YCBK 682: Wall Street Journal Reporter Discusses Cheating and Complicated Waitlists

In this episode you will hear: (06:40) Roshan Fernandez of the Wall Street Journal discusses two articles he wrote recently about cheating in college and how hard it is to get off the waitlist. µ Roshan Fernandez gives his journalism background, and he explains why he loves being a journalist µ Roshan explains how he comes up with his stories µ Roshan and I discussed one of the articles he wrote about how The Fraud Squad at Cal Tech will catch you if you lie on your application µ Roshan talks about the VIVA software that Cal Tech uses to help them identify fraud µ We discuss another article Roshan wrote entitled, "the only thing harder than getting into college is getting off the wait list" and we talk a lot about how complicated admissions has become (49:00) Chris Gruber, Dean of Admissions, Davidson College-Why Davidson College is Special Preview for Part 1 ¢ Chris shares the two colleges that he has worked, each one for 20 years ¢ Chris gives an overview of Davidson College ¢ Chris tells us what Davidson College's mission statement is and he explains why the mission statement is central to the core of who Davidson is ¢ I share a few experiences my own daughter Karis had at Davidson that makes Davidson ¢ Chris talks about how the Honor Code at Davidson shapes the Davidson experience ¢ Chris talks about the biggest changes he has seen in his 21 years at Davidson College 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 Kentucky Higher Ed Association (short version) HB 257 FAFSA Walkthrough for 2027-2028 College Aid Pro (short version) 2027-2028 How to Fill Out Your FAFSA Tutorial Utah System of Higher Ed (medium length) (44) 2027-28 FAFSA Deep Dive - YouTube University of the Pacific (medium length)-If you only watch one, watch this one How to Fill Out the 2027-28 FAFSA: Step-by-Step for Students & Parents Road to College (longer version) How to Fill Out the 2027-28 FAFSA: Step-by-Step Guide CSS PROFILE Walkthroughs 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 podc