Transition From Middle School to High School?
Hi all, I was just asked to give a talk to a big of parents of 8th graders (in the Spring, right before the 8th graders graduate). They asked me to focus on the transition from Middle School to High...
View ArticleNursing School - Didn't follow policy removed student one semester from...
Have a relative in a 5 semester nursing program in the South. The rules of the University is that failing is scoring under a 77% on any class. You are permitted to fail just one class (which you must...
View ArticleADD kids in gap year - without a plan
I would love some advice about my sons. They need guidance, but as is often they case they dont want to listen to their parents. I dont want to leave them completely to their own devices but do not...
View ArticleCollege Match for ADHD/Lack of Exec Functioning Kid
My daughter has ADD - not really "severe", but it impacts her executive functioning skills. She loves school and is quite "smart". She "gets it" academically, but has a hard time organizationally. On...
View ArticleColorado College issues 2 year suspension for a joke
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., December 7, 2015—Colorado College has suspended and banned a student from campus for nearly two years in response to a comment intended as a joke on the anonymous social media...
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 ArticleED and Financial Package
My son was accepted to his ED school at a private school. However, did not receive any financial aid. Due to change in f circumstances, we cannot afford the full cost of the college. My son is also...
View ArticleAdvice on applying early to Yale, Duke, Harvard, Stanford
I am trying to determine whether it is worth the risk for my daughter to apply EA to Yale or Harvard, or should she apply early to Duke. From Northern California Female Attend a very strong private...
View ArticleCollege Tour Bingo
This discussion was created from comments split from: Moments that make you scratch your head during tours. From @OHMomof2: We could probably come up with a really entertaining bingo game to bring...
View ArticleCan't remember what these stats are called
What are the stats called where a school publishes all the data about their incoming class? I am having one of my increasingly frequent Alzheimers moments
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 ArticleQuality of unsolicited college mailings
There is speculation in the PSAT thread regarding receiving a letter inviting students to participate in the Stanford Summer Pre-College program (The speculation is that usually only high scoring...
View ArticleHelp creating college list
Hi CC Parents, I'm not on here too much, but when i was helping my oldest daughter put together her college list I read a post here about a school I'd never heard of before. Fordham University. Well my...
View ArticleThis Athlete is an Inspiration; Academically
Nice story. I couldn't imagine being a Division 1 player at a top program AND sitting in a law school classroom lecture every day of the week. Kudos to his parents because obviously they did a very...
View ArticleFlunked my first semester of college
Fall 2012 was my first semester in college. I had not anticipated the huge jump from high school to college. I ended up failing my biology class. Getting a D in my chemistry class. Getting a CD in my...
View ArticleFrustrated re amount of homework - quit fabulous classes to keep kid's (and...
Our family is in a quandry - looking for suggestions! DD's class schedule includes Honors Algebra II, AP Bio, AP Euro, Honors English, and Latin II. She is also on the Cross Country team instead of PE...
View Article529 Savings Plan may be use for computer expenses in 2015.
Congress is passing the 2015 tax extenders now. The tax extenders will allow using 529 accounts for computer expenses. See http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20151214/121515.250_xml.pdf COMPUTER...
View ArticleScore Range for Colleges
I see average ACT scores range for Duke is from 30 to 33 on their website. However, I see posts from people got accepted by Duke most above 34 in Confidential Discussion, so where is this official...
View ArticleEarly Dorm Check In
My daughter has been accepted into Duke. The dorm check in date for entering freshmen is Aug. 23. We need to drop her off a couple of days early because we need to be back in town (several states away)...
View ArticleAdvice on academic integrity issue
D in college got a letter of reprimand for violating academic integrity policy. The story - She was assigned a ten page rough draft - ungraded but required for getting feedback from the TA (towards a...
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