In this episode you will hear: (06:04) In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed, “The Return of the Campus Tour”, by Scott Jaschik.  There are some in-person campus tours that are back in operation – though with several new rules to preserve the safety of visitors. Mark and Dave discuss how to navigate yourself through the new world of college tours.   (18:45) We are in Chapter 136 of 171 Answers and Mark talks us through ways to lower costs for students who are already enrolled in college. Mark and Anika discuss six or seven cost saving tips for current college students.   (33:41) This week’s question asks if there are advantages to applying as soon as possible to colleges. Mark discusses Early Action, Early Decision, Regular Admission, Rolling admission, admission for athletes and applying early and scholarships.   (47:42) Mark interviews Lisa Przekop in part 1 of 2 on the topic of “Understanding the University of California at Santa Barbara”. Lisa has been in admissions at UCSB for 35 years so we couldn’t have a better guest to address this topic.   ( 53:01) Recommended resource: The book, by    College spotlight: none this week   (2: 01:02:45) But we do have a second interview for the first time: Mark kicks off his interview with Lauren Williams, college daughter of YCBK co-host Dave Williams, in ‘How to be creative with your extracurriculars in the age of COVID-19’   Don't forget to send your questions related to any and every facet of the college process to: questions@yourcollegeboundkid.com 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"