Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews

In this episode you will hear: (13:15) Kate Stricklan from CU Boulder and Susan Tree discuss takeaways from the NACAC conference and they share insights into file reading. (33:54) Mark Stucker and Hillary Dickman discuss some takeaways from the Case Studies, there focus is on key insights we hoped the listeners didn't miss that give students and parents insights into how admissions decisions are m...

In this episode you will hear: (01:50) In the News Lynda and Mark discuss why they are seeing so much interest in Early Decision to the University of Chicago this year (30:52) Interview with Daniel Chambliss, author of the book, "How College Works" Part 4 of 4 § Dan talks about the importance of motivation § Dan explains what you can do to as a professor to bring out the best in students § Dan tal...

In this episode you will hear: Kate Stricklan shares her background and then Susan and Kate discussed some of the hot topics college counselors and admission officers were discussing at the recent NACAC conference in Columbus, Ohio. This is your chance to see how admissions committees make decisions. Read the admissions file for Layla on the Yourcollegeboundkid.com website under the resources tab...

In this episode you will hear: (01:56) In the News Hilary and Mark discuss some new ways that were revealed at the recent Slate conference that AI is being used in college admissions (38:04) Interview with Daniel Chambliss, author of the book, "How College Works" Part 3 of 4 § Dan talks about the importance of mentorship, but he talks about what works and what doesn't work § Dan talks about the im...

In this episode you will hear: Mark answers a queston from a listener about whether playing a varsity sport in college hurts you from getting a job after college. This is your chance to see how admissions committees make decisions. Read the admissions file for Layla on the Yourcollegeboundkid.com website under the resources tab and then either watch the committee discussion, or listen to it If you...

In this episode you will hear: (02:00) Question from a Listener Vince and Mark answer a question from a listener about the lawsuit against Early Decision. Vince and Mark answer this by discussing a recent article on this topic. (30:34) Interview with Daniel Chambliss, author of the book, "How College Works" Part 2 of 4 § Dan about the importance of your peer group § Dan talks about ideas colleges...

In this episode you will hear: (09:18) Lisa and Lynda discuss Lisa's recent visit to the University of New Hampshire (31:42) A student at Berry College who is considering law school, asks a few questions about law school. Jon and Jeff, our two law school partners answer the question This is your chance to see how admissions committees make decisions. Read the admissions file for Allen Landon on th...

In this episode you will hear: (02:08) Question from a Listener Hilary and Mark answer a question from a student from mom from suburban Philly and she wants to know how colleges read athletes that won't play at their college. Hilary and Mark also discuss our thoughts on passion projects. (36:07) Brand new interview with Daniel Chambliss, author of the book, "How College Works" Part 1 of 4 § Dan gi...

In this episode you will hear: This is your chance to see how admissions committees make decisions. Read the admissions file for Alana Anderson on the Yourcollegeboundkid.com website under the resources tab and then either watch the committee discussion, or listen to it Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey: https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5uUFUxaw3F8 Speakpipe.com/YCB...

In this episode you will hear: (06:10) Question from a Listener Hilary and Mark answer a question from a student from rural Kentucky and then Hilary and Mark discuss whether a student needs to talk about academics in their Personal Statement (21:00) Our Roundtable is back. Susan, Julia, Hilary and Mark discuss the Secondary School Report, what is it and how does it factor into admission decisions-...

In this episode you will hear: Mark shares two admissions tips from students and he discusses Cal Tech's new test score policy. Lisa leads a panel discussion of five parents, all listeners of YCBK. The parents open up and reveal the pressure their student faces at school to go to an elite college. Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey: https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5...

In this episode you will hear: (02:42) In the News Vince joins Mark to discuss an article that ran in the Duke Chronicle about Duke admitting 50 students off the waitlist in August. Vince and Mark discuss why this is happening and whether it is happening at other colleges Mark continues to share insights from an article that the Chronicle of Higher Education Ran Entitled, "The Money Problem No Col...

In this episode you will hear: Mark shares two major decisions that were revealed this week, one is about the legality of withholding NIH funding, and the other one is about College Board's Landscape product Lisa leads a panel discussion of five parents, all listeners of YCBK. The parents open up and reveal the pressure their student faces at school to go to an elite college. Here is a link for ou...

In this episode you will hear: In the News (05:52) Hilary joins Mark to discuss whether a student should make their eating disorder the subject of their Personal Statement Mark continues to share insights from an article that the Chronicle of Higher Education Ran Entitled, "The Money Problem No College Can Escape" (40:59) Our Roundtable is back. Susan, Julia, Hilary and Mark discuss the Secondary...

In this episode you will hear: Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa; Bob has 50 years' experience in admissions and enrollment management, and he shares his insights with us 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney-Part 5 of 5 We end this episode with Jon Wishnia's wife, Sophie Wests new solo that was just released on Spotify, "Note To Self" Here is a link for our new...

In this episode you will hear: (02:00) In the News Vince joins Mark to discuss a NYT Article entitled, "Columbia and Brown Share Race and Admissions Data in Trump Deal" Mark continues to share insights from an article that the Chronicle of Higher Education Ran Entitled, "The Money Problem No College Can Escape" (38:18) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Part 5 o...

In this episode you will hear: Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa; Bob has 50 years' experience in admissions and enrollment management, and he shares his insights with us 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney-Part 4 of 5 Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey: https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5uUFUxaw3F8 Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method...

In this episode you will hear: (01:55) In the News Mark continues to share insights from an article that the Chronicle of Higher Education Ran Entitled, "The Money Problem No College Can Escape" (14:22) Question from a listener Lisa and Lynda answer a question from an applicant who wants to know what a stealth applicant is? (22:23) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PRO...

In this episode you will hear: Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa; Bob has 50 years' experience in admissions and enrollment management, and he shares his insights with us Mark makes some comments about the new LinkedIn College rankings 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney-Part 3 of 5 Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey: htt...

In this episode you will hear: (04:08) In the News Vince and Mark discuss a August 6th article that ran in the Stanford Daily, Stanford's newspaper about how Stanford will continue supporting legacy admissions, despite the California law that passed to outlaw it. (33:00) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Part 3 of 5 o Peg talks about the changes from the old FA...

In this episode you will hear: 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney A blurb about our new YCBK listener survey Here is a link so you can take the survey: https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5uUFUxaw3F8 Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa, Bob has 50 years' experience in admissions and enrollment management and he shares his insights with us Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if...

In this episode you will hear: (01:47) In the News Hillary and Mark discuss how being likeable impacts whether a student is admitted or not when their admission file is read Link to the YCBK listener survey: https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5uUFUxaw3F8 (16:17) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Part 2 of 5 o Mark and Peg continue to discuss about six more missed opportun...

In this episode you will hear: 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney Dr. Sarah Sled shares her journey from MIT to 4 Tech powers to being a college counselor; we then discuss our brand new YCBK Survey and we let you know how you can take it. Here is a link so you can take the survey: https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5uUFUxaw3F8 We close with our third interview, Susan Tree joins Mar...

In this episode you will hear: (02:29) In the News Hillary and Mark give some tips to help students with the writing in their applications-Part 2 of 3 (18:40) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Part 1 of 5 o Peg gives her backstory o Peg answers the question, should you fill out the financial aid forms if you are confident that you will not qualify for need-base...

In this episode you will hear: Mark discusses a few more aspects of the new tax bill and how it will impact students and colleges and universities-Part 2 of 2; Chris Teare is interviewed on a range of topics related to college admissions. Preview of part 4 of 4 v I ask Chris when he tells people to submit and not submit their test scores v Chris talks about mental health and loving your child v Ch...