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View ArticleThe age old debate: Are Elite College Courses Better?
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View ArticleTransparency to college graduate employment data for prospective students
It continues to be difficult for parents and students to make informed choices about colleges and majors. Currently, underemployment and unemployment are high for new college grads, and many students...
View ArticleNew roommate wants "deep cleaning" of room every week
Just got a text from my daughter (college freshman) saying she's a little stressed out because her roommate is asking her to do a lot of cleaning and chores, including: - making her bed every day -...
View ArticleWhat do you do when your student is failing and flailing?
We are really at a loss. On one hand, we really appreciate how important it is for kids to learn to be independent and handle their crises on their own. For our daughter, this is especially true: she...
View Articlekid not interested in college visits - should I insist?
My D is a junior. I took her to visit 2 schools over fall break which did not interest her and she doesn't want to visit anymore. Its not that she isn't interested in college, she just feels the visits...
View ArticleMeal Plan Costs Tick Upward as Students Pay for More Than Food
About those mandatory meal plans ... (Warning: Take your blood pressure medication before you read!) http://nyti.ms/1IwWDdl
View ArticleYale is Imploding over a Halloween Email
Good summary from Gawker. There are videos, too. http://gawker.com/yale-is-imploding-over-a-halloween-email-1741191530
View ArticleCampus Police and Semi-automatic Rifles
I am not sure how I feel about this, maybe just sad that this is an issue in today's world. I have a child at Northeastern and the only time I worried about his safety was when he did not return a text...
View ArticleStudents demanding to rename a building called “Lynch Memorial Hall” because...
ANNVILLE, Pa. (AP) – Students at a small Pennsylvania college are demanding that administrators rename a building called “Lynch Memorial Hall” because of the racial overtones of the word “lynch.” The...
View ArticleDo most students aiming for selective colleges take the SAT and/or ACT in...
Do most students aiming for selective (meaning non-open-admission) colleges take the SAT and/or ACT in junior or senior year? Taking them in junior year has the advantage of having the scores in the...
View ArticleMost professors fear, but don't face, trigger warnings
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/most-professors-fear-but-dont-face-trigger-warnings/ FiveThirtyEight wrote: In order to roughly gauge how common trigger warning policies were, and to find out how...
View ArticlePrinceton Students Take Over President’s Office, Demand Erasure Of Woodrow...
http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/18/princeton-students-take-over-presidents-office-demand-erasure-of-woodrow-wilson/ WE DEMAND the university administration publicly acknowledge the racist legacy of...
View ArticleEarly decision SLO
If you don't get in ED for cal poly do they say that in your portal? My daughter applied ED for Rec but it still says "no decision has been made". She's not sure if she has been deferred to RD or could...
View ArticleComputer Science -College list
Not sure how the early cycle will go for my child but he is interested in studying computer science. He prefers a smaller school setting but we have applied to a few public universities to keep his...
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 Articleimportant question
Hello everyone. so i'm a senior and for personal reasons i took a break this semester and am planning on returning in the spring semester which is my last semester to graduate. anyways, i didn't do a...
View ArticleRight C3 Program
My son and I just attended a workshop sponsored by Right C3. The theme was about making the right career, college, and cost. Is anyone familiar about Right C3 program? Is it a scam? Please advise....
View Article9th grade dyslexic son bombing Spanish; should he drop it?
Not only is he dyslexic, he is dysgraphic. His grade first quarter was 76, however his current grade is 48. He really is struggling to keep up, hates the class, and is begging to be allowed to quit. He...
View ArticleParents of applicants for GW early decision 1 2020
Was just wondering how everyone elses kids are taking the waiting for the decisions to come out? My son refuses to get on any blogs or talk to anyone because he is so nevous, so I'm doing it and feel...
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