Is FIT a bunch of baloney?
I think FIT is very important if you are talking about a school having the majors that a student wants, or is affordable, etc. However, I think that "fit" when used to describe how happy someone thinks...
View ArticleSiblings attending same college?
My DD'17 is currently on a Spring Break NE college tour with some classmates. They will visiting the school where DS'15 is currently a freshman this afternoon. DD has already said that she will not...
View ArticleVerification
Good morning parents, I have an incoming college freshman son who was chosen for verification and S1 who is in his freshman year now who was not. I'm just curious as to why S2 was chosen for selection...
View ArticleHow did you find the right career for you ?
Did you go for something that you always wanted to pursue ? or did you go for career that fit your strength ? etc
View ArticleWhat's a sports-playing, video-game-loving, smart kid who DOESN'T like to...
Hoping any of you may have some input--my son is a bright, sports-loving, video-game-playing, athletic, fun-loving person who finds "partying" type situations uncomfortable. After we moved midway...
View ArticleCollege Presidents Say Race Relations Are Just Fine (Students, Not So Much)
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/college-presidents-say-race-relations-are-just-fine-students-not-so-much/ Hayley Munguia on fivethirtyeight.com wrote: Despite the recent wave of campus protests...
View ArticleBest place to stay while visiting Pitt and Carnegie Mellon
I'm taking my twins to visit Pitt and Carnegie Mellon. I thought we'd go to dinner in the area where students kind of hang out off campus and I'd like to get a hotel there so we don't have to drive...
View ArticleThe latest policing tool to monitor rowdy spring breakers: Drones
"… Ainsworth said the drones — Yuneec Typhoon Q500 models outfitted with high-resolution cameras and batteries that provide up to 25 minutes of flight time — are the latest example of how police plan...
View ArticleMusic Business Programs - private college coach advisable?
Some music business programs require a video "audition" - but not the typical kind required for a performing arts degree or musical theater program. Does any one know of any college coaches...
View ArticleThe 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2016
This year’s list features: Mount St. Mary’s University Northwestern University Louisiana State University University of California, San Diego Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota University of Oklahoma...
View ArticleFederally mandated student testing for social & emotional skills?
When Social and Emotional Learning Is Key to College Success http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/03/when-social-and-emotional-learning-is-key-to-college-success/471813/ New federal...
View ArticleWhat to do with foreign internship income for 2015 tax filing
My son received a small foreign income from an overseas internship last summer. He also had foreign income tax withholding. Since I do his taxes, I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience...
View ArticleHow much did/will you have saved for child by college time?
I was wonder what the average family did or will have saved for a child by the time he started college. I'll have about $55k by then and was wondering how good or bad shape I'm in relatively speaking....
View ArticleCelebrating Sweet Briar's rebirth
Come a long way in a short time. http://www.newsadvance.com/opinion/editorials/comeback-of-the-year-at-sweet-briar/article_d128f0f2-cea8-11e5-bd54-9328896faca0.html
View ArticleSweet Briar College is closing...and now it is back!
A friend posted this link on Facebook. http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/sweet-briar-college-to-close-in-august/article_08ad590c-c1c9-11e4-8cb7-c3f3a3e0823f.html
View ArticleMattress Girl Accused Sues Columbia for Harassment
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/23/columbia-university-lawsuit-mattress-rape-allegation/
View ArticleAnother PC Crisis at Bowdoin?
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/2016/03/06/bowdoin-student-leaders-facing-possible-impeachment-after-attending-party-with-sombreros/1dOOtzxqQUTsragbljzBIL/story.html? So if someone with no Irish...
View ArticleWhy are my expereiences contradicting the statistics even when they apply to...
So I've asked many times why most people I encounter or look had a Bachelor's Degree by the time they were 23, despite these statistics....
View ArticleUt honors vs Mich
My daughter is having a hard time deciding between LA honors at UT and U Mich. what are the pros and cons of both? Any suggestions to help her narrow it down?
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