What is fair for us to pay for college?
I am feeling a lot of guilt here. We have a bigger sized family. Basically, in our mid 40's, we had a surprise baby. Surprise!! And even after the birth, I laid in my bed in postpartum, looking at his...
View ArticleI'm surprised by some names on this list
http://colleges.startclass.com/stories/7056/colleges-alumni-salaries-high-school-grads#1-Albion-College
View ArticleShould you pay for your child's college education?
"… 'Middle income parents need to ensure their own financial stability first,' Braxton said. 'It's like putting on your airplane oxygen mask before you put on your children's.' Here are three key...
View ArticleThe Growing College-Degree Wealth Gap
"The nation’s colleges continue to graduate far fewer students who grew up in poor households. With the country’s economic potential possibly hanging in the balance, a new report urges the United...
View ArticleWhich College Majors Lead Graduates to Their Parents’ Basements
From an article in Time magazine, Agriculture and Engineering did well, while the Humanities and Liberal Arts did poorly. http://time.com/4106297/college-degrees-parents-house/
View ArticleHill Phobia?
In reading through threads here on CC I noticed that there are a lot of students and/or parents who cross a school off their list if it is a hilly campus. In the Northeast alone this would eliminate...
View ArticleIs 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 ArticleUGA Honors vs. South Carolina Honors
Cost about the same, have visited both, UGA in general higher ranked but Carolina Honors #1 rank, but general population of students probably couldn't get in UGA??? But hate UGA extreme party reputation
View ArticleFor the child who made little effort in highschool?
My son has made little effort in school. Now he is not even in the top 50% even though he has taken mostly preAP and AP courses. He does not really bother with the higher level courses anymore and for...
View ArticleTriplets results and choices
OK, so it came down to the following choices: Daughter #1 (in birth order, she is minutes older than her siblings): Deciding between Boston College (good financial aid package, but not enough) and...
View ArticleODU's current early action housing registration
Looking for information as to which dorms are still available in the early action housing sign-ups that started today. Does anyone have a count as to what was left when they signed up today?
View ArticleFailed classes, no goals, and no future
To start off I love my parents. They have always been there to push me when I lost sight of my goals. They have payed for my classes, they feed me, and they really don't ask for much in return. Now...
View ArticleHelping a child with mono at college
Our son is a freshman and he just called to let us know that he has mono. He has been instructed to quit the crew team for the spring, not to stay out late anymore, and to basically rest and go to...
View ArticleTuition Exchange
My husband works at a college and we are counting on the tuition exchange program to help pay for our son's school. He has applied to Syracuse and already received a letter from Syracuse that he has...
View ArticleNeed help: UVA with loans or Full Tuition Scholarship at EQUALLY RATED...
Short story: Is UVA worth an extra 40k over an EQUALLY RATED program of study at a well-rated University located 2000k miles away? Grad school is a necessity for DD's major. Long story: I'm reaching...
View Articlehelp with classifying safeties, matches and reaches for my D
we still have three more colleges to visit but we're getting close with my D's list of schools. From what I can see, the challenge is around finding matches that are not really reaches and safeties...
View ArticleRowan select or PG year
I have posted on Rowan forum to find out more about Rowan select and have not gotten an answer, will be contacting Rowan soon... Here is the link for Rowan select...
View ArticleSchools with "harsh" fraternity and/or sorority systems or those with...
See replies #284, #285, and #286 of http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/19610146/#Comment_19610146 for context of this question.
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