Am I a first generation?
Neither of my parents graduated from highschool but my Grandpa gained a degree online. Am I considered a first gen ?
View ArticleHigh School must give "permission" to ED?
My daughter has decided to apply ED to a school and her transcripts and recommendations have already been submitted by the high school. However, she had not indicated when requesting them that she was...
View ArticleMental Illness and the transition to college
I am looking for advice on transitioning to college from parents of students with identified mental illness. What did you/your child look for in terms of support services from colleges? How much...
View ArticleSophomore Slump
My S14 is definitely going through a sophomore slump. I don't know if the article below has been posted anywhere on CC yet, but I thought that it did a good job describing the basis of this phenomenon....
View ArticleCollege Applications, Parental Exasperations
http://www.wsj.com/articles/college-applications-parental-exasperations-1444257715
View ArticleCollege hours
Can someone please tell me what 3 semester hours actually means? I'm trying to find out how long a course is if it's 3 semester hours.....Thanks in advance!
View ArticleMoved: Has online tutoring worked for you? Have you used Chegg Tutors, or...
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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 ArticleIndiana frat; is this an abberation or should we be concerned?
Possibly NSFW ED Mod Please note that the link describes rather graphic acts--see: http://gawker.com/indiana-university-frat-suspended-after-video-of-possib-1735354012 Nay or yah?
View ArticleSnubbed by academic advisor during senior's college visit
I decided to sleep on this and wait until morning to reevaluate in case my judgement was just clouded by fatigue of a day long campus visit with miles & miles of walking. I wake this morning, cup...
View ArticleIs it worth it to give out your kid's info to apply the scholarship such as...
The application usually includes name and date of birth, birth place, etc. How do you tell whether it is an authentic one (with future potential risk of losing all those info), or a scam?
View ArticleCould you tell me why the cost of room+board so defferent between Wisconsin...
I visit the websites of 2 public university , one is University of Wisconsin La Crosse, the other is University of Massachusetts Amherst, and find the cost of room and board are very different. I do...
View ArticleCritical Language Flagship plus IR plus merit aid----help needed with list
Youngest, a current sophomore, is interested in attending a Critical Language Flagship school (or one that has a very strong critical language program) while studying International Relations. Some...
View ArticleHigh GPA, low and lop-sided ACT-reach schools too reachy?
For a friend: u/w GPA at an average California public school: 4.0 weighted GPA 4.19 Rank #1 for u/w, but 19th, I think, for the weighted GPA Average SAT of the school is 1551. Student has the following...
View ArticleIs this prestigious??
Hi, 2 of my research papers are published in an International Peer reviewed Journal (High Impact factor), is this considered a major achievement?? or an international achievement?? (If interested) Name...
View ArticleBruni has a new NYT essay..Comments?
I never suspected that Frank Bruni was such a polarizing figure until I started reading CC. He has a new essay in today's NYT on the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success:...
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