Your College Bound Kid | Scholarships, Admission, & Financial Aid Strategies

2:00 In this week’s news: Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed writes about, Digging Deeper On Student Loan Default Rates 14:45 Chapter 38 of 171 Answers and Mark is explaining what the National Merit Scholarship Program actually is. 28:30 It’s time for our bonus content during our question segment, and we are diving into the 13 most common mistakes in the college admissions process 43:05 Mark interviews Ms. Chika Nwosu, a high school senior and they are talking about her whole college search

2:20 - In this week’s news we’re discussing an article by Jeffrey Selingo that talks about the two most important college admissions criteria and how they now mean less. 10:50 - We are in Chapter 37 of 171 Answers and we’re talking about the importance of the PSAT test. 21:00 - This week’s question is from a mom who wants to know if her child should apply in the Early Action round of admissions at their top choice. 30:15 - Mark wraps up his interview with Jake Neuberg 45:50 - Mark’s recommend

2:28 In this week’s news Mark and Anika discuss an article that describes the financial dangers that many small private colleges are facing. 15:17 We are in Chapter 36 of 171 Answers and Mark and Anika are discussing how colleges evaluate high school grades. 26:20 This week’s question is from a mom who wants to know if her daughter would be able to pay “in-state tuition” 37:32 Mark interviews Jake Neuberg, Co-founder of Revolution Prep 50:22 Mark’s recommended resource for the week is NACUBO.o

3:48 In this week’s news we’re discussing an article that talks about student debt making way for soaring parent debt 21:33 We are in Chapter 35 of 171 Answers and we’re talking about the senior year grades. 29:40 This week’s question: Can divorced parents both take out Parent PLUS loans to help their child pay for college? 34:50 Mark wraps up his interview with Mike Runiewisz, in Part II of common mistakes made on the FAFSA application. 50:30 Mark’s recommended resource: publicuniversityhonor

2:30 - In this week’s news we’re discussing an article on lessons learned and shared by college applicants. 8:20 - We are in Chapter 34 of 171 Answers and we’re talking about C students and the range of opportunities they have to find a great college 19:15 - This week’s question is from a student who wants to know if there is an advantage to applying through Early Action or Early Decision 32:36 - Mark interviews Mike Runiewisz. 46:56 - The recommended resource

3:25 - We’re reviewing an article by Kyle Spencer in “The New York Times” 15:45 - We are in chapter 33 of 171 Answers and we’re discussing how colleges evaluate high school class rankings. 27:27 - For this week’s question segment, we’re reviewing 12 different types of college visits. 40:10 - YCBK has our first guest return for the interview, with Deb Shaver, Dean of Admissions Emerita from Smith College. 50:47 - The recommended resource of the week is the best-selling book, “The Naked Room

2:25 In the news we’re reviewing an article on “The Atlantic" that talks about how colleges purchase and use data to pursue college applicants. 10:45 We are in chapter 32 of 171 Answers and we’re discussing how colleges evaluate high school grade trends. 18:45 For this week’s question segment, it’s that time again for our bonus content. 40:05 Mark concludes his interview with Ms. Elaine Griffin-Rubin of Edvisors. 53:15 Mark’s recommended resource of the week.

2:50 In this week’s news we’ll talk about an initiative launched by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 14:25 Chapter 31 of 171 Answers and we’re discussing if it is better to get a B in an advanced course, or an A in a standard-level course. 22:15 This week’s question comes from a student who wants to know how they can get the opportunity to do research with a professor in college. 30:38 Mark interviews Elaine Griffin Rubin 42:40 Mark’s recommended resource for this week is youscience.c

2:16 - In this week’s news we’ll review an article that shares 10 tips on how to cut the cost of college 10:40 - We are in Chapter 30 of 171 Answers and we’ll discuss the primary 4 types of grade point averages 19:30 - This week’s question comes from a mom who wants to know what Mark thinks of free test prep that is available on the internet. 27:10 - Mark interviews Cliff Thornton of Wesleyan University 42:10 - Mark’s recommended resource for this week

2:25 - In this week’s news, we’ll talk about the disconnect between what colleges say and what students hear about admissions. 17:25 - We are in Chapter 29 of 171 Answers and we’ll discuss what traits colleges are looking for in students. 23:30 -This week’s question comes from a mom who wants to know how to evaluate the surrounding area of a college. 31:10 - Mark wraps up his interview with Jed Applerouth in Part II. 46:30 - Mark’s recommended resource for this week is the website

* 3:20 - In this week’s news we’ll talk about the confusing information that colleges provide in their financial aid award letters. * 18:08  - We are in Chapter 28 of 171 Answers and we’ll discuss the various college rankings and how to know when you can trust them.  * 26:50 - This week’s question continues as Part II of Mark’s answer to a mom who wants to know how her child can get more scholarships.  * 39:40 - Mark interviews Jed Appelrouth, founder of Appelrouth, a national test pre

2:45 - In this week’s news we’ll talk about why top Georgia colleges are recruiting more rural students.  15:20 - We are in Chapter 27 of 171 Answers and we’ll discuss the parental role in deciding which colleges to apply to and which to select.  26:40 - This week’s question is from a mom who wants to know how her child can get more scholarships.  35:45 - Mark concludes his interview with David Gelinas of Davidson College in their discussion on why colleges differ in what they ask you to pay.

2:00 - In this week’s news, 13 ridiculous things people have actually put on their college applications – no joke. 8:00 - We’re in chapter 26 of 171 Answers and we talk about what happens if May 1st arrives and a student still hasn’t been accepted into a college. 15:50 - It’s time again for our bonus content during this week’s question from the audience segment.  31:20 - Mark is in Part II of his interview with David Gelinas in their discussion on why colleges differ in what they ask you

YCBK25: Why Am I Getting So Much Mail From Colleges?

2:30 - In this week’s news, we're discussing an article about a trend of college-bound students not making it to the beginning of their intended fall semester. 9:10 - Chapter 24 of 171 Answers and we are going to talk about common mistakes that families make on college visits. 18:45 - This week’s question is from a student who wants to know if she can submit only one of her SAT test scores to the colleges on her list. 26:10 - Mark’s interview this week concludes with college expert Brandi Smith, Pa