Podcast Episodes

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (34:20): Julia and Mark discuss, an article by Rick Clark, Admissions VP at Georgia Tech entitled “The Committees and Decisions of College Admission”. This article was written on December 18th, 2023 and it appeared in the Georgia Tech Admissions Blog. (Length 35 minutes) This week’s [...]

Introduction : Mark and Julia answer a question from Cortnie from CONN, she wants to know, should my daughter send her test scores to colleges, if they are high schools at her high school, but low for the colleges she is applying to Mark and Susan just talk about college admissions. They start out talking [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (10:12): Dave and Mark discuss, “Recruiting to Campuses Far, Far Away”, Demographic shifts and funding woes have led a diverse and growing array of colleges to hire recruiters who live and work hundreds of miles from campus. Is it worth it? By Liam Knox, November [...]

Introduction: Mark makes a request to listeners in the Greater LA area Mark and Susan just talk about college admissions. They start out talking about how colleges make admission decisions and move on to other topics. Lynda interviews Soup Campbell, Head of Marketing and Brand at Zeemee-Part 4 of 4 Soup Campbell Interview-Part 4 of [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:14): Julia and Mark discuss a blog article that appeared in College Vine entitled, “Deferred or Waitlisted? How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest". The article was written by 7/28/2023 and it was written by Varun Srinivasan. Julia and Mark share what they agree [...]

Introduction : Mark shares some insights on the FAFSA because the new Simplified FAFSA is now live Mark discusses, which colleges offer Early Decision and why do they offer it. Lynda interviews Soup Campbell, Head of Marketing and Brand at Zeemee-Part 3 of 4 Soup Campbell Interview : Part 3 of 4 Lynda asks Soup [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:48): Julia and Mark discuss a blog article that appeared in College Vine entitled, "Deferred or Waitlisted? How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest." The article was written by 7/28/2023 and it was written by Varun Srinivasan. Julia and Mark share what they agree [...]

Introduction : Mark has a couple announcements about YCBK coming to Raleigh/Durham Mark and Lisa answer a question from Dale from DC about resources to help you know if a college is financially stable Mark answers a question from Robin from Kansas that is also about how to know if a college is financially stable [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:09): Vince and Mark discuss an article that appeared in “The Chronicle of Higher Education” on 9/27/2023 entitled, “The Student List Business is Changing. Will that make student recruitment less equitable”? (Length 31 minutes) This week’s question (33:15): Lisa and Lynda answer a question from [...]

Introduction: Mark has a couple announcements about YCBK coming to Raleigh/Durham Mark shares 7 things he sees parents and students doing when decisions come out that can bring pain to other students Mark and Julia share tips for submitting videos to colleges Lynda interviews Soup Campbell, Head of Marketing and Brand at Zeemee Soup Campbell [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (23:20): Vince shares a number of admission tips for our listeners. Vince and Mark begin a discussion of an article that appeared in “The Chronicle of Higher Education” on 9/27/2023 entitled, The ‘Student List’ Business Is Changing. Will That Make Student Recruitment Less Equitable? (Length [...]

Introduction : Mark has a health update Mark and Julia, discuss and debate, what is the minimum length a college essay should be? Mark and Julia, discuss and debate, when a student should submit an essay and whether to include a photo Lynda interviews Derek Terrell, Director of Engagement for the Coalition of College on [...]