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

In this episode you will hear: (02:22) In The News Vince joins Mark to discuss an article about how some employers no longer want to hire IVY league graduates-1 of 2 (21:20) Question from a listener: Hillary joins Mark to discuss a question from a anonymous parent who wants to know if colleges in blue states are going to be so much harder to get into than before because of the recent election. (41...

In this episode you will hear: Julia and Mark discuss two admission trends they have noticed this year Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decisions Part 1 of 3 o Christoph discusses how the admission file reading process works at Duke o Christoph answers the question, if Duke allows one admission officer to auto deny a student without any other admiss...

In this episode you will hear: (02:30) In The News Vince joins Mark to discuss an article by Stephanie Saul that appeared in the NY Times in mid-December entitled, Lawsuit Accuses Georgetown of Admitting Students Based Solely on Wealth-2 of 2 (19:32) Question from a listener: Hillary joins Mark to discuss a question from a student named Alex who wants to know, "what is a "Do No Harm" SAT/ACT testi...

In this episode you will hear: Julia and Mark discuss a real concern that we are seeing in the student essays that we read and we want to keep students from issing out on an opportunity to bring themselves to life through the proper use of student essays Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding Duke University Part 2 of 2 Part 2-Preview o Christoph talks about the ways in which facu...

In this episode you will hear: (25:58) In The News Vince joins Mark to discuss an article by Stephanie Saul that appeared in the NY Times in mid-December entitled, Lawsuit Accuses Georgetown of Admitting Students Based Solely on Wealth (40:04) Question from a listener: Hillary joins Mark to discuss a question from a school-based counselor in California who wants to know what ever happened to all o...

In this episode you will hear: For episode 500, 21 listeners sent in verbal messages about lessons they have learned in the first 500 episodes that they feel can help other students and parents. Julia and Mark discuss the danger of having a top heavy college list. Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding Duke University Part 1 of 2 Part 1-Preview o Christoph gives his backstory o Ch...

In this episode you will hear: (04:04) In The News Julia and Mark answer a question from Amanda, how can I figure out if my student is in profile for a college if they are recalculating a GPA and I don't know how they are recalculating it. (27:02) Question from a listener: Susan and Mark answer several questions from Chris from Minnesota and he wants to know, why do colleges judge my student throu...

In this episode you will hear: Mark takes a look at the different role college major plays at a half a dozen schools he recently visited including: The University of Georgia, Pomona College, Cal Poly SLO, Virginia Teach, Santa Clara University and the University of Virginia Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, "Debunking Myths about Generation Z" Preview of Part 3 ² Lisa asks...

In this episode you will hear: (04:10) In The News Julia and Mark discuss an article "How to Solve Campus Parking Problems Without Adding More Parking? The article appeared on March 26th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was written by Daniel Kenney (16:52) Question from a listener: Hillary and Mark answer a question from a homeschooled mom from Connecticut and she has several questions...

In this episode you will hear: Mark shares four reasons why so many states are launching Direct admit, top 10 percent plans. Mark also shares more than 15 states that have launched these plans in recent years, usually in 2023 or 2024. Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, "Debunking Myths about Generation Z" Preview of Part 2 ² Lisa asks Erin about another stereotype about Gen...

In this episode you will hear: (03:22) In The News Susan and Lisa discuss an article "Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking? The article appeared on Nov 12th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was co-written by Jack Stripling. Part 2 of 2 Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking? (09:38) Question from a listener: Hillary and Mark answer a question from Megan from Arizona and sh...

In this episode you will hear: Mark answers two Speakpike questions from listeners about high school rigor, especially when it comes to foreign language courses. Mark also shares a conversation he had with an admission officer when he was at the College of William & Mary Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, "Debunking Myths about Generation Z" Part 1 Preview of Part 1 ² Lisa...

In this episode you will hear: (02:18) In The News Julia and Mark discuss an article that was co-written Matt Barnum and Douglas Belkin that appeared in the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking? The article appeared on Nov 12th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was co-written by Jack Stripling. Part 1 of 2 (25:18) Question from a listener: Susan and...

