Should I give my parents access to my college grades?
I start college in the fall and a form asks me if I want my parents to be able to access my grades. I got all A's in high school and they never were the type to check the parent portal, they trusted my...
View ArticleParents guilt
Do you feel guilty when your high achieving child admitted to elite schools cannot attend because you are a donut family and his/her friends will attend on FA?
View ArticleOnline High Schools for ballet dancers
Hi - I am looking for any advice on online schooling - my daughter is training to be a ballet dancer ( at an elite level) and we can no longer do brick and mortar schooling. If she decides to go to...
View ArticleWhere did your 3.3-3.6 GPA child get in?
Calling all parents who have been through the cycle of the dreaded college application - help for those with less than perfect GPA kids. Admission process takes months and the waiting is going to be...
View ArticleXanex IV line for parents of rising seniors?
Junior year has been a doozy! It has been hard, but my kid has almost survived it with her GPA intact. My morning mantra is, "Its her life, its her life," and we try to stay out of it, knowing we have...
View ArticleGuaranteed Sophomore Transfer Admission Offers
Reading through CC I have noticed that at least two schools: Boston University and, surprisingly, Cornell University offer some applicants who are denied admission as freshman guaranteed admission as...
View ArticleUMaine's Tuition Match Program a Big Success
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View ArticleCollege tour: Boston -> Buffalo
I've just arrived in Boston with my junior daughter for a Boston -> Buffalo trip. Have never really done a college tour before, so I'll see how it goes. She's interested in STEM, probably CS. She...
View ArticleSchools that won't take no for an answer?
We may not be looking in the right place, but both D and her friend (child of a college counselor) can't figure out how to decline Beloit's offer of acceptance. D, in particular, had a nice offer from...
View ArticleAny schools to add to list?
I'm new here so forgive me if I'm in the wrong forum. My daughter is a rising junior and we've been advised to start looking at schools this summer. I've put together a preliminary list (we won't get...
View ArticleMoved: New grad working new job: should son have roommate or live alone?
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View ArticleNCSU Engineering vs University of Alabama
Does anyone know how the NCSU Engineering program compares to University of Alabama. DD is comparing two colleges. One will give her free tuition but after factoring other costs, it isn't more than $5k...
View ArticleMatches at techie smart schools for higher stats low EC’s D?
We are planning our last trip(s) to visit colleges. Can anyone suggest schools I may have missed in our search? Long post, but I was trying to anticipate questions that may come up. Home state is TX;...
View ArticleUniversity of Washington Cheer Requirements
There Are 29 Hair, Makeup, and Body Requirements for University of Washington’s Cheerleading Tryouts The University of Washington's cheerleading squad was forced to take down a poster that illustrated...
View ArticleQuestion about learning Arabic as EC
My rising 8th grader took a Arabic online course last summer via the Johns Hopkins CTY and really liked the language. She would like to continue learning Arabic again this summer. Caveat--her school...
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 ArticleFall dorm move-in vs. Spring move-out
Our daughter's semester will be over at the end of this week and we are driving to her campus this weekend to get her moved out. She's our first to go away and I know now that we overpacked last...
View ArticleMoved: Housing at BU - tips on finding an apartment or room at BU
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View ArticleIf a major at a college are filled to capacity, what is preferable for the...
If a major at a college are filled to capacity, with more students wanting to get into the major, what is preferable for the college to do? Common examples of such majors are nursing, engineering...
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