend, Dr. Williams serves as the co-host for this episode. Mark and Dave discuss the first five of these big higher education news stories in this episode. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2019/12/21/the-years-top-10-higher-education-stories/#8b5ab7941823 (43:03) We are in Chapter 107 of 171 Answers and Mark and Dave discuss, What are the most common mistakes students make on the FAFSA. This book chapter lists 23 of these mistakes and Dave and Mark discuss six of the 23. (51:38) Our question from a mom in California asks, if my child attends a competitive high school and a college reads applications by school groupings, will that hurt my child's chances of admission. Mark answers this as well as two other questions about reading applications by school groupings. (01:12:04) Our interview is with best-selling author and financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz on the topic, How and when you should appeal for more money if your financial aid award doesn't meet your needs. Mark Kantrowitz has served in many impressive roles over the last three decades but he currently is the VP of Research and the Publisher of the website, "savingforcollege.com" In part 1 of our interview, Mark explains his background and he explains where his passion for scholarships and financial aid comes from Mark explains what special circumstances are Mark explains why colleges that charge a lot more are often the ones who are more willing to adjust their aid award Mark talks about some of the expenses that are unlikely to be grounds for a successful appeal for more money Mark talks about the difference between the FAFSA and the PROFILE and how this impacts the aid award a family receives (01:29:23) Mark's recommended resource of the week is Generation Z Unfiltered: Facing Nine Hidden Challenges of the Most Anxious Population by Tim Elmore (01:41:23) College spotlight: Temple University: https://www.temple.edu/ 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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"

In this episode you will hear: (20:37) In this week's news segment, an article from Wall Street Journal, "How to Fix College Admissions"Part 3, 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. We continue by discussing points 8-10. Mark's lifelong friend, Dr. Williams serves as the co-host for this episode. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-fix-college-admissions-11575042980 (54:39) We are in Chapter 106 of 171 Answers and Mark and Dave discuss, What happens if a parent refuses to complete the FAFSA? We also talk about, what happens If a parent refuses to complete the CSS PROFILE? (01:04:15) Our question from a listener asks, if we are concerned about the cost of college, shouldn't we cast a wide net and apply to as many colleges as possible? (01:19:48) Rob talks about how a student should decide between the ROTC scholarship and attending a Service Academy. Rob talks about how some colleges give their own scholarships to ROTC students. I put Robert on the hotwire. (01:29:01) Mark's recommended resource of the week is the book, Generation Z goes to college by Corey Seemiller. (01:40:12) College spotlight: UNC Asheville https://www.unca.edu/ 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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"

In this episode you will hear: (10:45) 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. We continue by discussing points 4-7 the author makes. Next week we will finish the article by discussing points 8-10. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-fix-college-admissions-11575042980 (50:09) We are in Chapter 105 of 171 Answers and Mark shares financial aid questions that single, divorced, and remarried parents might have. Mark and Anika also discuss, how financial aid works for parents who never were married, couples who co-habit together, same sex parents and other living arrangements. (59:47) Our bonus content this week reviews Turning the Tide II: How Parents and High Schools Can Cultivate Ethical Character and Reduce Distress in The College Admissions Process. This major report is the work of the "Making Caring Common" team. It is an outgrowth from the Harvard Graduate School of education. We discussed part 1 of this report about a year ago. When Part 3 (the final part) is released we will include a discussion of these findings as well. The findings are being embraced and at least partially implemented by over 130 college admissions deans and several organizations such as, The Coalition and the Common Application. (01:19:22) Mark continues his interview with Lieutenant Colonel Rob Kirkland in -What you need to know about the ROTC scholarship, Part 2 (01:28:44) Mark's recommended resource of the week is https://www.wikipedia.org/. Mark explains why he trusts Wikipedia and he explains how he uses it in the college process. (01:40:15) College spotlight: Santa Clara University https://www.scu.edu/ 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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"

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. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-fix-college-admissions-11575042980 (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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"

