Harvard, MIT defend tax-exempt status for their endowments
"The presidents of Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other prominent schools have written letters to Congress defending the tax-exempt status of their multibillion-dollar...
View ArticleAdvice for college decision
Hello everyone! I would like some advice on my kid's college decision (undergrad). We need to select one college from the followings: Columbia Univ, NYU Stern, Univ of Chicago and Dartmouth College....
View ArticleThe Ultimate Decision
I am wondering if any of you might have insights to share that will help with final selection for our son. In hindsight, he applied (and was accepted) to far too many schools. They range from Duke,...
View ArticleMerit aid dilemma: What would you do?
My daughter was accepted to University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign as a Spanish major. We just found out yesterday that she got ZERO financial aid and barely qualifies for any subsidized loans. Cost...
View ArticleDecisions - Get 'er done!
Now that everyone has received all their acceptances and rejections and FA offers, Please remember that there are a lot of kids on waitlists to the school of their choice. Please urge Your kid to...
View ArticleNearly 10 Million Americans Are Behind on Their Student Debt
"… More than 40% of Americans with federal student loans are behind in their payments or aren’t making them at all. The data comes from a quarterly snapshot of the government’s $1.2 trillion...
View ArticleCredit Card Offer for Graduating Senior
My son received a credit card offer in the mail yesterday that shocked me (which isn't easy!) After describing the benefits of having a credit card, and how it would teach them financial...
View ArticleWhere do smart (high SAT) and lazy (low GPA) kids go?
Where do smart (high SAT) and lazy (low GPA) kids go? D is working on her college list for 2015-16, but we are having difficulties to identify the typical reach/match/safety targets. She is supper...
View ArticleWhy is cheating over looked?
As a parent of a college senior, I am perplexed about suspected cheating in her engineering classes. She takes her exams at the disability resource center. However, when she returns to class, her...
View ArticleUT Austin Homicide? Campus on alert
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/murder-investigation-after-body-found-on-ut-austin-campus/ The body of a girl was found in a creek on campus. They are calling it a homicide and students are being warned...
View Articleunresponsive admission counselor - is this the norm?
So my daughter has several acceptances and has decided where she wants to go. But her dad and I have some questions and concerns that we need answered before making the deposit check. It's interesting...
View ArticleFinancial Aid Packages
Anyone still waiting on financial aid/scholarship packages? Why are some schools slow in sending this information out? Does it mean my S may get less money? Hard to make any decisions when we have...
View ArticleImpression of honors courses at the college level
I'm curious what your impressions are regarding honors courses at the collegiate level. In high school, honors courses alone are often not seen as sufficiently difficult for more competitive undergrad...
View ArticleGo for the money or the prestige?
My son has been accepted to several universities, and we have narrowed it down to 2: UVA or CNU. I know, quite different choices! But CNU offered him a wonderful scholarship over 4 years, a summer in...
View ArticleComputer Science Majors with a Social Life in a Less Stressful College?
Does anyone have a sense of which colleges that have a top 50 computer science ranking are less stressful and cut throat? My son will need to study quite a bit, but he should get adequate sleep, and at...
View Articlehow does you child study?
Hi, I am a parent to a young child and wanting to make sure I am acting as a role model to prepare them for highschool and college. I would like to know what fellow parents do to instill good study...
View ArticleNeed advice on THE decision
My child has been accepted to all colleges she applied to. She thinks she would like to double major in Communications and either Design or Technical Theater with the ultimate goal of becoming a...
View ArticleSkidmore College v. Clark University
Greatly appreciate any advice anyone has on the above two schools. Our son is looking for a small liberal arts college a bit away from a major city that would give him quality professors in small...
View ArticleWhat Will Higher Education Look Like in 20 Years?
Hi, Do you think higher education will still be based around matriculating to an expensive university or will fundamentally change in the near term future? I'd appreciate any thoughts or links you...
View ArticleDid your child ever say "Mom, I wish you pushed me harder?"
A question for all the parents who made a conscientious decision to step back and let your kids figure out high school and college decisions all on their own, did they ever come back to you, maybe...
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