YCBK 667: Two Co-Hosts Debate "What Advice We Should Be Giving to Students"
In this episode you will hear: (17:44) Mark and Carter debate an article Brennan Barnard wrote in Forbes entitled: "College Admissions Maxin...
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YCBK 666: The Best Career Advice You Are Going To Hear In Your Life
In this episode you will hear: Mark and Chris have a good back and forth discussion about the book "Class Matters" and the theory that race-...
YCBK 665: Caltech's Fraud Squad is Going After Students Who Misrepresent Themselves
In this episode you will hear: (09:56) Mark and Chris discuss an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal recently entitled, "The Fr...
YCBK 664: Students At Elite Schools Are Often Like Sheep: Following the Herd
In this episode you will hear: Mark and Chris answer a question from a dad from Denver about applying early. Update on our new website, YouT...
YCBK 663: Why Are So Many Colleges Dropping Their College-Specific Essays?
In this episode you will hear: (04:23) Mark and Hillary discuss a few reasons so many colleges are dropping their custom prompts, aka supple...
YCBK 662: How to Make a Few Activities Really Stand Out in Your Application
In this episode you will hear: We play three messages that listeners sent in Mark and Hillary share a tip that can really make your activity...
YCBK 661: Changes Colleges Are Making Because of their Enrollment Shortage
In this episode you will hear: (03:30) Mark and Christina answer a question from a listener who wants to know how colleges are coping with t...
YCBK 660: Answers to Tough Questions our Parents Submitted about the SAT & ACT
In this episode you will hear: Mark answers a question Barbara from California sent in about an idea for the SAT and the ACT. Update on our...
YCBK 659: We Are a Full-Pay Family; Will Our Privilege Hurt My Kid In The Admissions Process
In this episode you will hear: (05:14) Christina Lopez joins Mark to discuss a question from a mom from south Florida about how colleges wil...
YCBK 658: Is Getting a Liberal Arts or Humanities Degree Very Risky In This Job Market
In this episode you will hear: Susan Tree joins Mark to take a very thoughtful question from Katie who wants to know if we think it is just...
YCBK 657: My Student Is Not Excited About Going To College: What do I do?
In this episode you will hear: (05:28) Guest host Chris Teare joins Mark to discuss a question from a mom who doesn't know what to do becaus...
YCBK 656: How Do I Get a Spike, so I Can Be a Competitive Applicant for Selective Colleges
In this episode you will hear: Carter and Mark take a question from Ben, a 10th grader in Texas. Ben wants to know how he can get a spike so...
YCBK 655: Why is it Hard to Get a Straight Answer: Are My Test Scores Are Good Enough?
In this episode you will hear: (03:06) Mark answers a question from a listener about, how to know if your test scores are good enough? (21:4...
YCBK 654: Why Admissions Has Been the "Wild Wild West" Since 2019
In this episode you will hear: Updates on our YouTube Channel Christina Lopez discuss "double deposits", what are they, whey they occur and...
YCBK 653: Are My Test Scores Good Enough To Submit to a Test-Optional Selective College
In this episode you will hear: (07:42) Mark and and Chris answer a question from Dave about whether to submit your test scores to a selectiv...
YCBK 652: Correcting Misunderstandings about the University of Chicago
In this episode you will hear: Mark shares an important video he will be adding to the Your College-bound Kid YouTube channel in the next fe...
YCBK 651: The Importance of the First Six Weeks of the Freshman Year-2 of 3
In this episode you will hear: Mark gives an update on Your College-Bound Kid, YouTube Mark reads an article from the Chronicle of Higher Ed...
YCBK 650: The Importance of the First Six Weeks of the Freshman Year!
In this episode you will hear: We play several comments that listeners sent in about what is grinding their gears and Mark shares his though...
YCBK 649: How To Use A Game to Help You Successfully Transition to College
In this episode you will hear: We play several comments that listeners sent in (14:35) Hilary joins Mark to discuss how, being interested in...
YCBK 648: Can AO Tell if Parent's Fingerprints are on the Student's Activities & Essays
In this episode you will hear: Susan joins mark to answer a follow-up question about whether a student without impressive extracurricular ac...