Participating in A Club?
Hi- I'm a high school junior Basically, my school has a really competitive science olympiad team. In 9th grade, I tried out for the team, and almost made JV, but I didn't. I went all of the preliminary...
View ArticleU. Minnesota student government rejects annual recognition of 9/11
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/11/15/u-minnesota-student-government-rejects-annual-recognition-of-911-citing-in-part-potential-perpetuation-of-islamophobia/ A moment of...
View ArticleLove Over Fear-Four Young Men's Response to the Paris Bombing
They made this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lYPBwZdJ8U Backstory: http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2015/11/paris-aftermath-best-friends-ask-world-to-choose-love-over-fear/
View ArticleHow many apps?
Hi all, I'm just curious how many colleges your kids have applied to. My son has applied to nine and is doing one more. His guidance counselor commented that he had applied to 'so many.' Is that very...
View ArticleAnti-semitism on campus
This is just the latest in a series of pieces/studies/reports about the extent to which anti-semitism is growing on campus. My comment is this: I would bet money that many of the students protesting...
View ArticleTA confession: I'm sorry, but most of your children (my students) are average
I mean it would seem to make perfect logical sense that most of my students would be average, would it not? After TAing my first midterm for a large general class, I think I finally understand why you...
View ArticleSaving for College - Timeframe to move money from a UGMA to a 529
I am about to close a UGMA account for my son and receive a check. It is mid-November. I have a CHET 529 for our son that we set up earlier this year by closing out another UGMA account we had for him....
View ArticleTuition Exchange
My husband works at a college and we are counting on the tuition exchange program to help pay for our son's school. He has applied to Syracuse and already received a letter from Syracuse that he has...
View ArticleHigh School Profiles
Hey all newbie parent here on pins and needles. Do admissions committees read high school profiles and/or have a good sense of academic policies from school to school? My son is a senior at one of the...
View ArticleWhat is the role of high school?
Parents, What do you think the role of high school should be?
View ArticleAre Intramurals the Answer?
Any coach will tell you that students of all colors develop bonds that cross racial, ethnic and religious borders. Should schools step up efforts to increase participation in intramurals? From what I...
View Article85,000 Corinthian Students in Calif Can Now Have Their College Loans Forgiven
Finally ! Sudents in Calif now have the chance to get out of onerous student loans perpetrated by one fraudulent for profit "college". Hopefully AG's in other states will be proactive in advocating...
View ArticleDeciding major? Need some parent advice!
Hi CC parents, I'm a sophomore in NYU CAS, and I'm hoping to work in the financial services industry after I graduate. I'm not sure what area specifically, but I'm currently looking into investment...
View ArticleIs Writing About Activism In A College Essay Too Risky Now?
Given all the recent protests, resignations, clashes, etc, I'm wondering if it would be risky to write about student activism in a personal statement? My student is active in her high school's...
View ArticleThe truth about our failing higher education system
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/11/fred-reed/bad-american-universities/
View ArticleMIT: Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy
http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/just-to-be-clear-we-dont-do-legacy
View ArticleEmphasis on GPA over test scores
DD is a rising senior and is looking at colleges like Univ. of Richmond, Tulane, BU, GWU, etc. and hoping for a little merit aid. I have been reading lots of threads about this on CC and one common...
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