Interview 273: Kelly Walter - Boston University Part 1YCBK 632: Tips for Submitting a Quality College Resume in Your Application
In this week’s episode you will hear
Mark shares on additional important point about who gets in the most competitive colleges:
Heath Einstein, the chief enrollment officer at TCU-Tips for Submitting a Quality Resume for College : o Heath tells us how a college resume is different from a work-based resume
o Heath tells us what makes an effective resume
o I share with Heath the things I tell students to emphasize in their resumes, and I ask Heath for feedback on whether some of the things I tell students are more important than others
o Heath chimes in on the debate between angular student’s vs well-rounded students and he doesn’t hold back his thoughts on this hot debate
o Heath gives his view of students adding a passport size photo on their resume
o Heath gives his thoughts on how long is too long for a resume
o Heath answers a question from a listener about TCU feels about someone submitting a UT-Austin expanded resume to them
o Heath gives a tip for the UT-Austin expanded resume
o Heath makes a surprising statement about trends he is seeing with class rank
San Diego State interview with two students-Part 1 of 3 :
o Friends, from time to time in this Spotlight, the students say something that is very profound, so I stop and share with you, our listeners, a teachable moment that I hope you don’t miss
o You will hear from one recent SDSU grad, who came across the country to go to SDSU, and one current junior at SDSU who came from Northern California, they introduce themselves and they share their college journey and what led them to select San Diego State
o Lauren and Sophie share what they feel are the best things about San Diego State university
o Sophie and Lauren share what they got involved in while at SDSU
o Lauren and Sophie share what they would change if they were in power.
Recommended Resources : JG Talks: Helping prospective and current college students achieve success
Colleges that allow self reporting of test scores
Colleges that Allow Self-Reporting of SAT and ACT Scores
Great source for questions about finances and college
Edvisors: Financial Aid, Student Loans, Scholarships and Money Management
FAFSA Walkthroughs Mark recommends
Complete FAFSA 2026‑2027 Walkthrough | From Start to Submit
2023-2024 FAFSA Walkthrough Video English
CSS PROFILE Walkthroughs
CSS Profile Walkthrough
MEFA Institute: A Deep Dive into the CSS Profile
Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast.
You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day.
To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses.