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YCBK 95: 5 Reasons Why College Costs are Skyrocketing

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (7:40) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Wall Street Journal, “Welcome to College Now Take a Year […]

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YCBK 94: Cost of Attendance and Why It is Important!

November 17, 2019November 24, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (6:59): In this week’s news segment, an article from Bloomberg, “The Coming College Enrollment Bust”, by Justin Fox. Economists predict […]

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YCBK 93: How to Not Go Crazy from the Admissions Process

November 10, 2019November 19, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (11:45): An article from Wall Street Journal, “Colleges Rethink Athletic Special Admissions in Wake of Indictments”, by Melissa Korn and […]

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YCBK 92: What is the Media Not Saying About College Admissions?

October 31, 2019November 19, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (3:40): an article from New York Times, “ACT Change Will Allow Students to Retake Individual Sections”, by Anemona Hartocollis. Starting […]

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YCBK 91: Why the buzz about the Coalition for College?

October 25, 2019October 29, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (6:32): An article from The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Welcome to the Wild West: The Competition for College Applicants Just […]

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YCBK 90: Do Colleges Know Where Else Your Child Applies

October 17, 2019October 29, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (5:25): In this week’s news, an article from Insider Higher Ed, “Judge Upholds Harvard’s Admissions Policies”, by Scott Jaschik. Federal […]

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YCBK 89: What are the Differences Between AP Courses and IB courses?

October 11, 2019October 29, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (5:44): An article from Business Insider, “9 Ways College is Different for Millennials Than it Was for Previous Generations”, by […]

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YCBK88: Do Colleges Evaluate Your Child’s High School?

October 3, 2019October 29, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (4:51): In this week’s news, an article from Wall Street Journal, “Fed Says Student Debt Has Hurt the U.S. Housing […]

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YCBK 87: How do Admissions Committees Make Decisions

September 27, 2019October 29, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (6:12): In this week’s news, an article from savingforcollege.com, “Surge in Number of Colleges Cutting Tuition”, by Mark Kantrowitz. Between […]

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YCBK 86: When Should You Start the Admissions Process?

September 20, 2019October 29, 2019 Mark

In this week’s episode you will hear In the News (04:16): an article from the University Gazette, “Study Finds that More AP Classes May Not Be Better”. University of NC […]

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