YCBK 690: What To Do When Parents Disagree About The College Process

In this episode you will hear: (04:50) Mark and Hillary discuss what to do when parents disagree with each other about the college process. Mark and Hillary explore some of the key areas where this disagreement may occur. (19:48) Mark interviews Steven Antonoff and Jay McCann about the most recent 800-page edition of their book, "College Finder". This book is indispensable when it comes to college list building. Part 1 of 3 ¢ Steven Antonoff has developed a cool that is indispensable when it comes to college list building; it is called the College Finder and we are going to discuss it over the next 3 episodes ¢ Dr. Steven Antonoff shares his background ¢ Jay McCann gives his backstory, and he explains how Jay and Steven met ¢ Steven shares the history of the book, "College Finder" and he tells us why he originally wrote it ¢ Steven gives an overview of the various editions of the book, College Finder ¢ Jay talks a lot about how Jay and Steven do the research to select the colleges that are included in the book, and he goes into some depth about some of the types of searches you can do to learn about lists of colleges ¢ I share a few things that I think make College Finder unique and special Recommended Resources JG Talks: Helping prospective and current college students achieve success Colleges that allow self-reporting of test scores Colleges that Allow Self-Reporting of SAT and ACT Scores Great source for questions about finances and college Edvisors: Financial Aid, Student Loans, Scholarships and Money Management FAFSA Walkthroughs Mark recommends Kentucky Higher Ed Association (short version) HB 257 FAFSA Walkthrough for 2027-2028 College Aid Pro (short version) 2027-2028 How to Fill Out Your FAFSA Tutorial Utah System of Higher Ed (medium length) (44) 2027-28 FAFSA Deep Dive - YouTube University of the Pacific (medium length)-If you only watch one, watch this one How to Fill Out the 2027-28 FAFSA: Step-by-Step for Students & Parents Road to College (longer version) How to Fill Out the 2027-28 FAFSA: Step-by-Step Guide CSS PROFILE Walkthroughs If you only watch one-this Mark's my favorite MEFA Institute: A Deep Dive into the CSS Profile-Gail Holt-Dean of Financial Aid-practitioners How to Fill Out the 2027–28 CSS Profile Step by Step Walkthrough-Road to College College Aid Pro-Peg Keo How do I fill out my 2027-28 CSS Profile? College Aid Pro 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/ 1. To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboun