Beyond the (College) Brochure: Guidance on College Decisions

Sep 18 2024

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Mary McGrath, a rising college senior, asks the tough questions about colleges to Dr. Gary Stocker. Dr. Stocker has researched the financial health and viability of every public and private college in the U.S. His College Viability app is used by students and families across the country to compare the financial health and viability of colleges. If you want more guidance on whether your college is financially strong, we will post this podcast every Wednesday. Mary will have developed questions from the perspective of students and parents to ask Dr. Stocker. Send your questions to [email protected]

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Beyond the College Brochure for September 18, 2024

Sep 18 2024 16 mins

Here are Mary's 8 questions for Dr. Stocker this week. Remember, these questions come from college student and are asked from the perspective of a college student and their family.What would you say to the students and families who are concerned about the ability to transfer credits if their college is facing financial issues?Which college ranking publication is the best?Are colleg

Beyond the (College) Brochure for August 28, 2024

Sep 01 2024 14 mins

If you are a college student, family member or even college faculty, college senior Mary McGrath asks questions about the financial health of colleges on your behalf. She washes away all of the ancient beliefs offered by college counselors, admissions representatives and college marketing groups. Her questions are based on research she has done to get at the hear of the financial h

Beyond the (College) Brochure for August 21, 2014

Aug 21 2024 16 mins

Mary has these questions from students and their families for this week's episode of 'Beyond the (College) Brochure'.What would you say to the students and families who are concerned about the ability to transfer credits if their college is facing financial issues?Does the quality of education decline if experienced faculty and staff are laid off due to financial trouble?Are there

Beyond the (College) Brochure for Aug 14 2024

Aug 14 2024 23 mins

Here is the list of questions Mary on behalf of students and their families this week.Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here.What is a need-based scholarship?What does a Board of Trustees do?How does a college come to the decision that it must merge with another institution?Can an endowment be used to help a struggling college?What is a presidential scholarship

Beyond the (College) Brochure for August 7, 2024

Aug 08 2024 19 mins

Mary McGrath, a rising college senior at LIndenwood University (MO) comes up with more questions that helps students and parents better understand the college admissions process - and the risks of choosing financially unhealthy colleges.Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here.SummaryIn this episode, Mary McGrath and Dr. Gary Stocker discuss college rankings, col

Beyond The College Brochure for July 31, 2024

Aug 03 2024 19 mins

Here are the questions from Mary for this week's podcast episode of 'Beyond the (College) Brochure.Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here.Are students and parents in denial when they have concerns about their college’s financial health?Gary, in your ‘This Week in College Viability’ podcast, you regularly say: “let’s go into the data.” What does that

The FAFSA Debacle update of July 24, 2024

Jul 27 2024 2 mins

Mary asks Dr. Stocker for an update on the pending FAFSA DebacleGet the College Viability Student & Family updates here.

Beyond the College Brochure Jul 24, 2024 with Mary McGrath and Gary Stocker

Jul 26 2024 20 mins

Here are the 8 questions for this week's 'Beyond the (College) Brochure' podcast:Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here. As I’m sure you’ve seen in the news, Vanderbilt University has reached $100,000 in attendance costs- do you think this was really necessary or this institution just raising the price because they are able to?Is it common for colleges to m

Beyond the (College) Brochure for Jul 17, 2024

Jul 17 2024 17 mins

Mary focuses on some important questions about a college's responsibility to share information with faculty and students.Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here.Is it common for colleges that are not in any financial distress/at risk of closure to cut certain majors and/or programs?Does a college closure have a negative effect on a recent graduate from that scho

Beyond the (College) Brochure for July 10, 2024

Jul 10 2024 23 mins

Mary has these questions for Gary from student and their families this week.Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here.Submit your questions to [email protected] important are rankings versus fit when deciding on a college?How does the college support students in managing their finances and budgeting?Are there provisions for appealing financial aid deci