YCBK 426: The FAFSA Fiasco and More Chaos on College Campuses
Release Date: 04/29/2024
YCBK 432: Jeff Selingo Interview: Miscellaneous Topics
Your College-Bound Kid
In this episode you will hear: o Mark shares some updates about upcoming webinars and YCBK meet and greets o Suan and Julia answer a question from a mom with three high school students that are 18 months apart in age; she wants to know of a good organizational tool to help with the college process o Mark interviews Jeff Selingo on a range of topics including: undergraduate and graduate certificates, his book, “Who Gets In and Why”, his 2025 book he is...
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YCBK 431: Filling out the Activities Section of the Common App: Do’s and Don’ts, 3 of 3
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In this episode you will hear: (02:08) We have a five-way conversation for the first time at YCBK. Our four regular (Julia, Susan, Vince and Mark) are joined by Hillary Dickman, (Assistant Director of Admissions, Colorado College) for a conservation about how to complete the Activities Section of the Common Application. We discuss the Do’s and the Don’ts over the next three weeks. Part 3 of 3 (31:32) Question from a listener Kathie from California wants to know if not having internships could impact her daughter’s chances of getting a full-time job after she...
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YCBK 430: Jeff Selingo Interview: How to know if a college is struggling financially
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark shares a text he received that had an idea he thought could help the podcast o Mark shares a text message and a Speakpipe comment he thought was profound, and worth sharing o Suan and Mark answer a question about whether a student graduates from a selective liberal arts school in economics will hurt them compared to if they got a business degree from a national university o Mark interviews Jeff Selingo on the topic of, How to know if a college is struggling financially-Part 1 of 2 Preview...
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YCBK 429: Filling out the Activities Section of the Common App: Do’s and Don’ts, 2 of 3
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In this episode you will hear: (03:12) We have a five-way conversation for the first time at YCBK. Our four regular (Julia, Susan, Vince and Mark) are joined by Hillary Dickman, (Assistant Director of Admissions, Colorado College) for a conservation about how to complete the Activities Section of the Common Application. We discuss the Do’s and the Don’ts over the next three weeks. Part 2 of 3 (31:51) Question from a listener A mom from Western Massachusetts wants to know how activities are evaluated by middle income students, who don’t have the money to do...
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YCBK 428: What is Double Depositing and why it is regarded as inappropriate
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark shares a text message and a Speakpipe comment on two different topics that he thought were profound, and worth sharing o Mark talks about a tweet that is generating some buzz and he previews an interview that will air on Episode 430 and 432 about that tweet o Julia and Mark have a robust conversation about “Double Deposits” o Lisa interviews Elizabeth Hamlet, a Disability Services Expert. They discuss how students with Disabilities can successfully transition to college-Part 3 of 3 ...
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YCBK 427: Filling out the Activities Section of the Common App: Do’s and Dont’s, 1 of 3
Your College-Bound Kid
In this episode you will hear: (02:00) We have a five-way conversation for the first time at YCBK. Our four regular (Julia, Susan, Vince and Mark) are joined by Hillary Dickman, (Assistant Director of Admissions, Colorado College) for a conservation about how to complete the Activities Section of the Common Application. We discuss the Do’s and the Don’ts over the next three weeks. (31:25) Question from a listener Jessica, an international listener has a question about the change from test-optional to test mandatory that is happening at a number of...
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YCBK 426: The FAFSA Fiasco and More Chaos on College Campuses
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark shares more details on the FAFSA Fiasco this year o Mark talks about the tumult on college campuses that is breaking out across the country o Lisa interviews Elizabeth Hamlet, a Disability Services Expert. They discuss how students with Disabilities can successfully transition to college-Part 2 of 3 Preview of Part 2 o Liz explains why students choose not to list their disabilities with the college. o Liz talks about what skills students need to have at...
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YCBK 425: Understanding the Nine Universities that make up the UC’s
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In this episode you will hear: (02:00) Mark and Vince discuss the nine colleges that make up the University of California-Part 2 of 2 (37:20) Question from a listener Jessica, an International listener has a question about the change from test-optional to test mandatory that is happening at a number of colleges. (50:30) Interview Jeremy Lowe, the Assistant Vice Provost of Undergraduate Admissions at American University discusses American University with Lisa Rouff-2 of 2 (01:12:30) Interview 2 Chris Cage, the VP of enrollment at Belmont...
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YCBK 424: More Observations from Admissions Decisions For the Class of 2024
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In this episode you will hear: o Mark and Julia discuss what they learned from admissions decisions from the class of 2024 o Lisa interviews Elizabeth Hamlet, a Disability Services Expert. They discuss how students with Disabilities can successfully transition to college-Part 1 of 3 Preview o Liz shares her backstory from special ed teacher to author and success advocate for students with learning disabilities. o Liz talks about the range of disability accommodations that colleges provide, and she talks...
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YCBK 423: How are extracurricular activities evaluated by highly rejective colleges
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In this episode you will hear: (02:02) Mark and Vince discuss the nine colleges that make up the University of California-Part 1 of 2 (36:50) Question from a listener An anonymous mom from New York wants to know how highly rejective colleges evaluate extracurricular activities (54:16) Interview Jeremy Lowe, the Assistant Vice Provost of Undergraduate Admissions at American University discusses American University with Lisa Rouff-1 of 2 (01:13:33) Interview 2 Chris Cage, the VP of enrollment at Belmont University discusses Belmont University with Mark...
info_outlineIn this episode you will hear:
o Mark shares more details on the FAFSA Fiasco this year
o Mark talks about the tumult on college campuses that is breaking out across the country
o Lisa interviews Elizabeth Hamlet, a Disability Services Expert. They discuss how students with Disabilities can successfully transition to college-Part 2 of 3
Preview of Part 2
o Liz explains why students choose not to list their disabilities with the college.
o Liz talks about what skills students need to have at home for a successful college transition.
o Liz talks about why assignment calendars are important.
o Liz continues to talk about what disabilities services that are provided at a college differ from what a high school provides
o Liz talks about how a student with a disability can provide a good college fit
o Liz and Lisa talk about the problems that are creating when the parent wants the student to take advantage of disability services but the student doesn’t take ownership of their own need for services
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