help with classifying safeties, matches and reaches for my D
we still have three more colleges to visit but we're getting close with my D's list of schools. From what I can see, the challenge is around finding matches that are not really reaches and safeties...
View ArticleInterviews and thank you notes - please help!
Please help me convince my sons that it is the correct thing to do to send a thank you note after an interview. They don't agree. The oldest is in college and applying for campus jobs and internships....
View ArticleMoved: Questions For Pharmacists! Because I wanna be one! Interview Please...
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View ArticleNeed parent help-- Which colleges to apply to?
Hello, I'm still unsure as to which colleges to apply to and would like have some parent advice as to where to send some applications. My unweighted GPA is 3.58 (this is due to one class, which I got a...
View ArticleElite/Ivy grads really do earn more? (new study)
The gist of it: Research presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association finds that there is a notable earnings payoff for attending the most selective four-year...
View ArticleAny benefit to self-reporting ACT scores as opposed to just officially...
The common app gives you the option of the self reporting ACT scores in addition to sending scores officially. S was going to self report, but we just received his latest official ACT results with...
View ArticleHow many strong EC do you need for very selective colleges?
The Gatekeeper was recently issued up so I read it for the first time. It got me a few surprises. I understand that being an Aisan and from California positive was because it was 15 years ago. But...
View ArticleResidency Question....Grandfathered In?
While I will call and confirm with my daughter's college in Oregon, we were wondering the following? We lived in Oregon since she was in the 5th grade. She is currently in her last year of college and...
View ArticleClueless on Tours
I guess that sometimes families tour a college without researching it first. Still, it seems like a lot of potentially wasted effort to make a trip to a college your child has not read up on at all...
View ArticleHow many activities is TOO many?
I keep reading how competitive (top 30) colleges want committed students and it is better to be deeply involved in a couple of activities. D legitimately has at least 8 ECs that she spends time on...
View ArticleMy daughter is going to study in Japan - HS Logistical Problems. Help!!
I am hoping that someone has some advice for me. My daughter, who is a HS sophomore, recently found out that she will be studying in Japan starting in March 2017 through the first month of February...
View ArticleBook Review on Student Debt
Not sure where to put this post, but I saw a book review in the WSJ, and thought it was relevant. Titled, "Don't Call it a Crisis", it reviews several books on student debt. From the article: ...the...
View ArticleWheaton (IL) suspends Christian professor who wore a hijab
As a private college I suppose it is their right..but the thought police are apparently alive and well at the conservative colleges. It seems she was suspended not for wearing the hijab but for a...
View ArticleDuke and Deconstructing Toxic Masculinity
Have we finally jumped the shark? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/01/us-university-offers-course-for-men-to-deconstruct-toxic-masculi/
View ArticleSon trying to keep his head above water
Our DS is a high school Senior. He is a 4.0 student in the top 5% of his class. He was really ambitious with his schedule. He is taking AP Physics 1, AP Calculus AB and AP Psych. He has many...
View ArticleShould I Stay or Should I go?
I am a first-year student at a small liberal arts college in New England. Although I am homesick, I have not experienced much trouble since arriving on campus 7 weeks ago. I have joined clubs, made...
View ArticleLet's talk about... taxes.
I am not American so I cannot have a complete grasp of the public higher education system in the US, and I am here wondering how could something that is free/cheap/nearly free in another first world...
View ArticleCommon App - Resume?
DS is filling out the common app and one school asks for a resume. Is this something that is common and is it required?The question says,"If you wish to submit your resume, upload......." I'm assuming...
View ArticleBest schools for a French major
Which schools would you suggest for majoring in French and a possible minor in economics or business, if student has solid GPA/SAT? What extracurriculars are recommended? He is a sophomore and head of...
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