Merit aid, selective colleges in midwest - am I missing anything?
My daughter will be a HS senior, 4.0 and 35 ACT. She does not want to try for Ivy because we can't afford to travel much and she doesn't want to be that far from home and not be able to visit (we are...
View Articleshould or CAN I apply to colleges FOR my daughter - time is running out and...
My daughter is wonderful and has dedicated her life until recently to excelling in school so she can succeed and be a passionate elementary school teacher. She is still (just?) around the top of her...
View ArticlePicking major
My son who will be a senior says he likes Physics and probably pick engineering as his major for college application, what can I help to see which particular engineering he should apply?
View ArticleExtreme Hazing at UVA
“told to chew live goldfish and grab one another’s genitalia,” http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/former-uva-swim-team-member-files-hazing-lawsuit/
View ArticleExchange Program
I recently learned that the school I will be attending this fall participates in the National Student Exchange. If you're unfamiliar with the program, it's essentially study abroad, minus the abroad....
View ArticleHigh school graduation requirements/credits vs . the actual credits when...
How do you decide how many classes you want to take in 4 years of high school? Is it better for colleges to see you have done more than it is required? If so, by how many? Do you think your kids should...
View ArticleMy D has told me to "chill"
My D who refuses to stress out about anything in life, told me yesterday to chill and quit trying to micro-managing the whole college prep thing. We're working with a college financial planner who has...
View ArticleMeningitis Vaccines
IMO, it is very important that every incoming freshman be immunized against meningitis, particularly if he or she will be living in a dorm. Every year several college freshmen in the U.S. die of...
View ArticleThe Posse Program?
I got an invite in the mail saying I've been chosen for the Posse Scholarship Interview....it's apparently 3-4 hours. What does the interview consist of? Any tips from those who've been through this...
View ArticleGrad school in minor area
Is this usually something that's doable? And say a student does a liberal studies BA where they have 3 minor concentrations. Is it realistic they could into a grad program in one,of these areas? My...
View ArticleCalifornia residency question
I'm asking on behalf of a relative: If a student is attending a UC as an instate resident, is their residency status affected if the parents move out of state? I assume they're fine, but I don't know...
View ArticleLiberal Arts College or Institute of Technology?
Hello, All -- My daughter, a rising high school senior and late bloomer with a 3.98 weighted GPA and SAT score of 2010, is certain she wants to major in a science, probably an applied science, but she...
View ArticleWould AP Bio, AP Stats, and AP Spanish be hard to handle?
I'm considering taking AP Bio, Stats, and Spanish, I would like to know the difficulty of those classes and to see if I could handle all three for my junior year
View ArticleHousing Warning
At UC San Diego, like many other large, popular schools, there is a shortage of housing. My daughter, who is a freshman this year, wanted to live on campus for her sophomore year. She did not...
View ArticleEnrollment decline at Illinois directional
Low enrollment leaves empty EIU dorms - chicagotribune.com The university's freshmen enrollment dropped by approximately 200 students in fall 2010 after declining by about 100 students the year before....
View ArticleGAP Year?
My child is very young to be a Senior in HS. We are considering a GAP year after graduation. Does anyone have experience with applying to schools and asking for deferrment to attend GAP programs? What...
View ArticleHave any colleges or high schools been able to moderate dangerous levels of...
It appears that every college and high school has programs aimed at moderating dangerous levels of alchohol/drug use. Have any schools been successful in creating meaningful decreases of use/abuse? If...
View Article"Top student" at a 3rd tier school... Four years later
I fully expect to get flammed for this, but I figured it might be helpful to some current HS seniors as they make their decision. I was, I guess, a "top" high school student (4.0 UW GPA, 13 APs, 33...
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