YCBK 481: Tips for Students When An Admission Officer Comes To Visit Your High School
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (3:29): Julia and Mark discuss an Inside Higher Ed Article by Liam Knox, entitled, “Higher Ed’s Antitrust Problem’ (Length 23 minutes) This week’s question (26:48): Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener, and they share tips for when an admission officer comes to [...]
YCBK 480: What NACAC’s State of College Admission Report Reveals About How Admission Decisions Are Made
Mark and Susan discuss the history of NACAC and Susan shares what stood out to her at the NACAC conference. Mark interviews David Hawkins of NACAC, about factors 5-15 of the things that matter the most when admission decisions are made. : Rank these from 1 to 30 according to what is most important to [...]
YCBK 479: Who Should My Student Ask To Write Her/His Teacher Recommendations?
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:48): How does a transcript get to the colleges and whose responsibility is it to get the transcript to the colleges (Length 18 minutes) This week’s question (19:50): Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener, and they discuss who a student should ask [...]
YCBK 478: How Canadian Universities are Different From American Universities
Mark explains how Canadian universities are different from American universities: Rank these from 1 to 30 according to what is most important to you in a college Area Surrounding the College Campus Beauty- Campus is contained, protected, and distinct from the area outside the campus Campus Setting (large city, small city, suburban, college town, remote) [...]
YCBK 477: Do You Need to Tell A College If You Drop a Course In the Middle of The 12th Grade
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:20): Mark and Julia discuss whether a student needs to tell a college if they drop a course in the senior year after reporting that they would be taking the course in the 12th grade? (Length 6 minutes) This week’s question (8:22): Our Roundtable is [...]
YCBK 476: 7 Reasons Colleges Are Under Attack And They Fear Their Enrollment Is Going To Decline
Mark explains the different versions of Direct Admissions. Direct Admissions had so much buzz at the NACAC conference.: Rank these from 1 to 30 according to what is most important to you in a college Area Surrounding the College Campus Beauty- Campus is contained, protected, and distinct from the area outside the campus Campus Setting [...]
YCBK 475: Do Colleges See Your Senior Year Grades When They Make Admission Decisions
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (3:36): Mark and Julia discuss whether colleges see your senior year grades when they made admissions decisions (Length 14 minutes) This week’s question (17:26): Our Roundtable is back; this time it is Hillary Dickman, Vince Garcia, Susan Tree and Mark Stucker and they answer a [...]
YCBK 474: Direct Admissions Is Spreading Rapidly But There Are So Many Versions of Direct Admissions
Introduction : Mark explains the different versions of Direct Admissions. Direct Admissions had so much buzz at the NACAC conference. Rank these from 1 to 29 according to what is most important to you in a college: Area Surrounding the College Campus Beauty- Campus is contained, protected, and distinct from the area outside the campus [...]
YCBK 473: Why Is The Common App Asking My Student About Her Future Plans After College
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (10:50): Mark and Julia discuss SlideRoom, what is it and what tips do we have for students using SlideRoom? (Length 11 minutes) This week’s question (21:40): Our Roundtable is back; this time it is Hillary Dickman, Vince Garcia, Susan Tree and Mark Stucker and they [...]
YCBK 472: If a College Doesn’t Use Test Scores In Decisions, Does it Hurt To Send High Scores
Introduction : Mark answers a question from a high school senior, if I did very well on my test scores and I am applying to colleges that do no use tet scores, is it okay if I let them know my scores in a clever way; Erin Wolfe, 18 Reasons why aid awards are all [...]
YCBK 471: How To Know If A College Your Student Is Interested In Is Struggling Financially
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (6:50): Mark and Julia discuss why some colleges are moving away from requirinteacher recommendations. (Length 22 minutes) This week’s question (28:10): Our Roundtable is back; this time it is Hillary Dickman, Vince Garcia, Susan Tree and Mark Stucker and they answer a question, how can [...]
YCBK 470: 17 Reasons Why What a Student Is Asked To Pay Varies So Much From College to College-Part 2
Introduction: Mark shares a tip about applying Early Action. Mark lists the top California colleges that stood out in 20 categories. Mark interviews Erin Wolfe - Part 2-Preview: Friends, part 2 is going to really get deep in the weeds on how financial aid works as Erin continues to give reasons why if a student [...]
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