Genetic counseling
Hey everyone.. So I come from a typical south Asian background where I've wanted to be a doctor my entire life. However, now I am much more interested in genetic counseling. Everything about it appeals...
View ArticleArticle: "Need Blind Admissions Is a Lie"
I'd like to get parents' feedback on this article, which I know is about a year old: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bev-taylor/need-blind-admissions-is-_b_5615698.html Here is why: My sister wants to...
View ArticleWhat Is the Point of College?
"If Utility U. is concerned with value, Utopia U. is concerned with values." … http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/magazine/what-is-the-point-of-college.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
View ArticleFRQs in APs
My son is a junior and has taken ap physics, ap biology, ap calculus bc, ap English, apush. He is finding FRQs very difficult. He has tried his best to write in classwork and homework FRQs but he won't...
View ArticleDisappointed in your child's college decision?
My son decided he wanted to attend my alma mater, Michigan State, and turned down Northwestern and Amherst College, among others. He has wanted to attend MSU since he was in elementary school, and they...
View ArticleThe gender gap in college...Women...Go West.
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-dating-scene-favors-men-2015-9 To solve that problem, Birger suggests that women seeking love in Manhattan leave New York, "which is one of the worst dating...
View ArticleLegacy status without the donations?
Please settle a disagreement with a friend. Do you think legacy status matters if the parents haven't been giving any money?
View ArticleCampus Suicide and the Pressure of Perfection
Six Penn students committed suicide in a 13-month stretch, and the school is far from the only one to experience a suicide cluster. Some students blame the pressure to appear effortlessly perfect....
View Articlemusic supplement
I decided to post this in the parents forum because I believe there to be some parents who are very educated on this topic I am considering attaching a vocal supplement to my application to Brown...
View ArticleCollege kids have too much privacy
"A few years ago, an acquaintance received a stunning phone call from her daughter's former college roommate. The conversation went something like this: "I thought you should know your daughter never...
View ArticleDartmouth Professor arrested for Child Pornography.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/2015/09/05/dartmouth-professor-charged-with-possessing-child-sex-videos/waRImU0z3ZFkHvoIQbrn8N/story.html?p1=feature_stack_5_hp&s_campaign=bcom:socialflow:faceb...
View ArticleNursing student suing university for discrimination after failing course twice
A disabled nursing student (i.e. prone to anxiety, depression and difficulties with concentration) is suing for discrimination...
View ArticleChores and AP - How much do you expect
Before our daughter entered high school, she did about 2 hours of chores on an average weekend, as well as either cooking or cleaning up after dinner. Last year, she had honors and ap classes, and we...
View ArticleFreshman Athlete
I have a Freshman athlete already on campus in pre-season and who sounded pretty discouraged and miserable today. She went in with an injury, so I know that in addition to the level of commitment being...
View ArticleCS Admissions Difficulty
Short Version: It seems that Computer Science enrollments are exploding at many colleges. For a male applying as a potential CS major to selective schools with a strong CS program, is it significantly...
View ArticlePure Math Schools
My son is a strong math student with executive function/organizational issues. He has been advised to seek a school that offers support for students with strong academic abilities (math especially, but...
View ArticleWSJ: Grad School Loan Binge Causes Worries
http://www.wsj.com/articles/loan-binge-by-graduate-students-fans-debt-worries-1439951900 In depth article from the Wall Street Journal about the dramatic increase in federal loans for grad and...
View ArticleACT or SAT - Which one should my child take?
As many of you know the SAT is currently being completely revamped by the College Board. My daughter's school is pushing for her to take the ACT, but I'm thinking she should take both. Is that too much...
View ArticleNeed help navigating "follow your dreams" vs. "follow the money" dichotomy!
After 16 years of marriage we are having our first real cultural problem. It all has to do with higher education. We have a 14 year old sophomore daughter. She is VERY bright, always number one in her...
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