Your College Bound Kid | Scholarships, Admission, & Financial Aid Strategies show

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.

Podcasts:

 YCBK 172: Ex-Dean may go to jail for changing rankings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:28:07

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

 YCBK 171: Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Payments to Student-Athletes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:30:07

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

 YCBK 170: Is There a Bias Against Asian-American College Applicants? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:13:39

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

 YCBK 169: Nearly Half of Parents Don’t Want Kids Going Straight to 4-Year College | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:41:18

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

 YCBK 168: Do Top Colleges Favor Wealthy Applicants? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:01:05

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

 YCBK 167: Yes, It’s Harder to Get Into Highly Selective Colleges Today | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:44:56

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

 YCBK 166: Wanted: Students for Admission to College | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:01:03

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.

 YCBK 165: 2021 College Admission Predictions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:50:02

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

 YCBK 164: Predicting Yield in 2021 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:50:15

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

 YCBK 163: The Surveilled Student | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:49:40

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

 YCBK 162: Many Colleges Make Big Cuts, A Few Opt for Permanent Transformation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:30:45

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) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:36:21

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 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:07:49

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 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:45:30

YCBK 159: The Mess That Is Elite College Admissions

 YCBK 158: California’s rejection of affirmative action affects university admissions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:36:26

YCBK 158: California’s rejection of affirmative action affects university admissions

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