Daughter lost her scholarship
My daughter is 18, completed her first year of college. She's smart, but truly lacks common sense. We've known this for many years. She doesn't seem to understand simple things that even her sisters...
View ArticleGrowing Pains
Yeah, this is another "hey parents" thread... About me: I'm a college Freshman finishing the last quarter of my first year. I'm a computer science major, living at home and going to community college....
View ArticleDo the (low or high) expectations friends or family have for their children...
We don't require a job, but do expect mostly A's and standard mix of athletics, music, involvement/leadership in an org, volunteering, SAT prep course. Last weekend we were on the lake with friends we...
View ArticleDo the (low or high) expectations friends and family have for their kids ever...
Did it ever occur to you that for some students, a "C" is sometimes the best grade they can achieve? I'd be just as proud of my kid of if she/he had an after school job in the real world as I would if...
View ArticleWhere did your 29-30 ACT kid get in?
I didn't realize there was a character limit, so this will be a two part post... Around this time last year we were in the thick of the college search process. To borrow a term coined by Lindagaf on...
View ArticleCommon Data Set GPA vs. how the college computes GPA
Question: When a college/university reports the average GPA in its Common Data Set, is that reported GPA calculated using a standardized methodology for comparison across schools, or do they report the...
View ArticleSuggestions for helping the sibling "left behind" adjust
We have been told to be aware that having DS leave for college may be an even bigger adjustment for DD than for us as parents since she has never experienced being an "only". We are trying to include...
View ArticleI'm questioning my choices...
I've been set on nursing for as long as I can remember. I loved everything about it, still do. But recently, I have been given an amazing rare opportunity to shadow in different areas of the hospital,...
View ArticleHow an industry helps Chinese students cheat their way into and through U.S....
Part Three: The University of Iowa suspects at least 30 Chinese students of having used ringers to take their exams. The case offers a look inside a thriving underground economy of cheating services...
View ArticleHow much of a factor is the quality of the high school?
The ranking for our kids' high school just came out and it's ranked around 500 in the US, putting it in the top 1.5-1.9% of US public high schools. How much does this matter to colleges? My husband and...
View ArticleBoosting college success
Significance In the United States, large, persistent gaps exist in the rates at which racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups complete postsecondary education, even when groups are equated on prior...
View ArticleCollege experience with kids with LD
We're quite a ways off from seriously looking at colleges (S is only a freshman), but I was wondering if any of you had experience and suggestions for kids with LD. What type of colleges did you look...
View ArticleParent should say something or not?
What would you do if you feel that your kid is spending so much time on one EC and related activities that it's beginning to hurt his grades and learning of other subjects. It's not that he is getting...
View ArticleWhat do you tell a kid trying to decide what career path to choose
Feel free to give general advice as well but if you have any advice regarding this specific scenario, it would also be appreciated! So I just finished my sophomore year of college so it is important I...
View ArticleInvitation to a Dialogue: College Admissions Frenzy
"… The admission frenzy will stop only when colleges, students and, frankly, parents refuse to play the game anymore — when we admit that more doesn’t equal better. Parents — and colleges — need to...
View ArticleDid your "mathy" kid learn better in a group or alone?
Son qualified for AIME as a 6th grader but did not qualify in 7th grade. In 6th he was taking Algebra II with the 8th grade group, but his charter middle school does not offer a course higher than Alg...
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