Colleges your child crossed off the list after visiting, schools that moved...
I'm copying the topic from an old thread. So I'll start. Crossed off List. Bowdoin - Nervous tour guide, arrogant admissions, felt uninvited. Moved up. Mount Holyoke - Impressive tour guide, beautiful...
View ArticleTruthful advice about getting into top colleges, for your "average" excellent...
I created a thread back in 6/14, when my D was just thinking about college. We didn't have many ideas about what colleges to look at, so I asked CC users to give suggestions. I know now, but didn't...
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Hi all, Daughter has been very anxious and emotional lately because the pre-season training for college is around the corner. This California girl will first experience living in one of the coldest...
View ArticleWill elite colleges look for AP/CC courses taken before 9th grade?
My daughter is starting a private high school this Fall as a freshman, after being homeschooled until now. While she was homeschooled, she has taken community college courses that are considered...
View ArticleIs It Time To Ban Computers From Classrooms?
"Every semester, college instructors face a choice: whether to restrict the use of laptops and other devices in their classrooms or to, instead, let students decide for themselves. And for classrooms...
View ArticleMoney's "Best Value" college rankings are out and they are somewhat surprising
I'm stopping at 10 because I had to type them out but there are 700+ at the link. Like Forbes, all colleges and Us are in one list, not in four, USNews style. 1 Princeton 2 U Michigan 3 Harvard 4 Rice...
View ArticleHelp with Summer School Classes
Hi Everyone, We missed the deadline to register my child for summer school, so now I'm desperately trying to find online classes that allow later registration. Does anyone have any online schools they...
View ArticleWhat if your stage crew child doesn't take algebra 2/trig? or physics?
I live in NY, which is now a common core state. My son, a rising senior, is both dyslexic and dyscalculic. CC math simply didn't work for him so after geometry, I allowed him to take accounting as his...
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 ArticleAdvice for socializing in Community college?
So I'll start off with explaining my situation,I was born in upstate NY ,then when I was seven my family and I moved to Ireland ,and a few months ago we moved back to NY ,and I plan to study at the...
View ArticlePhysics
What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking physics only in the senior year of high school. Will that affect college admissions?
View ArticleWithdrawn from current school due to tuition. Advice?
So I'll be a sophomore this fall but because of my mom being a single parent she's pretty much on her own with tuition. So not long ago the school mailed us saying that I was withdrawn from the school....
View ArticleExtreme Sadness as Son Returns To College.
My son is returning to college again in 2 weeks. He is beginning his senior year. For some reason, this year I am feeling particularly sad. It almost seems more emotional now than in the previous...
View ArticleInterview outfit question
My son has a number of summer interviews coming up. In the past, he's worn dress pants, button down shirt, and nice shoes but other candidates we've seen have dressed very casually - sweat pants, tank...
View ArticleAP Physics 1 score delayed?
Does anyone else have their 2016 AP Physics 1 test score "delayed"? Any idea when this score might be expected? My son's other two AP scores have been available for a few days already. Thank you for...
View ArticleComputer science major son finding many reaches few good matches.
Hi everyone. First post. My son will be a senior in the fall. He is an aspiring computer science major with somewhat scrambled stats. He has a moderately low GPA roughly 3.33 UW / 3.55W (grading system...
View Articleoptions for kid shut out of 9th grade honors bio
Hi, My 8th grader is in a very small, school district that prides itself on being academically strong. My kid has always been good in math and science and aspires to going to a good engineering school...
View ArticleHow do I find summer college courses for Sophomore?
Is there a reputable site to find pre-med summer courses for my sophomore? This is for 2017. Thanks.
View ArticleMiddle School/High School transition/GPAs
I'm a new poster on this forum, though I've enjoyed gleaning some information already from reading casually from time to time in the past few months. Disclaimer: my daughter is only entering 8th grade....
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