FAFSA Signitures vs. Special Circumstances
My daughter took off over a year ago and after no communication suddenly demanded that I sign her FAFSA, When I didn't comply quickly enough she suddenly said, "Never mind, Ill be fine." I logged in...
View ArticleOnline College Application Assessment
My son came across a website named as ivy ready.org for application evaluation or critique. Is it any good or are there better ones available?
View ArticleSummer Enrichment for HS Students: Does it matter?
Hi- We live in a competitive city where many top students take summer enrichment courses at ivy league and other top tier schools. My freshman could easily get into any of these programs but silly me,...
View ArticleRenters Insurance and Tuition Plans
Has anyone purchased either? We purchased renters insurance for our son the last two years he lived in the dorm and files two claims one each year. Totally worth the $14.00 a month . We are looking at...
View ArticleMeningitis Vaccines
IMO, it is very important that every incoming freshman be immunized against meningitis, particularly if he or she will be living in a dorm. Every year several college freshmen in the U.S. die of...
View ArticleGoing to a HBU when you are not a minority -- thoughts?
My 2017 daughter is open to the idea for this particular school -- D1 Lacrosse (fledgling for sure but gives her a chance to be a leader which she likes), great scholarship $$ (academic merit so...
View Articleone teacher curves, the others don't
I'd love to hear from some educators on this one. There are three physics teachers in my son's grade. Recently there was a major test that resulted in an average grade of D (across all three classes)....
View ArticleSending scores to colleges
Do I send scores to colleges when available or do I send it with application?
View ArticleACT vs SAT scores to send to UCs
My son has ACT score of 29 and SAT score of 1350 (new SAT) and he wants to send it to the UC system. Which score should he send or should he send both?
View ArticleCampus "Drunk" Confidential - A Perspective on Sexual Assault/Hook Up Culture
I know there are some who will not read this because it comes from a publication called the American Conservative, but for those who can get past the fact that this publication tilts in the opposite...
View ArticleDo HS awards matter to top colleges in admissions process?
Our HS had awards night the other night and I did not get any of the book awards that are associated with specific colleges, but I got a recognition (along with 15 other kids) for participating in...
View ArticleConducting Research on Improving Learning
I am conducting research on how to improve the way students learn. Looking for high achieving parents with a child (ages 7-18) that is struggling in school to participate in a phone interview....
View Article"Ivy Fever" caused by Ignorance or Entitlement?
I've been reading posts on CC for 5 years and I am as stumped as when I first got here. So many posts in the same vein, in the same voice: The kid whose "dream school" is (suprise!) Harvard. The kid...
View ArticleHelp - Daughter sad about starting college, leaving her significant other
I tried to search the forum for threads about this, but no success. Daughter and her SO will be freshmen at colleges 4 hours apart. They have decided not to attempt to maintain a long-distance...
View ArticleNeed help saving student gmail account
My kid just told me that his high school is deleting his entire student gmail account by the end of the month--he's trying to save all of his essays in his google drive, emails, all the other...
View ArticleAcademic Appeal - Do you think they will give me another chance?
I am .01 points away from the minimum GPA requirement. Also if I have any grammatical or punctual errors let me know please! I am writing to appeal my academic dismissal from xxxxxxxx. I was upset to...
View ArticleYale Community at Odds Over Consent
The elephant in the room next to the triumph of the Yale men's basketball team is the murky circumstances of possible sexual misconduct by the just-expelled team captain. No matter what ultimately...
View ArticleSafety/match for high stats
The parents of CC are awesome so I am asking for help. My older boys both identified schools they liked that did no require a lottery ticket for entrance. Oldest graduated from Case Western. Middle is...
View ArticleAffirmative action, Underrepresented Groups
What do these terms really mean to a high school student? are they just.concepts or already in force? If our kids have to work harder in order to get into their dream school, how harder could it be?...
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