Top this, lazy parents!
:) So an FB friend that i'm sort-of-friendly with (nice person...we just haven't seen each other in years!) posted this about her son's college journey last night: "(Son) applied to 23 schools. He was...
View ArticleHow did you guys deal with your kid going to an OOS college
I'm a HS senior that is going to attend an OOS college this fall. I applied to 1 in-state (UT) and 2 OOS colleges. I was rejected from the in-state school and accepted to the 2 OOS schools. In...
View ArticleAdmitted to Dickinson, American University, Denison, Ohio Wesleyan U.,...
My daughter had been admitted in all those Colleges. We are french, jewish from Paris and are living in the US since 2 years 1/2. She would like to major in Philosophy or Political Sciences and minor...
View ArticleShoes Continue To Drop at Cal
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-berkeley-provost-resigns-20160415-story.html
View ArticleDuke, Emory or Haverford
Hi, My daughter got into these three schools as her top choices, as a parent I'm leaning towards Duke and Emory because I like bigger campus and warm weather but she likes Haverford, I know it is a...
View ArticleUC-Davis spent $175,000 trying to make sure you never saw this
UC Davis paid consultants at least $175,000 to clean up its online image after students and alumni were pepper sprayed by campus police during an otherwise peaceful protest in 2011. Newly released...
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 ArticleParents of the HS Class of 2017 - 3.0 to 3.4 GPA
As some of the 2017 parents including myself are lurking about the very helpful 2016 thread on this topic, I thought I'd start a new one focused on our 2017 kids. Hopefully at some point the mods can...
View ArticleWhy do parents insist teens get summer jobs vs. working on academics?
Last spring my parents were adamant about me getting a summer job. But I wanted to go to some academic summer programs that lasted the duration of break. I won. I went away, learned a lot, also had...
View ArticleFor those of you in the finance field...
I am a hs junior looking to finance as a possible career field. I posted a question recently in a college subforum and someone suggested I post here as there seems to be a few finance folks in this...
View ArticleAny parents here have a student take the three week AATG Germany summer study...
I have a junior who is considering taking this trip and would really like to know experiences and thoughts. Feel free to respond or to message me. Thanks so much!
View ArticleTips on travel insurance for 2-week study abroad?
I just found out my DD should get medical evacuation and repatriation travel insurance for a short-term study abroad trip coming up in a few weeks. The group she's going with has travel insurance for...
View ArticleUCSB honors v Temple U honors v BU honors
My son has three good options: 1)UCSB Honors, $30k/year; 2)Boston University (maybe honors - he is waiting to hear), $50k/year ($20k/year scholarship); 3)Temple University Honors, $15k/year (full...
View ArticleShould parents be the ones asking questions at admitted student's days?
I went to a pre-health professions program today at the college I will attend and 90% of the questions asked were asked by parents. It just seems like the parents are the ones who want to go pre-med....
View ArticleEncourage yoruself and your children to pick a college with an open mind
Hello parents, 3 years ago, my mom made a really hard decision for me. Instead of allowing me to go to MIT, she decided that I would go to Michigan State University on a full ride. At the time, I was...
View ArticleYale Community at Odds Over Consent
The elephant in the room next to the triumph of the Yale men's basketball team is the murky circumstances of possible sexual misconduct by the just-expelled team captain. No matter what ultimately...
View ArticleLearning Disabilities and choices of Pennsylvania Public colleges
My son thinks he wants to major in business but not sure. He also has a minor learning disability of attention disorder. I had hoped he would get into Temple or West Chester but did not. Of the...
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