Liberal Arts, a Lost Cause?
"What does the trend away from liberal arts tell us about America?" … http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/education/edlife/liberal-arts-a-lost-cause.html
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What types of services are required for students with disabilities in elementary and secondary schools? School districts are required to provide a free appropriate education to students with...
View ArticleParent who "knows everything"
I'm going to try to keep this as short possible. I need some way to communicate with my mom and I hoped maybe some parents had a way I could communicate with their comrade-in-arms so to speak. My...
View ArticleMy Parents Want To Pull Me Out of College and think I am worthless
Hi Guys, Its me again. I have a major issue. This morning I was downstairs and the acoustics in the house are alot. Basically I overheard a conversation my parents were having upstairs and they were...
View ArticleDorms You’ll Never See on the Campus Tour
"Nap pods and gaming arcades. Walk-in closets and private bathrooms. Rooftop pools and maid service. With modern campuses caught up in what is popularly known as the amenities arms race, it is hard to...
View Articlewhat colleges can my daughter apply to
experienced parents please advise..... on the colleges we can look into and scholarship we can get based on this stats... appreciate your help , totally new to this and would like to get...
View ArticleHow do I get out of a housing contract? Please offer help or suggestions
Hello, I'm an incoming freshman at the University of Florida for Fall 2015. I failed to apply for on-campus housing until April, as I had little intention of attending UF, initially. So because my...
View ArticleExtra costs for travel abroad while at school?
What's the general situation with respect to travel abroad, whether for academics or athletics? Does it differ with respect to private/public schools? My rising senior is VERY interested in traveling...
View ArticleMen fight back against sex assault charges
In the past year there has been significant push back against colleges by men who claim they were unjustly expelled after being found responsible for sexual assault. Since January 2014 nearly 40 men...
View ArticleMerged: A prudent college path; any Ivy of your choice or the U of Alabama?
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View ArticleEmphasis on GPA over test scores
DD is a rising senior and is looking at colleges like Univ. of Richmond, Tulane, BU, GWU, etc. and hoping for a little merit aid. I have been reading lots of threads about this on CC and one common...
View ArticleCampus Suicide and the Pressure of Perfection
Six Penn students committed suicide in a 13-month stretch, and the school is far from the only one to experience a suicide cluster. Some students blame the pressure to appear effortlessly perfect....
View Articlewebsites on transitioning, study...students with and without disabiliies with...
As an alternative to cleaning the kitchen, I looked up some good websites for students with and without disabilities. I tried for exact addresses, but you may need to dig at times: learning.guide.com,...
View ArticleVery high GPA -- Middling SATs
I am a first time poster. Not quite sure what to think of this and how it will play out, but I would love to get some reaction, feedback, and advice. My D is HS class of 2015. Her high school is a very...
View ArticleClinton proposes $350B college affordability plan
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/34af7a6fce404c0089290d4cd3cfb7fc/clinton-propose-350-billion-college-affordability-plan From the article: WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling for a "new college compact," Hillary...
View ArticleBest flavor of Linux for beginning-ish coder?
I have a daughter starting high school in the fall, and she's quite interested in programming—she's done all sorts of online self-teaching, she builds little games using online coding environments for...
View ArticleStudent Loan Debt Causing Millennials To Delay Marriage, Kids, Home-Buying
" … According to a survey from Bankrate, nearly half (45%) of all adult Americans who took out student loans ended up delay some major financial or personal milestone. The effect is most notable among...
View ArticleFSU making plans to improve student-athlete behavior
Two different FSU football players punched two different women in the face recently. Now there are plans to educate players......
View ArticleFraternity Groups Push Bills To Limit College Rape Investigations
See--http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fraternity-groups-college-rape_55c10396e4b0e716be074a7f?utm_hp_ref=college&kvcommref=mostpopular Nay or yay?
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