Your College-Bound Kid

Jul 28, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

(10:20) Mark and Dave discuss an article by Stephanie Saul, written on July 13^th, 2022 that appeared in the New York Times entitled, “Elite Colleges Quiet fight to favor legacy admissions”

The article looks at why legacy admissions is defended so fervently by so many...

Jul 25, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

Announcements

 Interview Benjamin Baum, VP of Enrollment, St. John’s College

• How are the two campuses and college cultures different?
• Do faculty move between campuses?
• Is the admission process different between campuses?
• Is your curriculum full of teachings from dead white men or...

Jul 21, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

(25:34) Mark and Julia discuss an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal April 28^th, 2002 by Alex Janin. The article is entitled, “seeking college admissions edge-more students take a gap year”

They take a look at the growing trend for students to take a gap year in order...

Jul 18, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

Announcements

 Interview Benjamin Baum, VP of Enrollment, St. John’s College

• Ben gives his backstory
• What is unique about St. John’s College?
• The unique history of St. John’s College
• How do you answer the question, “What is the ROI of a St. John’s education?
• How does the...

Jul 14, 2022

In this episode you will hear:

(07:04) Mark and Vince discuss an article in The Washington Post, entitled,
”Inside Elite Admissions from Community College to UVA”. The article was actually written on May 5th, 2022.  Vince and Mark discuss how many doors Community Colleges open up for students. They discuss how...