YCBK 524: What Are The Hardest 32 Public Colleges To Get Admitted To
Introduction : Mark shares how the SAT offering the new September SAT offers up some opportunities in their test prep calendar. This does not mean to imply everyone should take the SAT, but most of our listeners will take the SAT, so here is some advice. Mark shares the importance of having a balanced list, [...]
YCBK 523: Changes In How Admissions Decisions Are Being Made Due to Financial Pressures
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:05): Andy Strickler shares some of the changes admissions offices are making due to financial pressures. (Length 14 minutes) This week’s question (16:34): Mark and Hillary talk about the things you should not do when attending a college fair. (Length 25 minutes) This week’s interview [...]
YCBK 522: What Should 9th, 10th and 11th Graders, and their Parents Be Doing Now
Introduction : Mark Stucker shares when a student and parent should complete the portions of the college application process that are the most time consuming. Mark interviews Rob Franek, Editor and Chief of the Princeton Review on the Latest “College Hopes and Worries” Survey - Preview of Part 2: Rob talks about the responses from [...]
YCBK 521: The Do’s and the Don’ts When Attending a College Fair
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (5:44): Andy Strickler breaks a lot of news in this 3-part discussion, part 1 looks at how college’s are handling the backlash against DEI initiatives (Length 23 minutes) This week’s question (28:30): Mark and Hillary talk about the things you should do when attending a [...]
YCBK 520: What Has Students & Parents Worried When It Comes To College
Introduction : Mark Stucker shares what parts of the college application process are the most time-consuming. Mark interviews Rob Franek, Editor and Chief of the Princeton Review on the Latest “College Hopes and Worries” Survey - Preview of Part 1 : Rob shares how the survey was done Rob tells us what students and parents [...]
YCBK 519: What Employers Look For When Making Hiring Decisions
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (6:05): Lisa and Mark share and discuss a powerful letter from a mom and a daughter about how they almost fell into the “College Admission Trap” (Part 2 of 2) (Length 29 minutes) This week’s question (35:33): Mark and Susan Discuss whether a student led [...]
YCBK 518: 15 Changes in Admissions to Expect in 2025 and 2026
Introduction : Mark Stucker gives his opinion on 15 changes he is expecting in admissions due to the financial pressure colleges are facing. Mark interviews Kathleen deLaski, Founder of the Education Design Lab. Preview of Part 5: Kathleen explains what she means when she says, “we need to fix and disrupt” college education Kathleen gives [...]
YCBK 517: A Mom Shares How She Almost Fell Into “The College Admissions Trap”
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (7:22): Lisa and Mark share and discuss a powerful letter from a mom about how she almost fell into the “College Admission Trap” (Length 21 minutes) This week’s question (28:22): Mark and Hillary discuss the importance of a college being able to predict who will [...]
YCBK 516: Forbes College Financial Grades Reveal Stable vs Struggling Colleges
Introduction : Mark discusses new changes to the Common App, and then he gives he describes Forbes College Financial Grades, a tool you cn use to know which colleges are stable financially and which colleges are struggling financially? Mark interviews Kathleen deLaski, Founder of the Education Design Lab. Preview of Part 4 : Kathleen and [...]
YCBK 515: After You Hit Submit, “What Else Do You Need To Do”?
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:56): A mom asks a very important question, Should you ever skip optional questions. Hillary and Mark start out discussing this question but they bounce around and cover a lot of topics including, about 15 minutes discussing “why it is so important for a college [...]
YCBK 514: When Should My Student Start The College Process
Introduction : Mark answers a Speakpipe QFL from a listener who wants to know when my student should start the college process? Mark answers a second question, Any advice to give us hope with the new administration with all of the changes they are making? Mark interviews Kathleen deLaski, Founder of the Education Design Lab [...]
YCBK 513: Is It Ever A Bad Idea To Submit A Test Score That Is Too High
In this week's episode you will hear In the News : N/A This week’s question (1:56): A mom asks a very important question, How can I know if a college is genuinely caring about all kids but especially about an unorganized student? Lisa Rouff and Lynda Doepker answer this question. (Length 41 minutes) This week’s [...]
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