Colleges 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 ArticleScholarships and internships and ACT practice
Does anyone know easy and good scholarships that pay a good amount for college? I also want to know good internships that I can apply for as a high school senior or junior. And finally, does anyone...
View ArticleNew AP Computer Science Principles
Does anyone know anything about this course, other than what can be gleaned from the College Board site? This will be offered at my kids' HS next year. Would it be appropriate for a student that had...
View ArticleGap year in the middle of high school
My daughter took a year off after her freshman year due to family situation. During that time, we lived abroad and she took several courses from online schools. Before we left, we met with the guidance...
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He guys Im.new to this but I have questions. This will be my last high school year. I am really stressed out to pick a College and actually getting in I have a list of where I want to go I believe that...
View ArticleBaylor Parents Caught in the Middle of Sending Kids to Baylor
A place to comment on how parents sending kids to Baylor respond and recuperate after news today of firing of head football coach in the midst of Baylor failing to adequately address victims who had...
View ArticleDurable Power of Attorney for College Student
We're pretty convinced that we need our two college student boys (thus, by definition, knuckleheads) to execute two documents with us -- an Advance Health Care Directive and a Durable Power of...
View ArticleHow pervasive is cheating in ACT/SAT?
Just read another article about cheaters, http://finance.yahoo.com/news/reports-cheating-act-china-reflect-204323450.html This makes me very upset watching honest kids put in hours of work only to...
View ArticleMoved: How's Economics/Quant Econ or Computer Science Minor at Tufts
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View ArticleFafsa Changes May Prompt Colleges to Shift Admissions Cycles Earlier
"A new study has found that more than two-thirds of colleges plan to make significant changes in the enrollment process because of new rules taking effect this fall for the Free Application for Federal...
View ArticleIf your college student wants to vote, s/he should check the rules beforehand
If your college student wants to vote, s/he should check the rules beforehand, whether s/he is living at his/her parents' place and commuting, living at the college and intending to vote there, or...
View ArticleSending scores to colleges
Do I send scores to colleges when available or do I send it with application?
View ArticleHow do you handle your child ignoring your texts?
We all know the iPhone is in their hand 18 hours a day. It's made even worse when you can see they're free enough to tweet. The rudeness is tough to ignore.
View ArticleWaiving the Student Health Insurance
This is a minor rant that I'm pretty sure will get sorted out next week, but I thought it might be interesting especially for those parents new to this issue. I have a rising sophomore and included in...
View ArticleHow to Encourage my younger brother?
Hello, I need some help on ways to guide my younger brother. Both of my parents have PhDs from an Ivy League university. I myself am going an Ivy League university for undergraduate research and...
View ArticleIncrease the fun for Southern Californians on our New England College Tour
DD2 is a good test taker, in the IB program at our school, and has excellent grades as a sophomore. We are doing a college tour next month, and she has chosen some high profile schools. I'm not...
View ArticleStudent-Loan Defaulters in Standoff With Government
"… The U.S. government desperately wants Mr. Osborne and his wife to start repaying their combined $46,500 in federal student debt. But they are among the more than seven million Americans in default...
View ArticleWorking your way through college a "modern day myth?"
This article concludes it is now virtually impossible to pay for college by working. The article does not discuss the possible solution of targeting the right colleges for merit aid....
View ArticleGoing to move-in after the first year?
Do you do it? Why or why not, if you aren't *needed* for it (kid has own car or flies solo).
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