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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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01:07:27

YCBK 570: Parents Share the Pressure & Stress Their...

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2025/09/15

In this episode you will hear: Mark shares two admissions tips from students and he discusses Cal Tech’s new test score policy. Lisa leads a panel discussion of five parents, all listeners of YCBK. The parents open up and reveal the pressure their student faces at school to go to an elite college. Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey: Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via

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01:11:32

YCBK 569: Why Are Elite Colleges Admitting Students...

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2025/09/11

In this episode you will hear: (02:42) In the News Vince joins Mark to discuss an article that ran in the Duke Chronicle about Duke admitting 50 students off the waitlist in August. Vince and Mark discuss why this is happening and whether it is happening at other colleges Mark continues to share insights from an article that the Chronicle of Higher Education Ran Entitled, “The Money Problem No College Can Escape” (29:02) Our Roundtable is back. Susan, Julia, Hilary and Mark discuss

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01:01:47

YCBK 568: Parents Share the Pressure & Stress Their...

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2025/09/08

In this episode you will hear: Mark shares two major decisions that were revealed this week, one is about the legality of withholding NIH funding, and the other one is about College Board’s Landscape product Lisa leads a panel discussion of five parents, all listeners of YCBK. The parents open up and reveal the pressure their student faces at school to go to an elite college. Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey: Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if

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01:27:50

YCBK 567: Should a Student Talk About Their Eating...

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2025/09/04

In this episode you will hear: In the News (05:52) Hilary joins Mark to discuss whether a student should make their eating disorder the subject of their Personal Statement Mark continues to share insights from an article that the Chronicle of Higher Education Ran Entitled, “The Money Problem No College Can Escape” (40:59) Our Roundtable is back. Susan, Julia, Hilary and Mark discuss the Secondary School Report, what is it and how does it factor into admission decisions-Part 1 of 3

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01:13:09

YCBK 566: 5 Distinct Types of Character Some Colleges...

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2025/09/01

In this episode you will hear: Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa; Bob has 50 years’ experience in admissions and enrollment management, and he shares his insights with us 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney-Part 5 of 5 We end this episode with Jon Wishnia’s wife, Sophie Wests new solo that was just released on Spotify, “Note To Self” Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey: Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you

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01:22:40

YCBK 565: Brown and Columbia Share Race & Admissions...

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2025/08/28

In this episode you will hear: (02:00) In the News Vince joins Mark to discuss a NYT Article entitled, “Columbia and Brown Share Race and Admissions Data in Trump Deal” Mark continues to share insights from an article that the Chronicle of Higher Education Ran Entitled, “The Money Problem No College Can Escape” (38:18) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Part 5 of 5 § More conversation about the CSS PROFILE (58:26) College Spotlight

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01:02:48

YCBK 564: Should My Student Apply Early Decision or...

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2025/08/25

In this episode you will hear: Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa; Bob has 50 years’ experience in admissions and enrollment management, and he shares his insights with us 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney-Part 4 of 5 Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey: 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

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01:07:08

YCBK 563: Avoiding These College Financial Mistakes...

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2025/08/21

In this episode you will hear: (01:55) In the News Mark continues to share insights from an article that the Chronicle of Higher Education Ran Entitled, “The Money Problem No College Can Escape” (14:22) Question from a listener Lisa and Lynda answer a question from an applicant who wants to know what a stealth applicant is? (22:23) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Part 4 of 5 § More conversation about the CSS PROFILE (45:34) College

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01:00:01

YCBK 562: Bob Massa Shares More Admission Advice From...

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2025/08/18

In this episode you will hear: Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa; Bob has 50 years’ experience in admissions and enrollment management, and he shares his insights with us Mark makes some comments about the new LinkedIn College rankings 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney-Part 3 of 5 Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey: Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all

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01:30:29

YCBK 561: Stanford Doubles Down and Embraces Legacy...

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2025/08/14

In this episode you will hear: (04:08) In the News Vince and Mark discuss a August 6th article that ran in the Stanford Daily, Stanford’s newspaper about how Stanford will continue supporting legacy admissions, despite the California law that passed to outlaw it. (33:00) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Part 3 of 5 o Peg talks about the changes from the old FAFSA to the new FAFSA o We transition to talk about some CSS PROFILE specific

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52:00

YCBK 560: Bob Massa Shares Admission Advice From His...

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2025/08/11

In this episode you will hear: 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney A blurb about our new YCBK listener survey Here is a link so you can take the survey: Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa, Bob has 50 years’ experience in admissions and enrollment management and he shares his insights with us 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

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01:02:43

YCBK 559: How Does Being Likeable Impact College...

