YCBK 666: The Best Career Advice You Are Going To Hear In Your Life

In this episode you will hear: Mark and Chris have a good back and forth discussion about the book "Class Matters" and the theory that race-based affirmative action got it all wrong and what we should have been discussing the last 50 years was class-based affirmative action" Mark interviews New York Times bestselling author, Bill Deresiewicz on his book, "Excellent Sheep" Part 2 of 2 Preview of Part 2 of 2 µ Bill talks about the balance, and he talks when students pursuing the professions he is often critical of makes a lot of sense µ Bill talks about whether he has challenged Yale with his conclusions µ Bill gives advice to parents on how they can navigate their kids through this process µ Bill drops a bombshell when he challenges parents to think about the schools you are sending your kids to µ Bill gives advice on what a college student can do to resist peer pressure µ Bill tells us what students' superpowers are µ Mark shares some ideas that he has found to be effective µ Bill talks about what happens if you play the status game µ Bill talks about how he found his own personal fulfillment µ Bill talks about the danger of making your kid feel like they need to know what they are doing to do at age 18 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 Complete FAFSA 2026‑2027 Walkthrough | From Start to Submit CSS PROFILE Walkthroughs CSS Profile Walkthrough MEFA Institute: A Deep Dive into the CSS Profile 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 o