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Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews

Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission InterviewsAdmission Interviews Our mission is to "make college knowledge available to all." Each Thursday, the "Your College-Bound Kid" podcast will discuss a hot college topic in the news; we will answer a question or two that listeners send in, we will interview a "thought leader" in the world of college admissions, and do a "deep-dive," we call Spotlights on a College. Every Monday, we have a second episode to discuss a "hot topic" and interview a

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01:08:12

YCBK 511: How To Know If a College Cares About...

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2025/02/20

In this episode you will hear: (03:21) In The News Hilliary shares some observations from things that stood out while reading applications this year (20:02) Question from a listener: A mom asks a very important question, How can I know if a college is genuinely caring about all kids but especially about an unorganized student? Lisa Rouff and Lynda Doepker answer this question. (37:11) Interview: Frequently Asked Questions about 529 Plans, Julie Shields-Rutyna and Jonathan

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53:50

YCBK 510: Should Students Avoid The Topic Of Your...

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2025/02/17

In this episode you will hear: Susan and Mark discuss the Speakpipe question, “Why is NYU telling students to avoid prompt 7: Select a topic of your choice prompt? Mark interviews Kathleen deLaski, Founder of the Education Design Lab Preview of Part 1 ² Kathleen DeLaski-shares her interesting background ² Kathleen tells us what the Educational Design Lab is and what they do ² Kathleen tells us why she wrote her book and she opens up and shares things about her own kids ² I introduce

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01:33:30

YCBK 509: Does It Even Matter What Grades I Get In...

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2025/02/13

In this episode you will hear: (07:14) In The News Susan shares some observations from things that stood out while reading applications this year (58:18) Question from a listener: Julia and Mark answer a question from Alex, a student in DC, and he wants to know, does it even matter what my grades are when I am in high school? (01:12:35) Interview: Ben Neely, Chief Academic Officer, Revolution Prep, topic, “Understanding the new Digital ACT” Preview of Part 3 ² Lynda asks

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01:45:23

YCBK 508: What Benefits Do You Get Besides Prestige...

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2025/02/10

In this episode you will hear: Mark brings back Anika and Dave to give updates and to celebrate the start of year 8 Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decisions Part 3 of 3 o Christoph make such an important point about the angular student and the well-rounded student that we start by letting you hear the last few minutes from part 2 of our interview o Christoph answers the question, has he seen the rise of students doing their own research

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01:01:07

YCBK 507: Everything You Need To Know About The New...

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2025/02/06

In this episode you will hear: (01:57) In The News Vince joins Mark to discuss an article about how some employers no longer want to hire IVY league graduates-2 of 2 (17:55) Question from a listener: Lisa and Lynda answer a Speakpipe question from a listener who wants to know, what resources are available for trans students to help them with the college process. (28:05) Interview: Ben Neely, Chief Academic Officer, Revolution Prep, topic, “Understanding the new Digital ACT”

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01:00:17

YCBK 506: Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions...

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2025/02/03

In this episode you will hear: Mark shares one area where his counseling to students has changed over the years. He also shares an important takeaway from four conversations he had in the counseling room this week Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decisions Part 2 of 3 o Christoph talks about the ways in which faculty take an interest in students o Christoph talks about the multiple advisors students receive at Duke o Christoph shares

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01:19:46

YCBK 505: Reasons Why Some Employers Don’t Want To...

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2025/01/30

In this episode you will hear: (02:22) In The News Vince joins Mark to discuss an article about how some employers no longer want to hire IVY league graduates-1 of 2 (21:20) Question from a listener: Hillary joins Mark to discuss a question from a anonymous parent who wants to know if colleges in blue states are going to be so much harder to get into than before because of the recent election. (41:44) Interview: Ben Neely, Chief Academic Officer, Revolution Prep, topic,

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46:34

YCBK 504: Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions...

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2025/01/27

In this episode you will hear: Julia and Mark discuss two admission trends they have noticed this year Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding How Duke Makes Admissions Decisions Part 1 of 3 o Christoph discusses how the admission file reading process works at Duke o Christoph answers the question, if Duke allows one admission officer to auto deny a student without any other admission officers reading the file, does that open up the door for the biases of that one reader

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01:26:01

YCBK 503: What is a “Do No Harm” SAT/ACT Testing Policy

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2025/01/23

In this episode you will hear: (02:30) In The News Vince joins Mark to discuss an article by Stephanie Saul that appeared in the NY Times in mid-December entitled, -2 of 2 (19:32) Question from a listener: Hillary joins Mark to discuss a question from a student named Alex who wants to know, “what is a “Do No Harm” SAT/ACT testing policy and why are these policies growing in popularity (49:03) Interview: Rob Franek, Chief Editor of the Princeton Review: How can you use the

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54:00

YCBK 502: Interview w/Dean Christoph Guttentag:...

