YCBK 388: Tips for submitting video submissions to selective colleges
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 [...]
YCBK 387: Six different types of college visits explained
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 [...]
YCBK 386: Mark and Julia discuss and debate essay length and resumes
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 [...]
YCBK 385: Students need to think like admissions officers when completing applications
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:22): Mark and Julia discuss an article by Rick Clark in Georgia Tech’s blog entitled, "College Admissions Is NOT a form. It’s your story!" The article was written on 9/21/2023. (Length 16 minutes) This week’s question (18:00): Lisa and Mark answer a question from Julia [...]
YCBK 384: Is it better to get an A in an easier class or a B in a harder class
Introduction : using speakpipe.com/YCBK you can send in your questions either on Twitter at @YCBKpodcast using the Messages tab or via email at Questions@yourcollegeboundkid.com. Recommended Resource : Recommended Resources for AI by Chris Chilbert https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/28/ai-chatgpt-robots-taking-jobs/. This is the Washington Post article that I referenced. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4573321. This is a link to the Harvard study that I [...]
YCBK 383: What to do when you submit an admission application with an error
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (4:40): Mark and Julia introduce an article entitled, A New Push to Assess “Character” in College Admissions that appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Susan and Mark spend the first 30 minutes talking about a range of admission topics and then they dive in [...]
YCBK 382: How parents can compare their students to transition successfully to college-Part 4 of 4
Introduction: Mark shares which colleges he will not be surprised if they either return to requiring test scores or if they adopt a test recommended official position. How parents can prepare their students for the drastic change from high school to college, an interview with Dr. Andrea Brenner, author of How to College 4 of [...]
YCBK 381: Dartmouth College: An interview with Admission Dean, Lee Coffin-Part 3
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:50): Mark and Susan introduce an article entitled, A New Push to Assess “Character in College Admissions” that appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Susan and Mark spend the first 30 minutes talking about a range of admission topics and then they dive in [...]
YCBK 380: How parents can compare their students to transition successfully to college-Part 3 of 4
In this episode you will hear : https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast How to access our transcripts : To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. [...]
YCBK 379: Dartmouth College: An interview with Admission Dean, Lee Coffin-Part 2
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (28:58): Mark and Susan introduce an article entitled, A New Push to Assess “Character in College Admissions”. Susan and Mark spend the first 30 minutes talking about a range of admission topics and then they dive in and discuss this July 27th Eric Hoover article. [...]
YCBK 378: 3 reasons why test scores are important to admission officers
Introduction : Mark shares something personal that is exhilarating and something personal that is excruciating with the listeners Mark shares three reasons why test scores are important to colleges How parents can prepare their students for the drastic change from high school to college, an interview with Dr. Andrea Brenner, author of How to College [...]
YCBK 377: Dartmouth College: An interview with Admisson Dean, Lee Coffin
In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:37): Mark and Vince discuss an October article that appeared in several Ohio Newspapers entitled, Miami University Cuts Programs Amid Financial Challenges and Low Enrollment-Part 2 of 2 (Length 28 minutes) This week’s question (30:00): Lisa and Mark discuss a Speakpipe question about School Profiles [...]
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