WSJ [Opinion] : Why Aren’t There More Black Scientists?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-arent-there-more-black-scientists-1445467260?alg=y The evidence suggests that one reason is the perverse impact of university racial preferences. "..encouraging black...
View ArticleIs Peace Corps a good idea?
My son just graduated from USC with a degree in business admin last year. He worked for a high profile consulting firm for almost a year and then joined an online education startup his friends from his...
View Articleyet ANOTHER attack on a college campus today ! UC Merced is on lockdown
5 people stabbed. attacker shot and killed by campus police. when will this madness stop??...
View ArticleStressed, Tired, Rushed: A Portrait of the Modern Family
"… The survey found something of a stress gap by race and education. College-educated parents and white parents were significantly more likely than other parents to say work-family balance is...
View ArticleTo Reduce Inequality, Abolish Ivy League
A oped from USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/11/01/glenn-reynolds-reduce-inequality-abolish-ivy-league-elitist-discrimination-column/74998648/ The problem of “inequality” looms...
View ArticleAnyone concerned about the ED school their kid is picking?
Wondering if anyone has worried that the ED school their child is choosing isn't the right one. We went through this two years ago and our concerns turned out to be completely unfounded and kid is very...
View ArticleHalloween Costume Political Correctness on Campus
Here we go again… http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/us/cultural-appropriation-halloween-costumes.html?ref=us Pocahontas, Caitlyn Jenner and Pancho Villa are no-nos. Also off-limits are geisha girls and...
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 ArticleHelp (Returning the favor (Letter of Recommendation))
So I am not sure if other students have/will be doing this, but I would like to give a gift and a card to the 2 teachers who gave me letters of recommendation. If anyone has/will/has ideas about doing...
View ArticleHow do you not communicate your stress to your kids?
I feel as if all of my energy has been going towards being calm and trying to say and do the right things for my kids. I've got two who just applied ED to some very competitive (but not ivy) LACs. I am...
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...
View ArticleParents go back to school to be able to help kids with math homework
"Some schools are trying to help parents adjust to Common Core by holding classes that teach them how to help their children with math homework." …...
View ArticleInteresting Footnote in Amicus Brief Regarding Selectivity of Ivies and Other...
Amicus briefs have been filed in the second round of the Fisher v. UT case. The one filed by Brown, U of Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Univ. of Penn, Princeton,...
View ArticleMy child is freaking out - any advice?
My daughter had a crying fit last night because she has 3 Cs on her transcript from 9th grade. In her mind, of course that means she will never get into any college. Where does all this pressure come...
View ArticleParents wont let me go to the college of my choice???!! help
Since i was a little kid I've dreamt of going to college in nyc I applied to fordham university and secretly applied to pace university as a back up. If i dont get into fordham im planning to go to...
View ArticleDifficult situation, looking for some advice
Hi parents, I was wondering if someone could give me some advice since I'm at a difficult situation. I don't have any money for college and my family is in debt. Not only that, but my mother will not...
View ArticleLegal guardianship or caregiver?
So I was living with my aunt who had legal guardian over me since i was 8 up until I was 16, now im living with a caregiver and I just turned 18. does that mean that im no longer under my aunt's...
View ArticleWhat We're Buying With $1 Trillion in Student Loans
In Bloomberg a few days ago. http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-11-02/what-we-re-buying-with-1-trillion-in-student-loans An excerpt: College is expensive, and getting more so every year. Since...
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