Rich vs. poor, the importance of high school guidance counselors
Those who study society’s gaps — in academic achievement, college attendance and eventual income — say that one important factor is strong guidance in high school, if not sooner. Until public schools...
View ArticleThis whole dorm/roommate process
So this is completely new to us. Just wondering when your student finds out their dorm and roommate assignments and what happens next. I guess they should start talking about what they will bring to...
View ArticleCalling All Texans
Which Texas school do you recommend and why? Just state schools, not the fancy schamancy expensive ones like Rice, Baylor & SMU. 1.UT Austin 2.UTD 3.UTSA 4.UH 5.TAMU 6.UNT 7.UT A
View ArticleDynamy Gap Year, Worcester, MA
Hi folks, Wondering if anyone has more recent info (post 2014) or is exploring Dynamy Gap Year program for 2016-2017?
View ArticleUMASS Amherst or Virginia Tech or Penn State or Univ of Pittsburgh for...
We are now deciding between these schools for Computer Science. At UMASS Amherst, my son was placed in the exploratory track. Any experiences at UMASS and feedback will be helpful.
View ArticlePath forward for struggling student
DS just finished his sophomore year of engineering. He had a horrible first semester freshman year -- didn't fail anything, but had a 2.1 GPA; a better 2nd semester (2.9 GPA). Did fine last semester...
View ArticleLow GPA 3.4, High ACT 35
My daughter has a 3.4 uw GPA from frishman to junior, but in first semister of senior she got 3.83 GPA, 35 ACT, CA private boarding school, she applied following Scripps ED1; Denied UC(LA, SD, I, R)...
View ArticleHello fellow parents, is DECA a worthwhile extracurricular?
My daughter does DECA and won internationals this year, but I don't know if she should continue in DECA. I feel like it doesn't hold as much weight as speech and debate, science research, etc. Plus, it...
View ArticleHarvard to penalize students who join unrecognized non-coed social organizations
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/5/6/college-sanctions-clubs-greeklife/ Unrecognized non-coed social organizations includes finals clubs, fraternities, and sororities which are not coed....
View ArticleSummer tour of Virginia, DC and Penn schools: thoughts?
Hi experienced parents - we are beginning to plan a summer college tour trip and am seeking some advice and suggestions from this group. My son is a current junior in California, looking at some...
View ArticleColleges you (surprisingly?) loved after visiting :)
Dear parents, Relating to the other thread that talks about colleges that did not convince you on your visit, I would love to know which ones did! This may be a college (multiple colleges) that you...
View ArticleKnow someone is lying about their college experience?
Recently I've met a few people, 2 coworkers and 1 individual who I interviewed (but was not selected/did not work for) a job with, and I was unable to verify their degrees. My coworkers had told me...
View ArticleHow to provide the needs?
I am already a grandmother, right now I am using my grandson's account (he doesn't know). I wanna help him for his dream college in Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. However. several problems is...
View ArticleSummer Storage Companies in MD
Has anyone used the company dorm2dorm to move your student's things into storage for the summer? They are located in the NY, NJ, MD, PA and DC areas. They pick up the stuff in the dorm and deliver it...
View ArticleBeing 'Fair' when paying for college cost for several children
Okay, let me first start by saying that we of course know that your cannot treat your children all the same and provide everything equally to them in life. So, my thread is intended to discuss college...
View ArticleMoved: Daughter relocating from Virginia to Texas Austin - Some queries
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View ArticleSquash or Tennis?
Hi, Asking for a family friend's soon to be high schooler: if the boy likes both tennis and squash, competent at similar levels in both but now wants to pursue only one sport seriously, what would you...
View ArticleWould the presence of intercollegiate sports affect the desirability of a...
Would the presence of intercollegiate sports affect the desirability of a college for you? UCSC may eliminate its NCAA Division III sports, depending on the outcome of a student vote on a fee to fund...
View ArticleBetter terms for Safeties, Matches, and Reaches
What about Sure Thing, My Tribe, and Bingo! instead of the rather negative sounding "Safety", boring "Match" and angsty "Reach". Anyone else have more positive terms for the different difficulties of...
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...
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