Would transferring from a cc to a university hurt my chances to become a doctor?
I've always felt a huge passion for my studies because I dream of becoming a doctor. My dream was to go to college. I graduated from high school and I got accepted into colleges. At first, I was going...
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My child will not work of her applications. She has done nothing this summer and I am desperate for her to get work done. How can I get her to do work without pushing her too much? Thanks, Parent
View ArticleUniversity to Freshmen: Don’t Expect Safe Spaces or Trigger Warnings
http://chicagomaroon.com/2016/08/24/university-to-freshmen-dont-expect-safe-spaces-or-trigger-warnings/ “Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so-called ‘trigger warnings,’ we...
View ArticleBunk and Loft Bed Dangers
Rail Against the Danger has published a new video that really sheds a light on what can happen in a fall from a lofted or bunk bed without a rail. CAUTION: This video has some graphic images....
View ArticleNYT: The Innovation Campus: Building Better Ideas
Can architecture spur creativity? Universities are investing in big, high-tech buildings in the hope of evoking big, high-tech thinking. http://nyti.ms/2b4RvPa
View ArticleSchool Refund Policies
Is there any standard refund policy that schools are required to provide to students who withdraw from school mid-term? I have two kids in college and they both have different plans. ASU - doesn't...
View ArticleUsing AP Credits to Finish in Under 4 Years
What experiences have people in this forum had where students applied AP credits to their degree and finished in less than four years? There is the obvious economic advantage of eliminating a semester...
View ArticleWhat College Expense Surprised You the Most?
When you first started actually looking at cost of attendance breakdown of your kids prospective schools, what made you stop and go "Wait, what?' For me, it was meal plans. There was one college we...
View ArticleInternship opportunities for a 14 year old boy
My son will be 14 years old next summer and I'd like to find him a good summer volunteer position that may help improve his resume and experience. Something meaningful that may support his future...
View ArticleWhat's his race?
Sorry - this is long: My son is starting to fill out college applications, and he is stumped when he reaches the part where they ask about race / ethnicity because he doesn't know what he 'should' put....
View ArticleWhich College Majors Lead Graduates to Their Parents’ Basements
From an article in Time magazine, Agriculture and Engineering did well, while the Humanities and Liberal Arts did poorly. http://time.com/4106297/college-degrees-parents-house/
View ArticleParents of the HS Class of 2017 - 3.0 to 3.4 GPA
As some of the 2017 parents including myself are lurking about the very helpful 2016 thread on this topic, I thought I'd start a new one focused on our 2017 kids. Hopefully at some point the mods can...
View ArticleHigh end college vs. honors program at state college?
DD is going into 11th grade this fall. She had a 1370 on PSAT last fall and that resulted in mail, email, t-shirts, etc. from several high end schools. After looking into all this I realized that she's...
View ArticlePaypal Student Account closing?
I got an email this morning saying that Paypal was closing all student paypal accounts, just as I'm sending my daughter to her first year at college. Although her school has a Bucks system for paying...
View ArticleReport an SAT II Math1 score that is lower than Math2 score, but has a higher...
S planned to report only Math 2 score because it is a higher score and since it tests more advanced concepts. However his lower Math 1 score has a much higher national percentile ranking. Would this be...
View ArticleAny parents of ordinary kids here?
"Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are beautiful and all the kids are above average." I'm wondering if these forums are the right place for me to be. All I tend to see are posts like "I got...
View ArticleNYT Graphic: An analysis of migration patterns among college freshmen
Not a lot of nuance, and I think the headline is misleading ("How Cuts to Public Universities Have Driven Students Out of State"), but for those like myself who love graphs and charts, this is pretty...
View ArticleSpanish in College
My son has completed his three years foreign language requirement for college in high school. Should he continue with Spanish as an incoming freshman or take a different language course? He can enroll...
View ArticleRestriction on EA after ED
I have searched several places, but did not get a clear answer. If my son ED an Ivy school, can he EA other private or public schools?
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