YCBK35: What Senior Year Grades Count in Admissions
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In this week’s episode…
In the News (3:48) : Anika and Mark discuss an article by Beth Kobliner that talks about how student debt is making way for soaring parent debt, and what you can do about it.
![Beth Kobliner](/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Beth-Kobliner.jpg)
In this week’s book discussion we are in Chapter 35 of 171 Answers (21:33): We are in Chapter 35 of 171 Answers Mark and Anika talk about the senior year grades that selective colleges review and evaluate before making their admissions decisions.
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This week’s question (29:40) is from a mom from Delaware who wants to know if divorced parents can both take out Parent PLUS loans to help their child pay for college.
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Mark interviews Mike Runiewisz, Director of Financial Aid at Washington University in St. Louis (34:50) and they are talking about 16 common mistakes that are made on the FAFSA application.
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Mark’s recommended resource of the week (50:30) is the website publicuniversityhonors.com
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