Mar 28, 2024

In this episode you will hear:

(06:30) Julia and Mark discuss an article by “Dean of Admissions Claudia Marroquin on the decline of male applicants to Bowdoin” but Julia and Mark know this is a national crisis, so they discuss the article in the context of the national challenge.

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Dean of...

Mar 25, 2024

In this episode you will hear:

o   Mark gives a recap of the first ever YCBK Meet & Greet that occurred in Durham, NC on 3/23

o   Julia has returned to admission file reading after 8 years and she shares how things have changed and what she has learned

o   Lynda interviews Marjorie Betley, the Senior Associate...

Mar 21, 2024

In this episode you will hear:

(02:15) Julia and Mark planned to  talk about an article that ran in Bowdoin Orient, their student newspaper entitled: “Dean of Admissions Claudia Marroquin on the decline of male applicants to Bowdoin” but they don’t get to the article until next week but they do discuss some...

Mar 18, 2024

In this episode you will hear:

o   Mark discusses three upcoming events: The YCBK gathering in Raleigh, Andy Strickler’s Q & A with our listeners and the final info session for ScholarMatch

o   Mark shares a powerful quote from Nvidia founder Jenson Huang that he can’t stop thinking about

o   Mark interviews...

Mar 14, 2024

In this episode you will hear:

(02:10) Julia and Mark planned to  talk about an article that ran in Bowdoin Orient, their student newspaper entitled: “Dean of Admissions Claudia Marroquin on the decline of male applicants to Bowdoin” but they don’t get to the article until next week but they do discuss some...