YCBK 132: Panicked Universities Adding Thousands of New Majors

In this episode you will hear: (08:12) In this week’s news segment, an article from Hechinger Report, “Panicked universities in search of students are adding thousands of new majors”, by Jon Marcus.  Administrators at colleges and universities across the country have been investing scarce resources in large numbers of new programs they hope will boost declining enrollments. (29:27) We are in Chapter 132 of 171 Answers and Mark explains what department scholarships are and how students can get them. Mark and Anika take a look at Iowa State’s Department scholarships so listeners can see an example of some of the common characteristics of Department scholarships. (43:11) This week’s question is from Carla in NY and she wants to hear from Mark on how students can build relationships with their upcoming colleges during COVID-19. (01:04:59) Mark kicks off his interview with Lisa Przekop, Director of Admissions at UC-Santa Barbara on ‘Admission Advice for Foster Care Students’ (01:13:05) Recommended resource:  Raj Chetty’s incredible research on colleges and so much more: (01:24:01) College spotlight: University of Denver ()   Don't forget to send your questions related to any and every facet of the college process to: [email protected] If you enjoy our podcast, would you please do us a favor and share our podcast both verbally and on social media? We would be most grateful! To access and best utilize the transcripts of each podcast, please do the following: Go to  Click the Transcripts tab, from the top menu by the Episodes tab Click on the transcript for the specific episode you are interested in, just click on the image or by the word “Transcript” You will see a Share icon, a download option, a link to Apple podcast and you will see a magnifying glass Use the magnifying glass to search for any word. If that word was used in the episode, it will show up, highlighted in yellow. You will also see a timestamp so you can see the exact minute and second this word was spoken. If you click the word highlighted in yellow, the podcast player will start playing right at that word. You can stop it from playing by clicking the pause button.  Note: The transcription accuracy is about 90%, so you will see some spelling errors and errors in translation going from voice to print. We are excited to give our listeners a chance to play a role in shaping what topics we discuss, so please send us your ideas for college spotlights, articles for discussion and recommended resources. You can let your voice be heard by completing this survey. Just put the following link in your browser and give us your honest feedback. We thank you in advance. Every episode of Your College-Bound Kid will align with a chapter from the book 171 Answers to the Most-Asked College Admission Questions. To get a copy go to Amazon and click:   If you want to place a bulk order, you will save money by purchasing this book at 171answers.com. Every penny goes to The Atlanta Mission, a Christian organization that helps over 1000 homeless residents every day.  If you want to see what future episodes will discuss in the book chapter section,  just go to 171answers.com and then click the red button "See exactly what 171 Answers covers"