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  • YCBK 492: 30 Things To Rank When Building Your College List

    YCBK 492: 30 Things To Rank When Building Your College List
    2024/12/16
    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 who says, kids are already stressed out, aren’t you already adding more stress to students lives § Jin talks about Polygence is more than a place for students to crank out papers where they get published § I share in-depth, my own evolution from being Polygence skeptical to embracing and supporting Polygence for the student who really wants to do a research project § Jin explains when Polygence works best § Jin goes on the hotseat Here is the “Pay to Play” article Jin wrote that I read at the end of the interview: (51) Let’s Move Beyond 'Pay to Play': A Call for Open Dialogue on Privilege and Education | LinkedIn Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast. You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses. Check out our new blog. We write timely and insightful articles on college admissions: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/blog/ Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed. Twitter message is also the preferred way to ask questions for our podcast: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans 5. Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps 6. Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point 7. You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple’s search feature so others can find our podcast. If you enjoy our podcast, would you please do us a favor and share our podcast both verbally and on social media? We would be most grateful! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you follow our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend, we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCauBgityVXVHRQUjvlIRfYrMWWdHarB9DMQGYL0472bNxrw/viewform If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa or Lynda, just text Mark at 404-664-4340 or email Lisa at lisa@schoolmatch4u.com or Lynda at Lynda@schoolmatch4u.com. All we ask is that you review their services and pricing on their website before the complimentary session; here is link to their services with transparent pricing: https://schoolmatch4u.com/services/compare-packages/
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  • YCBK 491: How Do I Get A Job In College Admissions

    YCBK 491: How Do I Get A Job In College Admissions
    2024/12/12
    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 know how she can get a job as an admission officer (45:22) Interview: Gloria and Terry Crawford, Answering FAQ about Glimpse Video Preview of Part 5 of 5 ² Terry and Gloria continue to share tips for students so they can produce Glimpse videos that will resonate with the admissions office ² Gloria and Terry and I have a good conversation about being gimmicky ² Gloria and Terry share a great list of “to do’s” and they share a few things that you absolutely do not want to do ² Terry talks about some kids have a presence that is just compelling for almost every adult that sees then for 60-90 seconds ² Gloria talks about playing music in the background and playing a musical instrument and she gives her opinion on whether this is advisable ² Gloria and Terry have great advice for parents ² Gloria closes by answering a Speakpike question a listener sent in about Glimpse Interview with Fabrizio D’Aloisio- Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions Preview of Part 5 (01:08:04) College Spotlight-University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Part 5 of 5) ² Fabrizio shares what some of the institutional priorities are at Tennessee ² Fabrizio shares what percentage of students stay in state after graduation ² Fabrizio talks about the joint partnership they have established with Arizona State University online ² Fabrizio talks about the renewed emphasis they are putting on transfers and on alternative pathways to get to the Knoxville campus ² Fabrizio talks about the partnership with Verto ² Fabrizio talks about what UTK needs to work on to be an even better school ² Fabrizio shares who the biggest overlaps are and he shares whether this has changed ² Fabrizio talks about how the role of major has changed now that they are more selective, but he says it can change ² Fabrizio goes on the hot seat in our lightning round ² Fabrizio gives families advice on what to do if you have a question on the SRAR ² Fabrizio tells us why the SRAR creates what he calls, “a ton of efficiencies” Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast. You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses. Check out our new blog. We write timely and insightful articles on college admissions: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/blog/ Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed. Twitter message is also the preferred way to ask questions for our podcast: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans 5. Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps 6. Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point 7. You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on ...
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  • YCBK 490: Everything You Need to Know About Early Decision-Interview w/Andy Strickler-Part 4/4

    YCBK 490: Everything You Need to Know About Early Decision-Interview w/Andy Strickler-Part 4/4
    2024/12/09
    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 calculator before they apply Early Decision § Andy answers questions our listeners have about why colleges don’t share their ED 2 admit rates § Andy talks about the kids that 5% of kids who apply ED, are admitted and don’t come every year and he tells us about how many of these kids fall into the 3 reasons why ED admits do not end up coming (15) § Andy answers the question, does a student lose their financial leverage for merit scholarships if they apply Mark interviews Jin Chow Part 2-Preview § Jin explains how Polygence benefits the students that participate and complete a project § Jin explains the meaning of the word Polygence § Jin talks about when students do their Polygence projects § Jin answers the question, “Isn’t, Polygence just furthering the gap between well-resourced and under-resourced families § Jin makes some excellent points about invisible privilege, and she challenges the conventional notion of “pay to play” § Jin talks about the partial and full scholarships that they give out § Jin talks about the objection, what would you say to the person who says most of the mentors are not industry experts but actually grad students? § Jin talks about the challenge that most places where students get published that is meaningful takes longer than a few months, so isn’t the promise of possibly getting published an overpromise § Jin talks about when they reject families who apply for Polygence § Jin talks about the sign-up process and the Polygence application Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast. You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses. Check out our new blog. We write timely and insightful articles on college admissions: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/blog/ Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed. Twitter message is also the preferred way to ask questions for our podcast: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans 5. Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps 6. Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point 7. You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple’s search feature so others can find our podcast. If you enjoy our podcast, would you please do us a favor and share our podcast both verbally and on social media? We would be most grateful! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you follow our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://...
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  • YCBK 489: An Experienced VP Speaks Out About the Pressure Admission Leaders Face