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2025/01/20

In this episode you will hear: Julia and Mark discuss a real concern that we are seeing in the student essays that we read and we want to keep students from issing out on an opportunity to bring themselves to life through the proper use of student essays Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding Duke University Part 2 of 2 Part 2-Preview o Christoph talks about the ways in which faculty take an interest in students o Christoph talks about the multiple advisors students

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01:42:10

YCBK 501: Lawsuit Accuses Elite Colleges of Admitting...

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2025/01/16

In this episode you will hear: (25:58) In The News Vince joins Mark to discuss an article by Stephanie Saul that appeared in the NY Times in mid-December entitled, (40:04) Question from a listener: Hillary joins Mark to discuss a question from a school-based counselor in California who wants to know what ever happened to all of the colleges dropping out of US News and World Report’s rankings (01:05:56) Interview: Rob Franek, Chief Editor of the Princeton Review: How can you

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02:04:56

YCBK 500: Interview with Dean Christoph Guttentag:...

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2025/01/13

In this episode you will hear: For episode 500, 21 listeners sent in verbal messages about lessons they have learned in the first 500 episodes that they feel can help other students and parents. Julia and Mark discuss the danger of having a top heavy college list. Mark interviews Dean Christoph Guttentag, Understanding Duke University Part 1 of 2 Part 1-Preview o Christoph gives his backstory o Christoph lets us know the difference between the East Campus and the West Campus o

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01:30:39

YCBK 499: Why Does The HS My Student Attends Matter...

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2025/01/09

In this episode you will hear: (04:04) In The News Julia and Mark answer a question from Amanda, how can I figure out if my student is in profile for a college if they are recalculating a GPA and I don’t know how they are recalculating it. (27:02) Question from a listener: Susan and Mark answer several questions from Chris from Minnesota and he wants to know, why do colleges judge my student through the prism of the high school he/she attends? He also wants to know why we talk so much

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55:34

YCBK 498: Demystifying The Role College Major Plays...

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2025/01/06

In this episode you will hear: Mark takes a look at the different role college major plays at a half a dozen schools he recently visited including: The University of Georgia, Pomona College, Cal Poly SLO, Virginia Teach, Santa Clara University and the University of Virginia Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, “Debunking Myths about Generation Z” Preview of Part 3 ² Lisa asks Erin about whether it is true that Gen Z is addicted to social media and Erin responds ²

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01:11:33

YCBK 497: How Can I Know How To Win Scholarships To...

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2025/01/02

In this episode you will hear: (04:10) In The News Julia and Mark discuss an article “How to Solve Campus Parking Problems Without Adding More Parking? The article appeared on March 26th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was written by Daniel Kenney (16:52) Question from a listener: Hillary and Mark answer a question from a homeschooled mom from Connecticut and she has several questions about paying for college. (54:56) Interview: What is the proper way to handle

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42:00

YCBK 496: 4 Reasons Why So Many States Are Launching...

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2024/12/30

In this episode you will hear: Mark shares four reasons why so many states are launching Direct admit, top 10 percent plans. Mark also shares more than 15 states that have launched these plans in recent years, usually in 2023 or 2024. Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, “Debunking Myths about Generation Z” Preview of Part 2 ² Lisa asks Erin about another stereotype about Gen X, that they are too sensitive, and Erin offers a very creative response to this myth ² Erin

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01:05:57

YCBK 495: What To Do If I am Denied, An Interview...

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2024/12/26

In this episode you will hear: (03:22) In The News Susan and Lisa discuss an article “Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking? The article appeared on Nov 12th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was co-written by Jack Stripling. Part 2 of 2 (09:38) Question from a listener: Hillary and Mark answer a question from Megan from Arizona and she wants to know if there is a way to include a 99th percentile writing score in the application when the college doesn’t require it

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41:36

YCBK 494: Common Mistakes Students Make When...

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2024/12/23

In this episode you will hear: Mark answers two Speakpike questions from listeners about high school rigor, especially when it comes to foreign language courses. Mark also shares a conversation he had with an admission officer when he was at the College of William & Mary Lisa Interviews Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Tilting Futures, “Debunking Myths about Generation Z” Part 1 Preview of Part 1 ² Lisa gives an overview of Erin Lewellen’s background ² Erin shares her experience with social

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01:37:45

YCBK 493: What Should I Do If I am Deferred, An...

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2024/12/19

In this episode you will hear: (02:18) 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, “Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking? The article appeared on Nov 12th, 2024 in the Chronicle for Higher Ed and it was co-written by Jack Stripling. Part 1 of 2 (25:18) Question from a listener: Susan and Mark answer a question from a Pennsylvania mom who wants to know how her son should

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58:01

YCBK 492: 30 Things To Rank When Building Your...

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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

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