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Your College-Bound Kid

Mar 30, 2018

In the News: Student advocacy groups are pushing to eliminate a question on the FAFSA application that is causing students each year to lose access to federal funding because of a drug related conviction and that has disproportionately affects students of color.

Chapter 9 of 171 Answers: Mark brings a...


Mar 22, 2018

In the News: A university’s controversial move caused
hundreds of students to get their offers revoked – targeting
those that were most vulnerable in their applications.

Chapter 8 of 171 Answers: Mark helps us determine how and
why our kids need to identify internships and opportunities to
shadow professionals.

This...


Mar 15, 2018

In the News: Students should know the pros and cons of living both on and off campus.

Chapter 7 of 171 Answers: Mark helps us determine how our kids should go about understanding the academic requirements and steps that it takes to achieve the careers that they are considering, and decide whether or not they would want...


Mar 7, 2018

In the News: Over 80% of students report that the reason they want to earn a degree is to get a job, but less than 20% of students are utilizing their college’s career service centers. An article ran in The Atlantic sites the reasons why students are not tapping their career centers, one being that kids often don’t...


Mar 1, 2018

In this week’s episode:
 
In the News: We discuss an article written by a gentleman who completely diminishes the purpose and need for college visits by students and their families.
 
Chapter 5 of 171 Answers: How Can the Internet Help Me Learn What a Typical Day Looks Like in the Career I’m Considering? We discuss...