515 Episodes

  1. YCBK34: There is Hope for the C Student

    Published: 9/20/2018
  2. YCBK33: How Selective Colleges Evaluate Class Rankings

    Published: 9/13/2018
  3. YCBK 32: How Selective Colleges Evaluate Grade Trends

    Published: 9/6/2018
  4. YCBK31: An A in an Easy Course vs. a B in a Hard Course

    Published: 8/30/2018
  5. YCBK30: The 4 Different Types of Grade Point Averages

    Published: 8/23/2018
  6. YCBK29: What Are College Admissions Officers Really Looking For?

    Published: 8/17/2018
  7. YCBK28: How Much Weight Should I Put on College Rankings?

    Published: 8/9/2018
  8. YCBK27: What Is the Parent’s Role in Helping with the College Process?

    Published: 8/2/2018
  9. YCBK26: What Happens If I Don’t Get Admitted to Any Colleges?

    Published: 7/26/2018
  10. YCBK25: Why Am I Getting So Much Mail From Colleges?

    Published: 7/19/2018
  11. YCBK24: Mistakes Students and Parents Make on College Visits

    Published: 7/12/2018
  12. YCBK23: How to Know if a College is Strong in Your Intended Major

    Published: 7/5/2018
  13. YCBK22: How to Know If A College Is Worth The Money  

    Published: 7/2/2018
  14. YCBK21: How to Know What Your Family Can Really Afford for College

    Published: 7/2/2018
  15. YCBK20: How to Get To Know Colleges if You if You Can't Visit Them

    Published: 6/14/2018
  16. YCBK19: How Your Kid Can Use College Reviews to Learn About the Schools on Their List

    Published: 6/8/2018
  17. YCBK18: A New Approach to Find Colleges that are Interested in Your Kid

    Published: 5/31/2018
  18. YCBK17: How to use a college’s website to know whether to keep that school on your college list.

    Published: 5/25/2018
  19. YCBK16: Important factors to consider when creating a college list.

    Published: 5/17/2018
  20. YCBK15: Using Cost Calculators to Ensure You Can Afford the Colleges on Your Kid’s List

    Published: 5/10/2018

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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 "thought leader" in the admissions or college life world. YCBK combines "in-depth knowledge" with a light, easy-to-listen conversational style. We have eight co-hosts, six college counselors, and two current admissions officers, including an Admissions Dean