Podcast Episodes

Podcast Episodes2023-02-16T22:04:47-05:00

YCBK 498: Demystifying The Role College Major Plays For College Applicants

Introduction : Mark takes a look at the different role college major plays at a half a dozen schools he recently visited including: The University of Georgia, Pomona College, Cal Poly SLO, Virginia Teach, Santa Clara University and the University of Virginia Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, “Debunking Myths about Generation [...]

January 11, 2025|

YCBK 497: How Can I Know How To Win Scholarships To Make College Affordable

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (4:10): Julia and Mark discuss an article “How to Solve Campus Parking Problems Without Adding More Parking? The article appeared on March 26th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was written by Daniel Kenney (Length 12 minutes) This week’s question (16:52): Hillary [...]

January 11, 2025|

YCBK 496: 4 Reasons Why So Many States Are Launching Direct Admission Plans

Introduction: Mark shares four reasons why so many states are launching Direct admit, top 10 percent plans. Mark also shares more than 15 states that have launched these plans in recent years, usually in 2023 or 2024. Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, “Debunking Myths about Generation Z” : Preview of Part [...]

December 30, 2024|

YCBK 495: What To Do If I am Denied, An Interview with Rick Clark, Georgia Tech

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (3:22): Susan and Lisa discuss an article “Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking? The article appeared on Nov 12th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was co-written by Jack Stripling. Part 2 of 2 Is Loneliness as Bad for Students [...]

December 28, 2024|

YCBK 494: Common Mistakes Students Make When Selecting Their HS Courses

Introduction : Mark answers two Speakpike questions from listeners about high school rigor, especially when it comes to foreign language courses. Mark also shares a conversation he had with an admission officer when he was at the College of William & Mary Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, “Debunking Myths about Generation [...]

December 28, 2024|

YCBK 492: 30 Things To Rank When Building Your College List

Introduction: Mark interviews Jin Chow - Preview Part 3 : Jin explains why they do not allow parents to join their sessions Jin answers the objection, aren’t your statistics about college admissions inflated because you attract a pool of very strong applicants so you have selection bias built into your applicant pool Jin answers the [...]

December 20, 2024|

YCBK 491: How Do I Get A Job In College Admissions

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:50): Julia and Mark discuss an article that was co-written Matt Barnum and Douglas Belkin that appeared in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Trump Gears Up for Assault on Wokeness With Education Overhaul; the article appeared on Nov 11th, 2024, (Length 16 minutes) This week’s [...]

December 13, 2024|

YCBK 489: An Experienced VP Speaks Out About the Pressure Admission Leaders Face

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:10): Julia and Mark discuss an article by Eric Hoover that appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, “Letters to the Admission Profession” the article appeared on Nov 12th, 2024, (Length 18 minutes) This week’s question (20:20): Susan and Mark discuss a question from [...]

December 7, 2024|

YCBK 487: States are Covering Less College Costs; Who is Picking Up The Bill?

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:50): Julia and Mark discuss an article by Eric Hoover from the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, “States Are Taking on Fewer College Costs. Who is Picking Up the Bill” the article appeared in Higher Ed Dive on Nov 5th, 2024, and it was written [...]

November 30, 2024|

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