In this episode you will hear:   (13:24) In this week’s news segment, an article from Brennan Barnard of Forbes. The article entitled, “College Admissions: Do you belong”. The article looks at the ways in which the pandemic is creating widespread problems like loneliness,anxiety and depression. Mark and Dave discuss the social impact of the pandemic on students but they spend most of their time talking about what can be done about this?   (38:06) This week’s question is from a mom named Elizabeth who lives in California. She  wants to know how west coast liberal arts and science colleges that offer merit money like Williamette,  Occidental and Puget Sound compared to east coast colleges. (Part 1 of 2)   (54:20) Mark interviews Vince Garcia and they look at why the University of California colleges were so difficult to get in this year. (1 of 3)   (01:05:40) Recommended resource: The Character Collaborative. An attempt by an almost 300-member organizations to change how admissions is done. They want to see character count more in admissions (https://character-admission.org/)   (01:17:43) College Spotlight: North Carolina A & T, (https://www.ncat.edu/)   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! EXCITING OPPORTUNITY We are excited to announce that Your College-Bound Kid and School Match 4U are putting together panels of current undergraduates, so parents, students and college counselors can ask the students about their college experiences. This is an excellent way to get beyond the marketing from the colleges and to learn what the student experience is really like. This survey will help us to know which colleges you are interested in meeting students from; it will also let us know what are the best days for us to host these panels.  https://tinyurl.com/preferences4studentpanels