Help please: planning first college trip to the US (visiting from the UK)
HI everyone - I have taken on the ambitious challenge of taking my D & S (rising senior and a rising junior) to visit a medley of different colleges (they have different interests - Econ/Science),...
View ArticleWould this pragmatic law greatly reduce rapes on campus and elsewhere?
Background: I read that about 4% of rape accusations result in convictions. A small number result in any jail, and most are ruled indeterminable after a short conversation with the police. The proof...
View ArticlePossible Shooter at UCLA?
Really heartsick whenever this happens...hopefully it's nothing... https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-investigate-report-possible-shooter-ucla-campus-171928877.html?ref=gs
View Articlehow to evaluate a kid without standard tests such as SAT/PSAT/SSAT
In a few years I will send to college one more kid who is now a middle schooler. I hope to help him fully develop/realize his potential in the meantime so he will fall into a good fit college. But...
View Article2 Colleges Closing This week - Dowling & St. Catherine
Saw this on the news. While these institutions could certainly have made better financial decisions, this seems like the start of a trend. The cost structure and the way we deliver higher ed in this...
View ArticleTwins graduating on the same day 2 hours away from each other. what to do
I will have twins graduating college on the same day at least two hours apart. Should the parents separate and attending one of the colleges, while the other parent attends the other? what do most...
View ArticleTransfer Student: Still Undecided--Scripps vs Colorado College--How to Decide?
After a very unhappy freshman fall term at Georgia Tech, my daughter decided she did not want to be a mechanical engineer nor attend a large State University. She has returned home to Maryland for a...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon - Student Advantage question
Wondering what parents think about the Student Advantage program? Is it worth it? Did your kid use it and save money?
View ArticleColleges for the Jewish "B" student
I have been debating for a time about starting a thread such as this. On one hand, I want to make sure I have considered every college this should be on my son's list. On the other hand, every time...
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 ArticleParents will feel lonely when I'm gone
College is coming up..so that means "leaving the nest". My parents have been bugging me lately to go to a uni close to home. I'm an only child so I've always be with my parents throughout my life and...
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 ArticleTales of late arrivals for SATs / other tests
DD is signed up for the SAT today - 8am test start, 7:45am arrival time. She had finals this past week, and didn't sleep well. Nor was she able to sleep well last night. This morning, when I wake her...
View ArticleComputer specifications for engineering student
My son is going to an LAC, but hopes to take advantage of a 3/2 engineering program. I have emailed those schools about their computer requirements, but have not heard back. I don't want to purchase...
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