Your College-Bound Kid

Dec 29, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

(14:30) Mark and Dave discuss Stephen Marche’s December 6^th 2022 article in the Atlantic entitled, “The College Essay is Dead”. Dave and Mark debate the merits of this argument

Dec 26, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

• Mark shares 5 Higher Ed Updates that all have to do with college finances
• Mark interviews Gus Resendiz of Massachusetts, “Avoiding the pot holes in athletic recruiting” Part 2 of 3

Preview of Part 2

• Gus talks about how prevalent injuries are and Mark shares a heart wrenching...

Dec 22, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

(18:46) Mark and Julia discuss an article from Stephanie Saul that appeared in the New York Times updated on October 31^st entitled, “Elite Colleges’ Quiet Fight to Favor Alumni Children”

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/us/legacy-admissions-colleges-universities.html

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Dec 19, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

• Mark shares 10 Higher Ed Updates
• Mark interviews Gus Resendiz of Massachusetts, “Avoiding the pot holes in athletic recruiting”

Preview of Part 1

• Gus gives his backstory, including his time in college, his time in law school and his time as an attorney
• Gus explains how all...

Dec 15, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

(24:43)Mark and Vince discuss two articles. The first one is a Forbes article by Brennan Barnard entitled, “College Admissions: Thanks in Advance”

The second article appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on October 1, 2022 by Susan Snyder and the article is entitled, “Want to get...