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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New! Ex-Dean may go to jail for changing data to manipulate Temple's online business rankings; Can my daughter change her major without consequences; Interview-Mark Kantrowitz, the New Simplified FAFSA, 4 /4, College Spotlight-Clemson University
New! Supreme court is leaning toward paying student-athletes; How to develop character traits to weather life’s storms; What is more important, AP grades or AP scores?; Interview: Mark Kantrowitz -The New Simplified FAFSA – Part 3 of 4, No Spotlight
New! Is there a bias against Asian college applicants; How to avoid financial pitfalls in college; Bonus content: the enrollment funnel and how it impacts your student; Interview: Mark Kantrowitz -The New Simplified FAFSA – 2 of 4; DePaul Spotlight
46% of parents don’t want their kids going straight to a 4-year college; The value of the college advisor; How does a HS FB player who won't play in college explain his lack of activities; Interview: Mark Kantrowitz -The New Simplified FAFSA – 1 of 4
Do top colleges favor the wealthy? Why students should be careful when changing colleges; How are twins evaluated in admissions offices?; Interview: Julia Hutchison a HS Sr: A creative approach to learning what the students are like at colleges, 3/3
New! Comparing admissions in 1986 to 2021; What college’s resources are available; Need-blind vs. need-aware admissions; Interview: Julia Hutchison a HS Sr: A creative approach to learning what the students are like at different colleges, part 2 of 3
The pandemic has changed how colleges recruit; The importance of affinity groups; How to communicate with students who have unrealistic college lists; Interview: Julia Hutchison a HS senior: A creative way to learning what colleges are really like.
2021 admission predictions by college leaders; Why is accountability so important? Is it easier to get into a selective college from a public or private HS? Interview with Julia Esquivel from: How to work more effectively with school counselor. 6/6
New! Predicting admissions yield rates in 2021; Why it's so important to select the right friends in college; How to tell if a student is better at the SAT or ACT; Interview with Julia Esquivel: How to work more effectively with school counselor, 5/6
New! Covid prompts colleges to try an surveil student’s body activity; How to save more than $100k than most students who attend college; How well do continued letters of interest work; Interview with Julia Esquivel from Massachusetts: How to work more effectively with school counselor, Part IV
New! Many colleges make cuts, while some embrace permanent transformation; How online college courses save you money; Should kids at competitive high schools reveal where they are applying; Interview with Julia Esquivel from Massachusetts: How to work more effectively with school counselor, Part III
YCBK 161: The Mess that is college admissions (Part 3 of 3)
YCBK 160: The mess that is elite college admissions, explained by a former dean Part 2 of 4
YCBK 159: The Mess That Is Elite College Admissions
YCBK 158: California’s rejection of affirmative action affects university admissions