What 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 ArticleParents don't want me to apply to certain UCs.
My parents said that they don't want me to apply to places like UCLA and UCSB with the mindset that it would be too expensive my second year for housing and it is not even worth applying to. I really...
View ArticleShold I talk to daughter's friend about transferring to her college and...
My daughters friend from high school isn't happy at her college and wants to transfer to d college at end of semester. Also, she is an awesome softball player and was starting pitcher for all her years...
View ArticleHow much did/will you have saved for child by college time?
I was wonder what the average family did or will have saved for a child by the time he started college. I'll have about $55k by then and was wondering how good or bad shape I'm in relatively speaking....
View ArticleNeed advice on school choices
First time poster here. I've been lingering CC for quite a while now as I navigate this quamire of college selection with DS, a senior. Son has recently decided he would prefer a smaller school. He is...
View ArticleThe Problem With Campus Sexual Assault Surveys...
I know that this is one of those issues around here :) but this piece on Slate today on the recent new survey is just really good and worth the read when it comes to stats and surveys...
View ArticleShould my son submit all scores to selective colleges?
Hello. My son is a strong tester, and has consistently high (770-800) scores on all SAT I sections over several sittings, and 3 out of 4 SAT II tests. The 4th subject test, physics, he got a 700. I...
View ArticleAdvice for an RA wannabe?
Have any of your kids worked as a Resident Assistant in a college dorm? My D16 thinks she wants to be an RA after starting college. I know each School has its own RA system, but might you have any...
View ArticleBoulder CO DA: "Shadow" Campus System is No Solution (to Sexual Assaults)
Thoughtful op-ed by Boulder CO District Attorney: "Although universities adjudicate student discipline, it is a serious mistake to equate investigation and resolution of felony sex assault with...
View ArticleMen fight back against sex assault charges
In the past year there has been significant push back against colleges by men who claim they were unjustly expelled after being found responsible for sexual assault. Since January 2014 nearly 40 men...
View ArticleGeneral discussion for parents of second-try students
D15 headed off to her university this week, and, their pride stung, my older sons restarted school. S08 made an initial attempt to go to college, but wasn't mature enough, and dropped out after only...
View ArticleThe most useless graduate degrees?
Agree or not? http://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-most-useless-graduate-degrees-2013-9?op=1 This article could be written from a controversial point of view, especially when the author's list of the...
View ArticleNot reporting scores on Common App?
Friend of D would like to submit a rolling app this week but is taking the SAT next weekend and just tried the ACT also. She has taken the SAT before but wants to see if her score improves or if the...
View ArticleFemale startup founders on the rise - and they mainly studied ARTS,...
A sizable minority of them studied any sort of STEM field:...
View ArticleA New Study on campus rape and the one in five number
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/20/1-in-5-college-study-raped_n_7293068.html
View ArticleRight C3 LLC in Las Vegas - scam solicitation?
A company called Right C3 sent me a letter today giving notice that "you and your student are scheduled to participate in an educational group presentation followed by a personal interview to help...
View ArticleAny parents live near the following campuses; SJSU, UCD, USF, UCSC & Cal Poly...
Hi, our son is going to apply to all of the above schools for entrance in the fall of 16. We live in So Cal and are not familiar with the surrounding areas of these schools. We did tour all these...
View ArticleCan my daughter get into her reach school with low grades?
Villanova is my daughter's reach school. I would classify her as "brilliant but lazy" in terms of schoolwork. She's always taken difficult classes - AP Statistics, Calculus, Physics, Organic Chem,...
View ArticleWhich states have good community college -> state university (including...
The discussion in http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1811484-who-has-to-go-into-debt-to-attend-a-reasonable-college.html mentioned community colleges as a low cost option for some...
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