YCBK 210: Some colleges adapt to survive

In this episode you will hear:   (18:28) In this week’s “In the news” segment, a January, 2022 article in The Hechinger Report, by Jon Marcus “Faced with an existential crisis, some colleges do something that is increasingly rare: ADAPT. Mark and Dave look at the specific changes the colleges in the article made, and they discuss what other colleges can learn from these colleges. They also discuss what the YCBK listeners can apply to their lives from the insights from this article.       (33:01) It is bonus content week and Lisa guides us through how various theories of decision making can inform students making a choice of which college to attend. This is a great conversation about how subconscious forces can influence all of us in how we make decisions   (01:06:00) Mark interviews Gary Clark, the Dean of undergraduate admissions at UCLA and Gary helps demystify how the waitlist works at a place like UCLA. Part 2 of 2  Preview (Part 2/2)   Gary explains how so many factors play zero role in influencing the waitlist at a university like UCLA Gary explains the fluidity of the waitlist at UCLA Gary discusses what Summer Melt is and how it impacts the numbers Gary addresses Double Deposits Gary discusses how the admission process varies based on what your college or in some instances, college major is I end with a separate audio file of some info Gary shared with me after our interview   (01:11:20) Our recommended resource for episode 210 is the book: “The Introvert's Complete Career Guide: From Landing a Job, to Surviving, Thriving, and Moving on Up” by Jane Finkle. The book provides great advice for how the introvert can get ahead in her/his career.   (01:23:45) The college Spotlight is:  The University of Missouri (https://missouri.edu/),  Part 2 of 2   To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under “the Listen to our podcast icons”   Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news,  and updates about the podcast before they go live:     To access our transcripts, click: Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans is used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript   Feel free to pass this podcast on to others who you feel will benefit, even if they are not a YCBK listener.   Don't forget to send your questions related to any and every facet of the college process to: . 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!   If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live.   Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends:   Check out the college websites Mark recommends:       If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340. All they ask is that you review the services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/