YCBK 677: Can Your HS Counselor Call Colleges and Advocate for your Acceptance?

In this episode you will hear: (10:16) Hillary joins Mark to answer a question from a school-based counselor who wants to know if she can make advocacy calls for her students to colleges. (35:36) Mark and Christina interview Adam Miller, The VP of Enrollment at Whitman College, Part 2 of 3 Understanding Whitman's Ten Percent Promise ¢ Adam explains why Whitman still accepts the CSS Profile instead of having their own individual, separate form ¢ Adam explains why they ended up going up with 10%, as opposed to 11 or 12 or 13 percent, for what they would ask families to pay for tuition ¢ Christina asks what happens if your applicant pool is less well-resourced and the 10% brings in less revenue than they anticipate, and they are locked into it ¢ Christina asks: By providing so much transparency, you lose the ability to use discretion if the numbers don't add up, so what are you getting in return for this? Adam has a great answer ¢ Mark shares his perspective that the 10% promise will appeal to more high-pay and full-pay families, and he explains why he feel this way ¢ Adam talks about some of the specific families who will really benefit from Whitman's new 10% Promise ¢ Christina asks, how do families who have big fluctuations in their income navigate the fact that if the award is based on the annual income 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 wo