Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces and Free Speech, Too (letter from Chicago...
The administration wants to appear as an intellectual force beating back destabilizing waves of political correctness that have rocked college campuses. But the focus of student protests hasn’t been...
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View ArticleZeeme and college applications
Have any of your kids needed to create a Zeeme page for their college applications to make them "come alive"? It's like a cross between a Facebook page and a Linkedin page. Student are invited to...
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 ArticleChanging Majors or Finishing?
I am in a very stressful predicament. So I transferred to a 4 year university this semester after two years of community college. I am majoring in computer science currently and I am still considered a...
View ArticleTest retake policy: once or unlimited? Should it exist?
Hi parents - just taking a quick poll. Our high school has a test retake policy which allows kids to retake a test once and replace the grade if the retake grade is higher. Another school in the...
View ArticleGive College Board a Cell Phone Number - Yea or Nay?
My son is about to take his first CB test and I see that they ask if he wants to provide a cell phone number so they can send him texts. On the whole, have your kids found this helpful or annoying?...
View ArticleACT SAT
If a kid gets high scores on practice ACT/SAT then very high score on SAT but not perfect then should they take SAT again or try ACT instead?
View ArticleMajor pros and cons of Stanford and
What are the major pros and cons of Stanford, U Chicago, Princeton, Harvard and Yale?
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 ArticleGoing back to school for another degree...anyone been in this boat?
Feel free to move if this isn't in the right forum.. Long story short, I've made a mess of my college career. It took me around 6 years to graduate with a BS in Psychology ( I took a few years off to...
View ArticleOnline instate tuition
I'm enrolling in an online program in a state I am currently a resident of. Can I leave the state for work and keep the same tuition?
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 ArticleBerkeley or Dartmouth? Business / Econ
My D is not accepted to either, so the question is premature, at best. However, if she is accepted, what would you suggest? Which school is better? Should she apply to Dartmouth “early decision”? The...
View ArticleWe have become smarter but not wiser.
An argument for an education in the liberal arts; specifically, history and literature (and philosophy and politics):...
View ArticleDownside to test optional?
Is there any downside to applying to a school test optional? Specifically I'm thinking about having my daughter not submit SAT or ACT scores to Sarah Lawrence, Bryn Mawr, and Ithaca College. Her GPA is...
View ArticleCould I have an adult read my common app essay?
I chose the final prompt Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
View ArticleHelp so sad??
I just got back my school records what I seen I was heart broke I felt like I was looking at a mini mental health record the way these teachers talked about me at that younger than age was really...
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