Your College-Bound Kid

Dec 27, 2018

In this episode you will hear:

• 02:22 In this week’s news, we’re reviewing an article from the World Economic Forum “The 3 Key Skill Sets for the Workers of 2030”, by Adam Jezard. Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/the-3-skill-sets-workers-need-to-develop-between-now-and-2030/
• 11:42 We are in Chapter...

Dec 20, 2018

In this episode you will hear:

• 05:20 In this week’s news, we’re reviewing an article from the Washington Post, “Senators Urge the U.S. News and World Report to Overhaul the College Ranking Formula”, by Nick Anderson.
• 16:34 We are in Chapter 47 of 171 Answers and we are discussing what would be considered a...

Dec 13, 2018

In this episode you will hear:

• 02:32 In this week’s news, “See Which Private Colleges Have Lowered Tuition Prices”, by Farran Powell.
• 12:26 We are in Chapter 46 of 171 Answers and we are discussing tips that can be used to improve ACT or SAT scores.

• 21:12 This week’s question is from a student who wants to...

Dec 6, 2018

In this episode you will hear:

• 02:39 In this week’s news Mark adds a few more comments about the Harvard affirmative action case we discussed the last two weeks. Next we conclude our review of “How Gender Influences College Admissions” by Ilana-Kowarski. Not only do colleges often want a gender-balanced freshman...

Nov 30, 2018

In this episode you will hear:

• 01:56 In this week’s news we conclude our review of “The Harvard Admission Trial Puts the School’s Dirty Secrets On Display” by Joan Biskupic.
• 19:51 We are in Chapter 44 of 171 Answers and we’re talking about how to decide whether to take the ACT or the SAT.

• 30:52 This week’s...