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

Each Thursday, the "Your College-Bound Kid" podcast will discuss a hot college admissions article; answer a question from a listener; interview a "thought leader" in the world of college admissions an... Read more

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YCBK 58: Demonstrated Interest and Why It’s Important

YCBK 58: Demonstrated Interest and Why It’s Important

In this episode you will hear: (3:35) In this week’s news, a NY Times article “They’re not fact checking. How lies in c... Read more

7 Mar 2019

1hr 18mins

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YCBK11: Understand How Colleges Evaluate Your Kid’s Application for Admission

YCBK11: Understand How Colleges Evaluate Your Kid’s Application for Admission

In the News: We discuss the issues and concerns around high school grades getting higher and higher. Chapter 11 of 171 A... Read more

13 Apr 2018

42mins

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YCBK9: Necessary Job Skills for the Future

YCBK9: Necessary Job Skills for the Future

In the News: Student advocacy groups are pushing to eliminate a question on the FAFSA application that is causing studen... Read more

30 Mar 2018

1hr 14mins

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YCBK 57: How to Make Your Activities Stand out in Your Application

YCBK 57: How to Make Your Activities Stand out in Your Application

In this episode you will hear: (2:41) In this week’s news, “New Front in College Admissions, Nudging Students to Decide... Read more

28 Feb 2019

1hr 21mins

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YCBK 46: How to Improve Your ACT or SAT Scores

YCBK 46: How to Improve Your ACT or SAT Scores

In this episode you will hear: 02:32 In this week’s news, “See Which Private Colleges Have Lowered Tuition Prices”, by ... Read more

13 Dec 2018

52mins

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YCBK39: What You Need to Know About the ACT

YCBK39: What You Need to Know About the ACT

In this episode you will hear: 2:30 In this week’s news: Feeling Suicidal, Students Turned to Their College. They Were ... Read more

26 Oct 2018

57mins

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YCBK 90: Do Colleges Know Where Else Your Child Applies?

YCBK 90: Do Colleges Know Where Else Your Child Applies?

In this episode you will hear: (05:25) In this week’s news, an article from Insider Higher Ed, “Judge Upholds Harvard’s ... Read more

17 Oct 2019

1hr 29mins

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YCBK 102: What Admissions Officers Really Want

YCBK 102: What Admissions Officers Really Want

In this episode you will hear: (10:41) In this week’s news segment, an article from New York Times, “What Admissions Off... Read more

9 Jan 2020

1hr 20mins

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YCBK 78: Should You Hire an Independent College Counselor?

YCBK 78: Should You Hire an Independent College Counselor?

In this episode you will hear: (4:37) In this week’s news, an article from Business Insider, “7 Admissions Officers Shar... Read more

25 Jul 2019

1hr 35mins

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YCBK 69: What You Need to Know about College Interviews

YCBK 69: What You Need to Know about College Interviews

In this episode you will hear: (4:20) In this week’s news, a Hechinger Report article “Non-degree badges are booming, a... Read more

23 May 2019

1hr 3mins

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YCBK 47: What is a Competitive ACT or SAT Score?

YCBK 47: What is a Competitive ACT or SAT Score?

In this episode you will hear: 05:20 In this week’s news, we’re reviewing an article from the Washington Post, “Senator... Read more

20 Dec 2018

56mins

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YCBK31: An A in an Easy Course vs. a B in a Hard Course

YCBK31: An A in an Easy Course vs. a B in a Hard Course

In this episode you will hear: 2:50 In this week’s news we’ll talk about an initiative launched by the Harvard Graduate... Read more

30 Aug 2018

58mins

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YCBK 107: The Top 10 Educational Stories in 2019

YCBK 107: The Top 10 Educational Stories in 2019

In this episode you will hear: (08:51) In this week’s news segment, an article from Forbes, “The Year’s Top Ten Educatio... Read more

13 Feb 2020

1hr 55mins

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YCBK 32: How Selective Colleges Evaluate Grade Trends

YCBK 32: How Selective Colleges Evaluate Grade Trends

In this episode you will hear: 2:25 In the news we’re reviewing an article by Jeffrey Selingo of “The Atlantic" that ta... Read more

6 Sep 2018

1hr 8mins

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YCBK 91: Why the Buzz About the Coalition for College?

YCBK 91: Why the Buzz About the Coalition for College?

In this episode you will hear: (06:32) In this week’s news, an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Welcome ... Read more

24 Oct 2019

1hr 32mins

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YCBK 89: What are the Differences Between AP and IB courses?

YCBK 89: What are the Differences Between AP and IB courses?

In this episode you will hear: (05:44) In this week’s news, an article from Business Insider, “9 Ways College is Differe... Read more

10 Oct 2019

1hr 31mins

Ranked #17

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YCBK33: How Selective Colleges Evaluate Class Rankings

YCBK33: How Selective Colleges Evaluate Class Rankings

In this episode you will hear: 3:25 - In the news, we’re reviewing an article by Kyle Spencer in “The New York Times” t... Read more

13 Sep 2018

1hr 5mins

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YCBK 67: Ways to show colleges your Academic Passion

YCBK 67: Ways to show colleges your Academic Passion

In this episode you will hear: (3:52) In this week’s news, a Hechinger Report article “America’s colleges struggle to e... Read more

9 May 2019

1hr 12mins

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YCBK 108: The Top 10 Educational Stories in 2019-Part 2

YCBK 108: The Top 10 Educational Stories in 2019-Part 2

In this episode you will hear: Anika has a special announcement about a new format we will be implementing beginning in ... Read more

20 Feb 2020

1hr 45mins

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YCBK 49: Using SAT Subject Tests to Stand Out

YCBK 49: Using SAT Subject Tests to Stand Out

In this episode you will hear: (2:15) In this week’s news, “The Problem With PLUS: How Parents Buckle Under the Weight ... Read more

3 Jan 2019

1hr 5mins

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