Your College Bound Kid

Mark Stucker runs Your College Bound Kid with a team of eight co-hosts that includes six college counselors and two working admissions officers. That bench depth is the show's superpower. Instead of getting one perspective on college admissions, you get a rotating panel of people who are actively reading applications, making decisions, and counseling families through the process right now. The show drops twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays, and covers the full admissions timeline. Episodes tackle external scholarship strategies, how to interpret deferral letters, what college health insurance actually covers, how parent Facebook groups can help or hurt you, and deep-dive college spotlight segments where they break down specific institutions in detail. Listener Q&A segments mean real families get their actual questions answered on air. A recent episode addressed supporting neurodivergent students through the application process, which is the kind of specific, underserved topic the show handles well. With 500 episodes and a 4.6 star rating from 366 Apple reviews, the show has earned a reputation for being thorough without being overwhelming. Episodes run about 30 minutes. The stated mission is to make college knowledge available to all, and the free, twice-weekly format lives up to that. For high school students and their parents navigating the admissions maze together, this is one of the most comprehensive and current resources available.