Google Accused Of Snooping On Students’ Internet Activity
"… According to the complaint, when students are logged in to their Google for Education accounts, Google collects and uses for its own benefit data about the students’ use of non-educational Google...
View ArticleA transfer student in a difficult dilemma
I currently find myself in a difficult dilemma, and I need help making a decision. I attended SU my first semester freshman year with the plan of transferring into Newhouse. I made great friends, and...
View ArticleThe negative impact of a parent
My twin cousins are currently seniors in the midst of finalizing the college application for a potential ED admission. It's not quite set in stone that they will go forward with ED due to the pressure...
View ArticleFinally A College President Speaks the Truth
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/11/30/university-president-rebukes-self-absorbed-narcissistic-students.html
View ArticleAnother "is college worth it" infographic but an observation
Basically a rehash of a bunch of stuff we discuss regularly. ...but in the "highest paying majors" list. #1 is by all accounts in a slump right now (...
View ArticleBest summer language immersion program for teen?
Hi everyone, My high school sophomore is extremely interested in languages - she is taking two of them right now. She is thinking of becoming a language teacher. We don't have a lot of money and she...
View ArticleFinancial aid after a gap year
For anyone that has/had a child do a gap year after being admitted/enrolled in a college, did you have to open a whole new account to fill out f. aid forms? Was it an easy process? Did you find that...
View ArticleJunior high school having trouble thinking of a course
DS is a high school junior. He's been asking what he should take for college, He's into computer and math, from what I see. But he doesn't really know what course in particular he'd like to engage in....
View ArticleCollege tours with reluctant student. Am I pushing too hard?
S is a junior and a very average student (not CC average, I mean truly average). We recently talked about the types of schools that are realistic based on his expected stats, his academic interests,...
View ArticleCal States vs Community College
S is a senior. He applied to his #1 choice Cal Poly Pomona. His GPA is 2.93. Major is Computer Science which is impacted. Should we have him apply to #2 or #3 choice or goes to Community College and...
View ArticleHow important is National Honor Society?
My daughter didn't apply for NHS membership (she's now a rising senior). She has the community service hours and all of the pre-requisites, but says look how many members there are, how can this be an...
View ArticleShould I be so upset?
I'm graduating from a second-tier LAC soon, and I hate it. It's embarrassing that I ended up here due to financial reasons (I had the test scores to get into a significantly better school), and I've...
View ArticleMultimajoralism
I think I just coined a new term. Google just came up with no hits, so I think I'm safe. It's been on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't quite come up with the word. I considered multimajorism, but I...
View ArticleHelp again! Youtube made false copyright claim on DS' performance supplement
With a great deal of help from a kind CC poster, and at least 20 hours of work, I've finally figured out how to make a performance video for DS. This involved converting several performances from DVD...
View Articlelawyers and lawschool --no lawyer jokes on this one
overall it is a good thing if we have less lawyers coming down the pipeline. I guess the companies that make money off of bus bench advertising for slip and fall attorneys and the radio stations might...
View ArticleHas anyone coached for HOSA?
I'm the only person doing this event (KT pathophysiology) in my school, and the HOSA website doesn't go into much detail about the event, or the type of questions posed in the event, simply stating the...
View ArticleKnow someone is lying about their college experience?
Recently I've met a few people, 2 coworkers and 1 individual who I interviewed (but was not selected/did not work for) a job with, and I was unable to verify their degrees. My coworkers had told me...
View ArticleSummer camp leader-in-training program worth the time?
My son has gone to a week-long overnight summer camp every year since 4th grade. He absolutely loves everything about it and had always planned on being an LIT (leader in training) when he was old...
View ArticleFormer Stanford dean explains why helicopter parenting is ruining a...
" … From her position at one of the world's most prestigious schools, Lythcott-Haims came to believe that mothers and fathers in affluent communities have been hobbling their children by trying so hard...
View ArticleAnother Fraternity on Trial for a Death
The pre-trial testimony of at least one defendant and the National Officers of an Asian-American fraternity reveal that the Greek bigwigs are in denial...again! National leadership always complain that...
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