YCBK 157: The College Degree is Dividing America

In this episode you will hear: (14:40) In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed “The College Degree is Diving America: What Does that Mean for Higher Education?”, by Eric Kelderman. Higher education is known for its criticism among conservatives and if Trump were to have won re-lection institutions would have very likely taken a blow to critical funding and sound policy initiatives. “The president has spent his first term trashing advanced knowledge, from denying climate science to dismissing Dr. Fauci and other learned epidemiologists as idiots”, wrote the president of Trinity Washington University.     (30:40) We’re in chapter 157 of 171 Answers and we’re talking through what tax deductions and tax credits parents of college students could potentially receive.   (46:52) This week’s question is from a mom from California. She wants to know how to tell if what a kid is doing from an extracurricular perspective is “enough” for a selective school.  The mom is particularly interested in what a student needs to do to get a scholarship from a highly selective school. Mark has a very candid answer and of course, two of his corny illustrations. (01:06:42) Mark concludes his interview with Amin Gonzalez-VP and Dean of Admission at Wesleyan University in the final part of - How to effectively utilize the Additional Information section of the Common Application   (01:15:37) Recommended resource (01:21:51) College spotlight: University of New Hampshire   Don't forget to send your questions related to any and every facet of the college process to: . Music is by SENA HERO/Victor-Alan Weeks.   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"