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2025/08/07

In this episode you will hear: (01:47) In the News Hillary and Mark discuss how being likeable impacts whether a student is admitted or not when their admission file is read Link to the YCBK listener survey: (16:17) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Part 2 of 5 o Mark and Peg continue to discuss about six more missed opportunities that are common on both FAFSA and the PROFILE, missing out here can cost you thousands or even tens of thousands a

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01:08:59

YCBK 558: 5 Students Ask Two Lawyers Questions About...

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2025/08/04

In this episode you will hear: 5 Students ask two partners questions about being an attorney Dr. Sarah Sled shares her journey from MIT to 4 Tech powers to being a college counselor; we then discuss our brand new YCBK Survey and we let you know how you can take it. Here is a link so you can take the survey: We close with our third interview, Susan Tree joins Mark to interview Bob Massa, Bob has 50 years’ experience in admissions and enrollment management and he shares his insights with us

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01:18:05

YCBK 557: More Tips For Writing Your Personal Statement

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2025/07/31

In this episode you will hear: (02:29) In the News Hillary and Mark give some tips to help students with the writing in their applications-Part 2 of 3 (18:40) Peg Keogh Interview-Missed Opportunities for the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Part 1 of 5 o Peg gives her backstory o Peg answers the question, should you fill out the financial aid forms if you are confident that you will not qualify for need-based aid o Mark introduces the topic, o Peg and Mark have a robust

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01:03:16

YCBK 556: Should I no longer go to med school because...

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2025/07/28

In this episode you will hear: Mark discusses a few more aspects of the new tax bill and how it will impact students and colleges and universities-Part 2 of 2; Chris Teare is interviewed on a range of topics related to college admissions. Preview of part 4 of 4 v I ask Chris when he tells people to submit and not submit their test scores v Chris talks about mental health and loving your child v Chris and I talk about how college visits to high schools we talk and about how counselor calls

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01:26:42

YCBK 555: How Demonstrated Interest Is Evaluated &...

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2025/07/24

In this episode you will hear: (01:52) In the News Hillary and Mark gives some tips to help students with the writing in their applications-Part 1 of 3. (18:43) Interview Greg Zaiser-VP of Enrollment at Elon University-Understanding Demonstrated Interest-2 of 2 Part 2-Preview v Greg answers the question, does a school have the ability to track one student across different devices v Greg answers the question, do you have any way of knowing if it is a mom or dad surfing the web versus

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01:17:36

YCBK 554: How Will The New Tax Bill Impact Students...

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2025/07/21

In this episode you will hear: Mark discusses three aspects of the new tax bill and how it will impact students and colleges and universities-Part 1 of 2; Chris Teare is interviewed on a range of topics related to college admissions. Preview of part 3 of 4 v Chris talks about how he counsels students when it comes to deciding whether to applying Early Decision v Chris answers the question, how do you advise a family when they ask if you can trust a college’s finances v Chris talks about the

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01:41:24

YCBK 553: Should Students At Private Schools Hire...

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2025/07/17

In this episode you will hear: (01:56) Question from a listener: Number 1 Julia and Mark answer a question from a mom who has a son at an independent school and she wants to know whether to hire an outside college counselor when the school her son attends is discouraging, making a hire-2 of 2 (01:15:40) Interview Greg Zaiser-VP of Enrollment at Elon University-Understanding Demonstrated Interest-1 of 2 Part 1-Preview v Greg shares his backstory and you will see, he really knows

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01:07:25

YCBK 552: Michigan Drops a Bomb By Adding Early...

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2025/07/14

In this episode you will hear: Mark describes why he thinks the decision for the University of Michigan toad a binding Early Decision option for the class of 2026 is such a significant decision that will inevitably impact other universities. Chris Teare is interviewed on a range of topics related to college admissions. Preview of part 2 of 4 o International Baccalaureate program o His admission experience at Drew and what he learned o Demonstrated Interest o Merit

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58:37

YCBK 551: Should Students At Private Schools Hire...

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2025/07/10

In this episode you will hear: (05:04) Question from a listener: Number 1 Julia and Mark answer a question from a mom who has a son at an independent school and she wants to know whether to hire an outside college counselor when the school her son attends is discouraging making a hire (30:31) Question from a listener Number 2 Lisa and Lynda answer a question about which online tools to use for college research. (37:14) Interview Lisa interviews Adrienne Amador-Oddi-The VP of

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