In this episode you will hear: (05:21) In this week's news segment, an article from New York Times, "What Admissions Officers Really Want", by Paul Tough. In Part 2 of our discussion of this excellent article we talk about a study of 150,000 SAT scores that looks at how accurate is the SAT, and when it is inaccurate, who does it hurt. We also look at what "financial-aid optimization counselors" do for the first time in our 103 episodes. These counselors are seldom revealed to the public but our podcast pulls back the curtain and let's you know how the sausage is made. Mark says this may be his favorite article we have ever discussed on the podcast and Mark and Anika encourage our listeners to read the article. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/10/magazine/college-admissions-paul-tough.html (21:44) We are in Chapter 103 of 171 Answers and Mark and Anika discuss Mark's six favorite free resources to get help with the FAFSA. Mark does not believe any listener should have to pay for help with the FAFSA and in this segment, we discuss six excellent free resources from Mark's book. We also share why we like each of these resources. (30:06) This week's question is from Karen from California and she wants to know more about the recent changes to the ACT. Karen is particularly interested in how the Superscoring will work. On October 8th, 2019, the ACT made the biggest announcement we have had since we started our podcast twenty-three months ago. The announcement about all of the changes to the ACT that are coming was quite revelatory, but it also left a lot of questions unanswered. In this segment we discuss a number of updates and clarifications that the ACT has released about the substantial changes to the ACT that go into effect in September. (50:37) Mark interviews admissions officer, Yancie Davis about Macalester college. Yancie returns to us for the second time. Previously, Yancie discussed "non-cognitive variables" and how they impact admission decisions. We do not have a College Spotlight when our interview focuses on doing a deep dive into a particular college. We will resume our College Spotlights in episode 104 when we look at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. (01:06:37) Mark's recommended resource of the week is the resource page of the act.org website that focuses on the changes coming in 2020. These resources include a webinar, infographics and many other tools; here is a link: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/students-and-parents/more-choices-for-the-act-sept-2020.html 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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"

In this episode you will hear: (10:41) In this week's news segment, an article from New York Times, "What Admissions Officers Really Want", by Paul Tough. At the center of this article is the story of Trinity College's enrollment manager, Angel Perez, who is hired with two really big and competing priorities of: building a racially and socially economic diverse student body; and digging the school out of a terrible financial deficit. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/10/magazine/college-admissions-paul-tough.html (26:59) We are in Chapter 102 of 171 Answers and Mark let's us know whether or not wealthy families should complete the FAFSA application. (36:30) This week's question is from Johanna in Pennsylvania and she wants to know how to guide a child who has a learning disability, such as dyslexia, in figuring out what their best college fit. We discuss a number of steps a parent should take when a student has a learning difference and most of what we discuss applies to other learning differences besides dyslexia. Listeners who want to hear more on this topic should go back and listen to episode 73: here is a link: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/2019/06/20/ycbk-73-what-applicants-with-disabilities-should-know/ (45:59) Mark is in the second and final part of his interview with Travis Hornsby, founder of the country's top student loan debt resource: Student Loan Planner, Part 2. (56:13) Mark's recommended resource of the week is another outstanding admissions blog that discusses some of the cutting-edge admission strategies. https://jonboeckenstedt.wordpress.com/ (1:08:48) College spotlight: Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX 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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"

In this episode you will hear: (08:35) In this week's news segment, an article from nitrocollege.com, "Why College Students Should Work, But Only 12 Hours", by Libby Miller. Research done by the Department of Education about working while you are in college. Miller weighs the pros and cons of students working while in college and suggests that students take an honest assessment of their capacity to handle work outside of their college courses. We also look at the various types of work available when you are in college. https://www.nitrocollege.com/blog/should-child-have-job-college (16:37) We are in Chapter 101 of 171 Answers and we're talking through how your child would be considered an independent or dependent student. We go through the tests to let you know whether you are an independent or a dependent student and we debunk a common myth about who is an independent student. (26:31) This week's question is from Karen in CA and she wants to know how to weigh asking teachers who know your child best to write their letters of recommendation, but may not be that experienced in writing in compared to a teacher who is newer and not as proven as a recommendation writer but the newer teacher is the one your student has the better relationship with. (40:40) Mark kicks off his interview with Travis Hornsby, founder of the country's top student loan debt resource: Student Loan Planner, Part 1. (49:41) Mark's recommended resource of the week is one of his absolute favorite admission blogs. https://www.cappex.com/articles. Mark describes the six different sections of this blog. 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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"

