In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News (1:47): Hillary and Mark discuss how being likeable impacts whether a student is admitted or not when their admission file is read. Link to the YCBK listener survey: https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5uUFUxaw3F8 (Length 15 minutes)

This week’s interview: Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE (16:17): Part 2 of 5

• Mark and Peg continue to discuss about six more missed opportunities that are common on both FAFSA and the PROFILE, missing out here can cost you thousands or even tens of thousands a year
• Peg lets us know how common it is for the family to erroneously list a grandparent on the Profile or FAFSA
• Peg explains the difference between FAFSA and the PROFILE
• Peg discusses properly representing your secondary properties
• Peg discusses representing the value of your business
• Peg gives her advice about when to submit these forms
• Peg discusses what she means by “a first come first come school”
• Peg discusses the confusion over school year
• Peg discusses the confusion over the student and the parent in terms of whose FAFSA or Profile is it
• Peg discusses demographic details
• Peg discusses FAFSA-specific missed opportunities, including some new ones now that the FAFSA has been revamped
• Peg discussed the confusion over primary home equity
• Peg discussed divorced, separated and never marrieds and how the FAFSA policy has changed with the New FAFSA
• I share a very real scenario I encountered last year to show just how complicated things can get with divorced, separated and never married families (Length 23 minutes)

Mark’s recommended resource of the week (26:54): College UnMazed, is offering free 90-day digital access to their entire bookshelf to institutions. and CBO’s, to get your free access, contact Dr. Amanda Sterk at info@collegeunmazed.com. Guide to help first year students complete the Common Application- Application guide for first-year students

College Spotlight Interview: Greg Zaiser-VP of Enrollment at Elon University-Understanding Elon University 2 of 2. Part 2-Preview (39:26):

• Greg talks about the Elon endowment
• Greg talks about the performing arts program at Elon
• Great talks about some exceptional Elon programs that fly under the radar, but the faculty and the results are outstanding for these majors
• Greg talks about the 3 programs that Elon is best known nationally for
• Greg talks about how all of Elon’s programs are open to all students
• Greg talks about the accelerated pathways programs Elon offers and he talks about how they are growing at Elon
• Greg shares what Elon needs to work on being an even better school
• Greg talks about Elon’s low tuition, low tuition discount model
• Greg talks about Elon’s strategic plan
• Greg talks about the five areas in the country where Elon has a regional staff member
• Greg goes on the hotseat in the lightning round
• Greg shares what he learned from visiting colleges with his two sons
• Greg shares a hilarious story about his son Luke

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