Develop Theater as an strong EC for "elite" colleges
If a student loves theater but wants to major in maths from any of the top 25 ranked colleges then how should he develop theater as an strong EC to strengthen his application? He is already taking...
View ArticleWhere did your 3.3-3.6 GPA child get in?
Calling all parents who have been through the cycle of the dreaded college application - help for those with less than perfect GPA kids. Admission process takes months and the waiting is going to be...
View ArticleMoved: Struggling with financial situation/college search!
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View ArticleHomesick Students?
WSJ chimes in http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-help-for-homesick-students-on-campus-1445363539
View ArticleContinued decline of the public university
https://www.amacad.org/multimedia/pdfs/publications/researchpapersmonographs/PublicResearchUniv_ChangesInStateFunding.pdf I originally went to this American Academy of Arts and Sciences report due to a...
View ArticleMoved: Saying "Politically Correct" is now Considered a Microaggression
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View ArticleMoving to Europe - impact of college admissions?
Not sure which board post this question on... My husband has a very attractive job offer in Stockholm. We have elementary school-aged children and I'm concerned that moving to Europe might hurt their...
View ArticlePromises of Advising and Academic Support: Just Smoke and Mirrors?
I have been lurking a long time as I have been almost afraid to join in-you are a tough crowd, but also very informed, caring, and helpful in a lot of situations, so here goes. My D is a freshman at a...
View ArticleOCR Issues Decision on Princeton Case on Alleged Discrimination against Asians
The Education Department's Office of Civil Rights has issued its final decision in an investigation that has been going on since 2006:...
View ArticleForeign Language subject test score worthy of sending to top colleges?
My D took a French subject test this month and got the score back today - a 710. This is only in the 67th percentile, I'm assuming because a lot of native speakers take the test. She is not a native...
View ArticleHonors Program-related Question
Wondering if anybody has had any experience with a high-stat child who is/was in an honors college or program in a mid-tier school. I'm wondering about class rigor outside of the honors courses at...
View ArticleWhat type of school should my child be going to?
Hello all! My son currently attends one of the top private highschools in the Los Angeles County. Last year (his freshman year) he got a GPA of 3.4 Unweighted and 3.7 weighted. This year he is taking...
View ArticleEA or RD for Caltech and MIT?
I need advice from wise parents here. I am a white girl applying to Caltech and MIT with 2300 on SAT and 800 on Math 2, 15 APs by graduation all with 5 and 4 on the exams. UW GPA 3.93, WGPA 4.88....
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 ArticleSciOly vs. Forensics
Hi, long time lurker, first time poster! My daughter is in the 9th grade at a moderately competitive magnet school. Students can only be on one of these three teams, robotics, forensics and Science...
View ArticleSiemens Regional Finalists Geographic Distribution
The list of regional finalists in the Siemens competition has been posted at: http://preview.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/SIMS/DocumentAssets/405194_v2.pdf Congratulations to all of the finalists, and to...
View ArticleInternational Baccalaureate - worth the effort?
My son is a freshman in high school (in northern Virginia) and he is weighing the cost/benefits of the IB program vs a more traditional slate of AP and intensified classes. I believe the IB program...
View ArticleObservation on Student Posts
In reading many I have yet to see one that has asked about a school's Alumni network and the differences in helpfulness or organization from school to school. Pretty amazing they will compare course...
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