Impression 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 ArticleElite Admissions:Rejection feels less like turning down a first date than...
Would students be better off it there truly was a lottery for elite schools? http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015/09/30/why-ive-stopped-doing-interviews-for-yale/#more-3665
View ArticleRide the Tiger
"The reality of bipolar disorder is hard to fathom: five and a half million Americans have been diagnosed with the disorder and yet so little is known about how the illness manifests itself in our...
View ArticleGuy's clothes for college
I tend to be an over packer so I need some realistic guidelines on what my son should bring in terms of clothing to college. Here's what we have so far: 5 pair of jeans one pair of khaki dress pants...
View ArticleWhy do families wait until end junior and senior year for college visits? Why...
Me and most of my friends did most tours last summer and then all this year, but we're seniors, so our transcript and applications couldn't really be improved. Shouldn't the tours happen earlier to...
View ArticleNational Merit Semi-Finalist/are there any schools that give merit aid at...
I have a great friend who is a single mom. Her son was accepted and given a large merit scholarship to OU. He did not apply to any additional schools other than Texas Tech and Baylor since he was...
View Article2 students dead at HCBU Southern University
My heart goes out to their parents. http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/two-southern-university-students-killed-in-baton-rouge-apartment-complex-shooting/38956580
View ArticleHow Do You/Did You Keep From Being a Helicopter Parent to Your College Bound...
My daughter is very early in the college process, as she will be entering high school in the fall. However, I'm already feeling anxious just reading these posts on "average excellent" kids and those...
View ArticleKnowledge of cheating
Not sure where to post this, so please excuse if not the right place. My 8th grader has informed me that there is some rampant cheating going on at her middle school, of which she is quite upset about....
View ArticleAccepted Students Days: What sealed or sunk the deal?
So in the middle of indecision time and accepted students days for so many seniors I thought I'd ask if anyone has good stories to share on what sealed or sunk the deal for your student. For mine the...
View ArticleMoved: How to Dispute Charges for Preventative Mammogram
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View ArticleDiffering College Search Approaches
Hi all, I just started my second semester of junior year, and I've done a lot of college searching for the past few months or so. After running a couple NPCs, my parents and I have established that...
View ArticleHow can you assess future college workload?
My D would like to attend an LAC where the students are not crushed by their academic workload. Long time posters know that our high school kills the kids with hours upon hours of homework and...
View ArticleAcademic integrity
As a parent of a junior in high school of a high honor roll student all was going well. I thought my ward was all set for one of the top colleges in the nation. Then this crazy stuff happened. My...
View ArticleParents of Musically Talented Child: College vs. Conservatory.
I'm sure there are many parents out there like me with a musically talented child torn between the choice of attending a regular college or a music conservatory. I know it's not necessary the case of...
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