In this episode you will hear: Special announcement: We open our podcast by celebrating our 100th episode with a special announcement. You can now listen to all of our interviews as stand alone entities by clicking the following link: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/interviews/ We have also grouped all of our interviews by categories so you can easily access past interviews in areas of interest. Please share this resource with anyone who you feel would benefit from this invaluable resource. Mark also shares 28 guests who are leaders in their fields who have promised to come on our podcast either in 2020 or 2021. (12:29) In this week's news segment, an article from UT News, "Growth in Texas Drives UT Austin Automatic Admission to Top 6 Percent". Due to a mandate by the state, UT Austin began automatic admissions for eligible Texas students in the top 6 percent of their high school graduating class beginning in the summer and fall of 2019. We have talked about admissions by the numbers and we introduce the term, "Formulaic Admissions" but it is the first time we have discussed auto admission through a percent admission plan. It goes to show all of the various ways schools can decide who they will admit. https://news.utexas.edu/2017/09/15/growth-in-texas-drives-automatic-admission-to-top-6-percent/ (21:10) We are in Chapter 100 of 171 Answers and Mark explains what the FAFSA4caster is and how it can be used as a tool for college financial planning. (28:54) Bonus content for this week includes great news on a higher education bill in Congress that impacts millions of families. Mark shares many of the changes and the irony of what prompted these changes to get through Congress. (38:04) Mark has a very special 1-part interview with Rick Clark and Brennan Barnard authors of the recent release: "The Truth about College Admissions". Brennan is the Director of College Counseling at the Derryfield School and he is a prolific writer for the Washington Post, Forbes etc. Rick Clark has ben the Director of Admissions at Georgia Tech for over 15 years. He has also worked in number of other colleges. Both guests return to your show. Brennan was interviewed on episodes 39-41 and Rick was interviewed on episodes 49-51, but they are here to discuss a very exciting book that they co-authored. Some of the questions Rick and Brennan answer in this interview are: How did you meet and how did your friendship emerge? What are you hoping to contribute with this book? Rick shares one area that he and Brennan disagreed on as they wrote the book? Rick and Brennan discuss four main areas that divide families in the college admission process. Mark shares that The Truth About College Admissions is the best book he has read on the topic of not letting wedge issues divide your family through the college admissions process. To order bulk copies at a reduced rate, reach out to Katherine at krm@press.jhu.edu or you can get this excellent book on Amazon. I also strongly encourage you to follow Rick Clark's blog on Twitter (@GT Admissions). Brennan is also a prolific writer and I love to read Brennan's Mindful Admission articles. You follow Brennan (@BarnardBrennan) and you can read his excellent articles in Forbes and in the Washington Post (52:07) Mark's recommended resource of the week is an admission blog that Peter Van Buskirk writes for a company called Scoir. You can access this blog at Scoir.com. I also recommend other resources besides Peter's blog that you can find at Scoir.com 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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"

In this episode you will hear: (07:51) In this week's news segment, an article from New York Times, "As Students Struggle With Stress and Depression, Colleges Act as Counselors", by Brad Wolverton. This article dives into the efforts made by schools to address the increasing need for mental health services for college students. Wolverton shares several examples of how colleges are investing in their counseling staff and resources, forcing many schools to rethink their treatment strategies. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/education/learning/mental-health-counseling-on-campus.html (19:31) We are in Chapter 99 of 171 Answers and we're talking through what you need to know about the very-important FAFSA. Anika and Mark each share five or six important things everyone should know about the FAFSA. (29:49) This week's question is from Gail from New Jersey and she wants to know if it is a bad strategy to apply to one school in the early decision round – and wait for that decision, before applying to other schools. Anika begins by sharing her opinion and then Mark explains his view. Next, Anika and Mark share a bunch of questions we would like to ask Gail that are follow up questions to her question. (43:19) Mark concludes his interview with Emily Griffin, Director of the Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning, at Amherst College in – How can you evaluate and fully utilize a college's career center. (54:47) Mark's recommended resource of the week is the book, "Enough as She Is" by Rachel Simmons. The subtitle is, "How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives". Mark regards this book as one of the most profound books he has read in his life. He does something he has never done before, he implores every parent of a daughter and every college counselor to purchase this book and read this book. (01:08:19) This week's college spotlight light is Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. 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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"

In this episode you will hear: (08:17) In this week's news segment, an article from The Atlantic, "College Admissions Hysteria Is Not the Norm", by Alia Wong. A focus on highly selective schools obscures the experience of the vast majority of American undergraduates. Ms. Wong wrote this piece as a great reminder to us all that the majority of students are not facing the ultra-stressful admissions process in trying to get into highly selective schools – which tends to dominate media headlines. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/04/harvard-uchicago-elite-colleges-are-anomaly/586627/ (27:39) We are in Chapter 98 of 171 Answers we we'll be talking about why the EFC can sometimes say that families need to pay an outrageous amount of money. We talk about all of the reasons why the EFC is a false measure of what a family can actually afford to pay for college. (43:21) This week's question wants to know how boarding schools prepare kids for college. Anika shares her experience having had two kids attend boarding school and Mark shares how boarding schools uniquely prepare students for college but he also discusses some surprising ways in which boarding schools are overrated in their preparation for college. (1:00:39) Mark continues his interview with Emily Griffin, Director of the Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning, at Amherst College in – How can you evaluate and fully utilize a college's career center - Part II. Emily answers the following questions: Is there a demand in the job world for students who get degrees in things like history, English, philosophy, etc. Emily shares the top skills that employers are looking for? How can you evaluate the various career centers as part of my college process? Can you trust the statistics career centers put out about the percentage of students with a job after 6 months? (1:13:27) Mark's recommended resource of the week is Department of Education's Net Price Calculator Center: https://collegecost.ed.gov/net-price (1:27:17) College Spotlight: UAB 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. https://tinyurl.com/YourCollegeBoundKid 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: https://smile.amazon.com/171-Answers-Most-Asked-Admission-Questions/dp/0692953477/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=171+answers&qid=1568305805&s=books&sr=1-1 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"