In this episode you will hear: Mark interviews Jin Chow Part 3-Preview § Jin explains why they do not allow parents to join their sessions § Jin answers the objection, aren't your statistics about college admissions inflated because you attract a pool of very strong applicants so you have selection bias built into your applicant pool § Jin answers the objection, what would you say to the person wh...

In this episode you will hear: (02:50) In The News Julia and Mark discuss an article that was co-written Matt Barnum and Douglas Belkin that appeared in the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Trump Gears Up for Assault on Wokeness With Education Overhaul; the article appeared on Nov 11th, 2024, (18:50) Question from a listener: Hillary and Mark answer a question from a home school student who wants to...

In this episode you will hear: Mark interviews Andy Strickler-Everything you need to know about Early Decision 1 and Early Decision 4 of 4 Preview of Part 4 of 4 § Andy talks about converting your regular decision application to an ED2 app, is this okay and if so, what is the deadline when a student needs to do this? § Andy talks about whether he expects a family to complete the net price calculat...

In this episode you will hear: (02:10) In The News Julia and Mark discuss an article by Eric Hoover that appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, "Letters to the Admission Profession" the article appeared on Nov 12th, 2024, (20:20) Question from a listener: Susan and Mark discuss a question from an anonymous mom who has several questions about dual enrollment (41:28) Interview: Glor...

In this episode you will hear: Mark interviews Andy Strickler-Everything you need to know about Early Decision 1 and Early Decision 2-Part 3 of 4 Preview of Part 3 of 4 § Andy responds to a few reasons Mark has heard that the ED2 admit rate is lower than the ED1 admit rate § Andy answers the question, why do some colleges choose to have one round of Early Decision instead of two rounds, do they se...

In this episode you will hear: (01:50) In The News Julia and Mark discuss an article by Eric Hoover from the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, "States Are Taking on Fewer College Costs. Who is Picking Up the Bill" the article appeared in Higher Ed Dive on Nov 5th, 2024, and it was written by Ben Unglesbee (14:10) Question from a listener: Lynda and Lisa answer a question from a long-time lis...

In this episode you will hear: Mark interviews Andy Strickler-Everything you need to know about Early Decision 1 and Early Decision 2-Part 1 of 4 Preview of Part 2 of 4 § Andy answers 20 frequently asked questions about Early Decision in this interview § Andy explains what the basic difference is between ED1 and ED2 § Andy explains the behavioral characteristics difference between ED 1 and ED 2. §...

In this episode you will hear: (02:30) In The News Julia and Mark discuss an article by Eric Hoover from the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, FAFSA Fiasco Changed Composition of First-Year Classes at Most Private Colleges (13:22) Question from a listener: Hillary and Mark answer a question from a student who wants to know which colleges are good for indoor rock climbing (27:00) Interview: G...

In this episode you will hear: Mark interviews Andy Strickler-Everything you need to know about Early Decision 1 and Early Decision 2-Part 1 of 4 Preview of Part 1 of 4 § Andy answers 20 frequently asked questions about Early Decision in this interview § Andy shares how Early Decision helps colleges § Andy tells us whether having 45-48% of the class coming in ED is intentional or does it just work...

In this episode you will hear: (04:37) In The News Hillary and Mark examine why some high schools may have a very poor track record of sending kids to a particular college, but how students and parents have to be very careful to not misinterpret what this means. (14:50) Question from a listener: Mark and Susan answer a question from a listener, and they share tips of what a student and family can...

In this episode you will hear: Mark shares his thoughts on the election and then he shares the great debate that is emerging about the requirement for students to submit a letter from their college counselor. Mark interviews David Hawkins Link to the articles Dave and discuss Factors impacting admission decisions Factors in the Admission Decision - National Association for College Admission Counse...

In this episode you will hear: (03:29) In The News Julia and Mark discuss an Inside Higher Ed Article by Liam Knox, entitled, "Higher Ed's Antitrust Problem' (26:48) Question from a listener: Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener, and they share tips for when an admission officer comes to do an information at your high school (41:33) Interview Jay Rosner explains tips for students to...