Your College Bound Kid | Scholarships, Admission, & Financial Aid Strategies
Summary: Each Thursday, the "Your College-Bound Kid" podcast will discuss a hot college admissions article; answer a question from a listener; interview a "thought leader" in the world of college admissions and do a Spotlight on a college. YCBK combines in depth knowledge and insights about college admissions with a lighthearted easy to listen to style.
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YCBK 187: The future of the campus tour; What are good options for the B student; Interview 1-Former Admissions Dean at UPenn, Eric Furda, Answers Q's about his book, "A College Conversation"; #2-Kristen Mosley: How to win outside scholarships 4/4
YCBK 186: FAFSA Simplification is delayed a year, Washington Post; Will colleges take into consideration a grade dip that was caused by covid, Student Interview: Kristen Mosley: How to win outside scholarships, Pt 3, College of Charleston-Spotlight
YCBK 185: Colleges want students to get a vaccine. But they’re split on requiring the shots Washington Post; What should an 11th grade student do about the college process, Student Interview: Kristen Mosley: How to win outside scholarships, Pt 2
YCBK 184: Should colleges withhold transcripts if bills are not paid; How should my student with POTS explain how his condition impacts him in his application, Student Interview: Kristen Mosley: How to win outside scholarships, Spotlight: Lehigh U
YCBK 183: Melissa Korn, WSJ: The hunt is on for HS grad who left the college path; Question: when should my child start working on college applications: Interview, Christina Lopez, Dean of enrollment at Barnard; Understanding Barnard College Part 2/2
YCBK 182: Jon Marcus, Hechinger Report: plummeting birthrates impacts colleges; what are similar programs to the Trinity Dublin & Columbia dual degree; Interview, Christina Lopez, Dean of enrollment at Barnard; Understanding Barnard College Part 1/2
YCBK 181: Jon Marcus, Hechinger Report: why men are not going to college; what is the dual degree program between Trinity in Ireland & Columbia U Interview, Christina Lopez, Dean at Barnard; should students communicate their mental health challenges
YCBK 180-Colorado Boulder ban legacy admissions, Scott Jaschik of IHE, Mark and Lisa discuss what a student and a parent should do now if they have a student in the 9th or 10th grade; Christina Lopez, Barnard, disclosing mental health in admissions
YCBK 179: The persistent grip of social class on college admissions, Arvink Ashok, NYT; if my child is a talented at drawing but she doesn't like it, should she pursue it; Spotlight: Interview with Courtney Minden who answers 10 Q's about Babson
YCBK 178: Where public universities recruit; Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed; how to handle disappointment in the college process; Courtney Minden Interview, Babson-The New Ways Colleges recruit: Part 3 of 3; Spotlight: University of Colorado Boulder
YCBK 177: Don't trust college lists that high schools generate; how to handle disappointment in the college process; Courtney Minden Interview-The New Ways Colleges recruit: Part 2 of 3; College Spotlight: Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin
YCBK 176: "The Employer Mismatch" looks at how what employers look for differs from what the public values; why would Tulane waitlist 12800 and take no one; Babson's VP, Courtney Minden Interview-The New Ways Colleges recruit: U Minnesota Spotlight
YCBK175-Scott Jaschik, “Test-optional admissions yields benefits.”; what should you be doing if you have a student in elementary or middle school; Vince Garcia, what happened at the UC's and CSU's this year 3/3; College Spotlight-Trinity University
YCBK 174-We discuss Jon Marcus article, Urgency of getting people back to work gives new momentum to microcredentials; How do East coast LAC's compare to Pacific Northwest colleges 2/2. Interview-Vince Garcia-Admission at UC's; Spotlight-Wake Forest
YCBK 173-We discuss Brennan Barnard's article, College Admissions-Do you belong? We look at the social problems the pandemic is creating; How East coast LAC's compare to western colleges. Interview-Vince Garcia-Admission at UC's, North Carolina A & T