YCBK 658: Is Getting a Liberal Arts or Humanities Degree Very Risky In This Job Market
In this week's episode you will hear This week’s question : Susan Tree joins Mark to take a very thoughtful question from Katie who wants to know if we think it is just too risky to get a liberal arts or humanities degree when STEM degrees lead to higher pay. This week’s interview : Mark [...]
YCBK 657: My Student Is Not Excited About Going To College: What do I do?
In this week's episode you will hear This week’s question (5:28): Guest host Chris Teare joins Mark to discuss a question from a mom who doesn’t know what to do because her student is not excited to go to college. Mark shares an An Admissions Tip, An Admissions Vernacular and a Big Number (Length 26 [...]
YCBK 656: How Do I Get a Spike, so I Can Be a Competitive Applicant for Selective Colleges
In this week's episode you will hear This week’s question : Carter and Mark take a question from Ben, a 10th grader in Texas. Ben wants to know how he can get a spike so he can be competitive in the most selective colleges? This week’s interview : Mark reads an article from the Chronicle [...]
YCBK 655: Why is it Hard to Get a Straight Answer: Are My Test Scores Are Good Enough?
In this week's episode you will hear This week’s question #1 (3:06): Mark answers a question from a listener about, how to know if your test scores are good enough? (Length 18 minutes) This week’s question #2 (21:48): Hilary and Mark take a second question from a listener about whether a poor grade can be [...]
YCBK 654: Why Admissions Has Been the “Wild Wild West” Since 2019
Introduction : Updates on our YouTube Channel Christina Lopez discuss “double deposits”, what are they, whey they occur and are they wrong? Mark reads an article from the Chronicle of Higher Ed about the “Higher Ed Budget Crunch” Mark and Christina discuss what is keeping chief enrollment officers up at night. They discuss how the [...]
YCBK 653: Are My Test Scores Good Enough To Submit to a Test-Optional Selective College
In this week's episode you will hear Introduction (7:42) : Mark and and Chris answer a question from Dave about whether to submit your test scores to a selective test-optional college Mark reads an article from the Chronicle of Higher Ed about the “Higher Ed Budget Crunch” (Length 27) This week’s question (33:24): Mark and [...]
YCBK 652: Correcting Misunderstandings about the University of Chicago
In this week's episode you will hear Introduction : Mark shares an important video he will be adding to the Your College-bound Kid YouTube channel in the next few months. Mark reads an article from the Chronicle of Higher Ed about the “Higher Ed Budget Crunch” This week’s interview (5:25): ) Mark interviews Micki Meyer, [...]
YCBK 651: The Importance of the First Six Weeks of the Freshman Year-2 of 3
In this week's episode you will hear Introduction : Mark gives an update on Your College-Bound Kid, YouTube Mark reads an article from the Chronicle of Higher Ed about the “Higher Ed Budget Crunch” This week’s question (18:38) : Carter Delloro joins Mark to answer a question from a listener about what an 8th grader [...]
YCBK 650: The Importance of the First Six Weeks of the Freshman Year!
In this week's episode you will hear Introduction : We play several comments that listeners sent in about what is grinding their gears and Mark shares his thoughts on their messages Mark shares a major announcement about a change that is coming to Your College-Bound Kid Mark reads Part 5 of 11 articles the Chronicle [...]
YCBK 649: How To Use A Game to Help You Successfully Transition to College
In this week's episode you will hear Introduction : We play several comments that listeners sent in This week’s question : Hilary joins Mark to discuss how, being interested in a major that a college does not offer can impact your admission decision. Mark and Hilary does 3/2 programs. Mark reads Part 4 of 11 [...]
YCBK 648: Can AO Tell if Parent’s Fingerprints are on the Student’s Activities & Essays
In this week's episode you will hear Introduction : Susan joins mark to answer a follow-up question about whether a student without impressive extracurricular activities that they will be bringing to their college can get in a selective college Financial Crisis - The Chronicles for Higher Ed : Mark reads Part 3 of 11 articles [...]
YCBK 647: Dean Christina Lopez Explains A Major Change for Colleges Coming In July
In this week's episode you will hear Introduction: Mark reads Part 2 of 11 articles the Chronicle for Higher Ed released o the dire financial crisis colleges face This week’s question (10:25): Christina Lopez and Mark discuss a question from a listener about the Parent Plus loan changes Mark explains new creative and aggressive recruiting [...]
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