In this episode you will hear:   Mark interviews Andy Strickler-Everything you need to know about Early Decision 1 and Early Decision 2-Part 3 of 4 Preview of Part 3 of 4 §  Andy responds to a few reasons Mark has heard that the ED2 admit rate is lower than the ED1 admit rate §  Andy answers the question, why do some colleges choose to have one round of Early Decision instead of two rounds, do they see having a second round of ED2 as a stigma §  Andy shares his thoughts on the practice of taking a student who applied Early Action and trying to flip them to Early Decision 2 §  Andy talks about a student who applies ED2 before they hear from their ED1 school; he shares what they should do if this happens         Mark interviews Jin Chow   Part 1-Preview §  Jin Chow is not only the founder of Polygence but she is a recipient of the Forbes award for 30 under 30 movers and shakers in education. I explained in part 3 of this interview how I was once a skeptic of Polygence but how their company in particular and Jin’s values and core beliefs won me over, but I asked her some tough questions in this interview, especially in part 2 and a little in part 3 and Jin answered my tough questions exceptionally well §  Jin gives her backstory, and she shares why she started Polygence §  Jin explains what Polygence does §  Jin explains the growth of Polygence §  Jin explains what launch pad is §  Jin shares where most of their students come from §  Jin explains to us what pods are §  Jin explains what their cost structure is for all three levels that they offer §  Jin talks about the industry experts and academics that work with the students §  Jin walks us through what happens in a session with a mentee and a mentor §  Jin shares the range of areas where they have academics and industry experts to work with students §  Jin tells us how long the research papers that students write?       Speakpipe.com/YCBK is our method if you want to ask a question and we will be prioritizing all questions sent in via Speakpipe. 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