YCBK 676: Things You Need to Know If You Are Transferring to a New High School

In this episode you will hear: (10:32) Susan joins Mark to answer a question about how to transfer to a new high school from the 11th grade to the 12th grade when the transferring was because of bullying. (41:36) Mark and Christina interview Adam Miller, The VP of Enrollment at Whiman College, Part 1 of 3 Understanding Whitman's Ten Percent Promise ¢ Adam explains what the 10 Percent Promise Is ¢ Adam explains how assets are usually handled at most of Whitman's peer schools and how that differs from Whitman is doing ¢ Christina asks Adam what he learned from the six years when they were doing full tax return reviews before students applied that they applied to their knowledge in the rollout of the new 10 percent promise, and Adam shares several things ¢ Adam answers the question Christina asks, when you were doing hundreds of pre-reads, did you get flooded with pre-reads, only to find students didn't enroll, and Adam shares the benefits of doing an early read? ¢ Adam and I discuss how they love how Whitman can adjust to accommodate the family where the CSS Profile helps a family ¢ Adam explains how a pre-read is different from a net price calculator 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 of our interviewees. We will send your verbal feedback d