    YCBK 489: An Experienced VP Speaks Out About the Pressure Admission Leaders Face
    2024/12/05
    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: Gloria and Terry Crawford, Answering FAQ about Glimpse Video Preview of Part 4 of 5 ² Gloria talks about the bias training colleges participate in, but there is bias everyone that needs ² Terry talks about the criticism some have about, why does there need to be a cost for students? ² Terry and Gloria talk about what is the potential for a lot more schools to join them ² Terry and Gloria shares tips for students so they can produce Glimpse videos that will resonate with the admissions office (48:44) Recommended Resource-FAFSA Walkthrough for 2025-2026 with Elaine Rubin of Edvisors- 2025-2026 FAFSA® Walkthrough Interview with Fabrizio D’Aloisio- Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions Preview of Part 4 (01:03:30) College Spotlight-University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Part 4 of 5) ² Fabrizio talks about the College of Emerging and Collaborative studies-CECKS, which includes AI, Data Science and Cybersecurity ² Fabrizio talks about data science, cyber-security, Music ² Fabrizio talk about the strength of the Herbert College of Agriculture Department ² Fabrizio talks about Turf grass science, and he talks about a distinguished faculty that is world-renowned ² Fabrizio talks about bio systems engineering ² Fabrizio answers a question from a college counselor from Atlanta about applying as an undecided major ² Fabrizio talks about what they count in their admissions process ² Fabrizio talks about whether a student lists their college major when they apply ² Fabrizio talks about how test scores factor in their review ² Fabrizio talks about whether he thinks a student should continue doing an activity that they no longer enjoy ² Fabrizio talks about resumes, and he gives advice when to send one and when not to send one ² Fabrizio talks advice about recommendations ² Fabrizio talks about the importance of being a land grant institution ² Fabrizio explains what it means to be “in profile” ² Fabrizio talks about how being an in-state applicant impacts the admissions process and he shares how many students are from Tennessee versus the rest of the country Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast. You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses. Check out our new blog. We write timely and insightful articles on college admissions: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/blog/ Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed. Twitter message is also the preferred way to ask questions for our podcast: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans 5. Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps 6. Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point 7. You can also download the entire ...
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  • YCBK 488: How Polygence Helps Students Do Research Projects In Areas of Interest-Interview with the Founder

    YCBK 488: How Polygence Helps Students Do Research Projects In Areas of Interest-Interview with the Founder
    2024/12/02
    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 see having a second round of ED2 as a stigma § Andy shares his thoughts on the practice of taking a student who applied Early Action and trying to flip them to Early Decision 2 § Andy talks about a student who applies ED2 before they hear from their ED1 school; he shares what they should do if this happens Mark interviews Jin Chow Part 1-Preview § Jin Chow is not only the founder of Polygence but she is a recipient of the Forbes award for 30 under 30 movers and shakers in education. I explained in part 3 of this interview how I was once a skeptic of Polygence but how their company in particular and Jin’s values and core beliefs won me over, but I asked her some tough questions in this interview, especially in part 2 and a little in part 3 and Jin answered my tough questions exceptionally well § Jin gives her backstory, and she shares why she started Polygence § Jin explains what Polygence does § Jin explains the growth of Polygence § Jin explains what launch pad is § Jin shares where most of their students come from § Jin explains to us what pods are § Jin explains what their cost structure is for all three levels that they offer § Jin talks about the industry experts and academics that work with the students § Jin walks us through what happens in a session with a mentee and a mentor § Jin shares the range of areas where they have academics and industry experts to work with students § Jin tells us how long the research papers that students write? Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast. You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses. Check out our new blog. We write timely and insightful articles on college admissions: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/blog/ Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed. Twitter message is also the preferred way to ask questions for our podcast: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans 5. Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps 6. Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point 7. You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple’s search feature so others can find our podcast. If you enjoy our podcast, would you please do us a favor and share our podcast both verbally and on social media? We would be most grateful! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you follow our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/...
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    52 分
  • YCBK 487: States are Covering Less College Costs; Who is Picking Up The Bill?

