YCBK 576: Admissions Committee Discusses How They Evaluate Students-3 of 5

In this episode you will hear:

 

Mark answers a queston from a listener about whether playing a varsity sport in college hurts you from getting a job after college.

This is your chance to see how admissions committees make decisions. Read the admissions file for Layla on the Yourcollegeboundkid.com website under the resources tab and then either watch the committee discussion, or listen to it

 

If you want to reach out to our three admission officers who participated in the case studies, here is there contact information:

• Kate Stricklan - [e-mail]
• Grace Robertson-Lloyd - [e-mail]
• Hillary Dickman - [e-mail]

 

Here is a link for our new YCBK listener survey so you can take the survey:

https://forms.gle/3fSTNw5uUFUxaw3F8

 

Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. Unfortunately, we will NOT answer questions on the podcast anymore that are emailed in. If you want us to answer a question on the podcast, please use speakpipe.com/YCBK. We feel hearing from our listeners in their own voices adds to the community feel of our podcast.

 

You can also use this for many other purposes: 1) Send us constructive criticism about how we can improve our podcast 2) Share an encouraging word about something you like about an episode or the podcast in general 3) Share a topic or an article you would like us to address 4) Share a speaker you want us to interview 5) Leave positive feedback for one of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback directly to them and I can almost assure you, your positive feedback will make their day.

 

To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our new monthly admissions newsletter, delivered directly to your email once a month, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign-up popup. We will include many of the hot topics being discussed on college campuses.

 

Check out our new blog. We write timely and insightful articles on college admissions: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/blog/

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