In this episode you will hear:   (02:45) Mark Stucker moderates a discussion between Susan Tree and Mark Hatch, the VP of enrollment at Colorado College. Susan and Mark Hatch walk us through all the major changes in admissions and college counseling, decade by decade from the 1980’s all the way up to the 2020’s. This is a riveting two part discussion. Part 1 focuses on the 1980’s and the 1990’s. Next Thursday, Episode 359 will focus on 2000-2023     (41:20) Mark and Lisa answer a question from Maya,  a mom from Southern California who wants to know, how can I find a college for my black child that will be a safe space and where she won’t be only one of a handful of black kids in her class?   (51:28) Mark and Julia continue their with Lee Coffin, the Vice Provost of enrollment at Dartmouth College. Mark and Julia ask Lee tough questions about the current landscape of college admissions. Each segment is around 20 minutes. This is part 2 of 4. After this series is over, for the following three weeks, Lee does  a College Spotlight on Dartmouth College.    Preview of Part 2 o   Lee continues talking about how Early Decision o   Julia asks Lee if not submitting test scores puts a student at a disadvantage at Dartmouth and Lee breaks some news that I don’t think many people know about o   Lee answers the question of what role do AP scores play in admissions decisions o   How do you evaluate the student who does not submit his/her test scores?   (01:02:12) Recommended Resource: Book:   by Gaelle Pierre Louis   (01:13:42) For our College Spotlight, Kevin Newton talks about a unique opportunity for students interested in UCAS schools in Europe. Part 1 of 2   Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe.   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. If you have a question for one of our upcoming interviews with admissions professionals, here is a list of admissions professionals who we will interview in 2023 or 2024 Confirmed interviews not yet completed Bard-Mackie Siebens Rice University-Tamara Siler American University-Andrea Felder Pitzer College-Yvonne Berumen Chapman University-Marcela Meija-Martinez Connecticut College-Andy Strickler* Trinity College-Anthony Berry* College of the Atlantic-Heather Albert* Spelman College-Chelsea Holley* Scripps College-Victoria Romero* Saint Louis University-Daniel Wood-(Interview is about transfer admissions, Daniel is a transfer counselor) Colby College-Randi Arsenault* University of Georgia-David Graves* University of Minnesota-Keri Risic Cornell University-Jonathon Burdick Oberlin College-Manuel Carballo Carleton College-Art Rodriguez Swarthmore-Jim Bok Joy St. Johns-Harvard Duke-Christoph Guttentag Florida State-John Barnhill Southern Methodist University-Elena Hicks Johns Hopkins-Calvin Wise Cornell University-Shawn Felton Haverford College-Jess Lord UAspire-Brendan Williams Yale University-Moira Poe Bard College Baylor University Butler University California Institute of Technology-Ashley Pallie Colorado School of Mines Creighton University University of Puget Sound- Robin Aijian Belmont University University of Tennessee-Knoxville Law School Admissions interview-Lydia Emory University-Sarbeth Fleming   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