    YCBK 487: States are Covering Less College Costs; Who is Picking Up The Bill?
    2024/11/28
    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 listener, and she wants us to explain to her how the National Merit Program works (27:10) Interview: Gloria and Terry Crawford, Answering FAQ about Glimpse Video Preview of Part 3 of 5 ² Gloria and Terry share some of the colleges using Glimpse ² Terry shares the organic growth of Glimpse ² Gloria shares how some colleges have told her Glimpse can help with the rebuilding of their yield models, which have been crushed in recent years. ² Terry and Gloria talk about how they established their partnership with QuestBridge and their 52 selective colleges ² A listener sent in a question, does Glimpse open colleges up to a lawsuit for looks discrimination? (53:02) College Spotlight-University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Part 3 of 5) Interview with Fabrizio D’Aloisio- Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions Preview of Part 3 ² Gloria and Terry share some of the colleges using Glimpse ² Terry shares the organic growth of Glimpse ² Gloria shares how some colleges have told her Glimpse can help with the rebuilding of their yield models, which have been crushed in recent years. ² Terry and Gloria talk about how they established their partnership with QuestBridge and their 52 selective colleges ² A listener sent in a question, does Glimpse open colleges up to a lawsuit for looks discrimination? Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast. You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses. Check out our new blog. We write timely and insightful articles on college admissions: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/blog/ Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed. Twitter message is also the preferred way to ask questions for our podcast: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans 5. Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps 6. Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point 7. You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple’s search feature so others can find our podcast. If you enjoy our podcast, would you please do us a favor and share our podcast both verbally and on social media? We would be most grateful! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you follow our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/...
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  • YCBK 486: U Penn Puts Pressure on Elite Colleges to Give More to Middle & Upper Middle Class

    YCBK 486: U Penn Puts Pressure on Elite Colleges to Give More to Middle & Upper Middle Class
    2024/11/25
    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. § Andy shares what the ED1 admit rate is at Conn College and the ED2 admit rate is at Conn College § Andy shares why the admit rate for ED2 is so much lower than ED 1 and ED 2 § Andy shares how the ED2 admit rate would change if they took out high-need International students § Andy responds to a few reasons I have heard that the ED2 admit rate is lower than the ED1 admit rate 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 Counseling (NACAC) High School Students perceptions of the College Process https://www.nacacnet.org/poll-reveals-student-experiences-perceptions-in-college-application-process/ Part 5-Preview · David continues talking about the anxiety students are experiencing · David talks about what the students thought about the communication from the college and Mark and Dave have a robust conversation speculating why the students feel the way they feel · David talks about what the students shared about pressures they are feeling · Dave talks about the selectivity fallacy · Dave talks about conspicuous consumption · David goes on the hotseat Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast. You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses. Check out our new blog. We write timely and insightful articles on college admissions: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/blog/ Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed. Twitter message is also the preferred way to ask questions for our podcast: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans 5. Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps 6. Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point 7. You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple’s search feature so others can find our podcast. If you enjoy our podcast, would you please do us a favor and share our podcast both verbally and on social media? We would be most grateful! If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you follow our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live. Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-books/ Check out the college websites Mark recommends: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/recommended-websites/ If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend, we ...
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  • YCBK 485: Why So Many Colleges Are Accepting A 60-90 Second Glimpse Video

    YCBK 485: Why So Many Colleges Are Accepting A 60-90 Second Glimpse Video
    2024/11/21
    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: Gloria and Terry Crawford, Answering FAQ about Glimpse Video Preview of Part 2 of 5 ² Gloria shares the mechanics of how Glimpse works and what costs are involved ² Terry and Gloria answer the question, are there any students that should not submit a Glimpse video ² Terry and Gloria discuss whether some schools use Glimpse as a test of demonstrated interest? ² Gloria gives students advice about what colleges want in their Glimpse and she shares some tips about how to know if what you are thinking about is too elaborate or time-intensive (53:02) College Spotlight-University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Part 2 of 5) Interview with Fabrizio D’Aloisio- Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions Preview of Part 2 ² Fabrizio talks about the markets where UTK regionals are located ² Fabrizio talks about the markets where the Regionals are having great success ² Fabrizio talks about when they decide to phase out trying to penetrate a market ² Fabrizio talks about the factors they use to determine which markets to try to penetrate with a Recruiter Regional ² Fabrizio talks about the mantra that UTK lives by when it comes to reaching out to Tennessee ² Fabrizio gives the breakdown of the applications that are out of state vs in-state ² Fabrizio talks about what the admit rate was in seven years and what it is now ² Fabrizio and I talk about the fallacy of judging a college by its admit rate ² Fabrizio talks about some of the criticisms that come with all of their growth and he explains how he handles it ² Fabrizio talks about how they revamped their whole communication system and how that is one of the biggest things that ² Fabrizio talks about how they revamped their tour guide program and how they see the fruit from those changes ² Fabrizio talks about how they started a counselor fly-in program and how they created a counselor advisory board ² Fabrizio explains why more schools are not doing the counselor fly-in programs that they are doing. ² Fabrizio talks about how they select which counselors they are flying in Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast. You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day. To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses. Check out our new blog. We write timely and insightful articles on college admissions: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/blog/ Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news, and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed. Twitter message is also the preferred way to ask questions for our podcast: https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ 2. Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link 3. Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it 4. Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans 5. Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps 6. Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point 7. You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript We would be honored if you ...
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