Thoughts About Catholic Colleges
We are essentially half Jewish and half Catholic. The major holidays are observed out of tradition but that is the extent of religious practice. The plan to consider secular schools has been a relative...
View Article60 AP Credits and still can't graduate in four years?
My daughter recently started college with 60 AP credits. However, looking at the requirements of her major and honors program and when classes are offered, it looks like it will be a struggle for her...
View Articlewhere/how can an average student find aid?
After hating school and not putting out much effort, my daughter started working hard in 11th grade. She's now a senior with a 3.45 GPA. Her SAT scores are average. She has a sister in college also....
View ArticleEA Poem for Frazzled Parents
Here is a poem I wrote for all of the frazzled CC parents..... Hope it makes you giggle. It doesn't have the strongest ending but isn't that a common theme as well?? Good luck to all. 'Twas the night...
View ArticleNeed Help
We had a conference with my daughter's guidance counselor today to go over her final list. It was basically devastating. She has a 3.7 gpa without weighting and a 31 ACT. Her list is The College of NJ,...
View ArticleTragedy at Skidmore
My family just received news that three male freshman were involved in an accident just after midnight last night, one has passed and the other two are in ICU after being airlifted to Albany Medical. A...
View ArticleFrustrated re amount of homework - quit fabulous classes to keep kid's (and...
Our family is in a quandry - looking for suggestions! DD's class schedule includes Honors Algebra II, AP Bio, AP Euro, Honors English, and Latin II. She is also on the Cross Country team instead of PE...
View ArticlePolitical science as a major?
Our daughter has to declare her major by the end of this semester. Over the summer she was leaning towards a math major but now she's talking about political science with a stats minor. She hasn't had...
View ArticleTime to send in SAT score
Since it take the college board so long to send the scores to school, should we order the score to send to one of the UC school now (like Berkeley) even though we haven't send in the application yet as...
View ArticleWhy is D getting mail from schools that she can't get into?
D has done reasonably well in high school but is not top of the class. She just made it into the top 20% and has a 1970 SAT - respectable but not good enough for the most selective schools. So why do...
View ArticleHow many recent college grads get an $81,000 salary? Some CSU Maritime alumni do
As Sylvan Gallawa, 24, prepared to graduate from college last year, he found himself in an enviable position: He had the luxury of choosing from seven job offers. He eventually accepted one that paid...
View ArticleOn a more pleasant note: A most beautiful college campus list
Unbelievable that I've seen all but a couple of these campuses and the list,in my opinion, a pretty darn good list. http://www.greatvaluecolleges.net/40-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-rural-areas/
View ArticleWhat's the point of college or high school?
So I'm applying to colleges as a senior and I feel like education is useless. In high school, we don't learn anything, even in AP or IB classes and from my experience taking some college classes I...
View ArticleTo Retain Community College Students, CUNY [City University of NY] Postpones...
Remedial classes, while routine at U.S. community colleges, often undermine students' ability or desire to stay in school, defeating their purpose of guiding students towards a college degree. In...
View ArticleUK College Applications Going Name-Blind To Combat Inequality
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/uk-university-applications-will-be-name-blind-to-combat-inequality_56313b96e4b0c66bae5ada69 "David Cameron has announced that applicants’ names will be removed from...
View ArticleEtiquette for reacting / responding to acceptance letters or offers
<< Originally posted this in the College Admissions forum. No responses and not all that many views. I think this forum is likely to be a better place but I don't know how to move a post from one...
View ArticleRobo-Admissions?
DD2 submitted a few applications to meet the Nov 1 deadline on Tuesday I think. By Friday she got an email that she was accepted to one of the schools (a very respectable flagship state). Now, she's...
View ArticleNovember 1!
My youngest is working on the finishing touches of her college applications that are due TODAY. She is different from her two older brothers - she's been doing everything herself. I know she's been...
View ArticleACT - Need info on new writing score rubric
My son got a composite score of 35 on Sept 2015 ACT which rolled out new writing essay format. He scored 11/12 on all 4 categories in the Essay which is in very close to perfect. But his writing score...
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