What 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 Article11th grade son refuses to talk to teachers, lies about doing so
Strong gpa, but maturity does not match gpa. He is doing terrible in ap gov to the point that I broke my promise to myself to not contact teachers this year to figure out if he was misleading me. I...
View ArticleMoved: CSS Profile income much higher than tax return, what did I do wrong?
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View ArticleJust for fun: where does your son/daughter go to school?
If you are a parent of someone in college or if you are a college student home for break, you're bound to be asked "What school?". Besides those who said "oh, I (or my son, daughter, husband, daughter,...
View ArticleCommon app - parent place of birth question
Hi, my son is finished with his common app, but before we turn it in I wanted to ask a quick question. I am a Navy brat who was born in Japan, but I am not Japanese. My son self-identified as white on...
View ArticleDid/Will your graduating college kids give advisor gifts?
S has a wonderful professor who has not only taught him in class but has also been his advisor since he declared his major. He's met with him countless times this year to give guidance and suggestions...
View Articlewhat do you learn about your kid from his/her essays?
My son doesn't want my opinion on any of them. I got to read them when I review them and pay the fees. I learned a few things of him. First he wants to convey that he likes to have fun. Secondly, he...
View ArticleUniversity of Maine to match in-state tuition for NJ, VT, MA, NH, CT, and PA
http://www.nj.com/education/2015/12/new_england_college_trying_to_poach_nj_students.html Nice deal. For students who have 3.0 and 1050.
View ArticleTop 50 colleges with the hardest-working students from USA Today
http://college.usatoday.com/2015/12/31/top-50-colleges-with-hardest-working-students/ Interesting list of schools with no surprise to see names such as MIT, U of Chicago, Princeton, Columbia and others...
View ArticleWhy do some colleges require all testing to be reported?
Some colleges require that all testing results be sent to them from College Board and/or ACT. If a student is not requesting superscoring, why would the college want to see all the reports of every...
View Article6 Education Stories To Watch In 2016
"… 6. Student Debt Takes Center Stage" … http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/01/458782257/6-education-stories-to-watch-in-2016?sc=tw
View ArticleMoments that make you scratch your head during tours
I've looked at the Parent Faux Pas thread about moving in but do any of you have these silly stories about taking college tours. I will start Once at an open house a parent said, "My S is very mature...
View ArticleDid you find ED to be a benefit for your non-hooked child?
Fellow parents: Now that ED 1 decisions are in the rear view mirror, do any of you have any anecdotal evidence (or gut feeling) if your child (or perhaps a friend of your child) that applied ED to a...
View ArticleColleges for the Jewish "B" student
I have been debating for a time about starting a thread such as this. On one hand, I want to make sure I have considered every college this should be on my son's list. On the other hand, every time...
View ArticleUnhappy Freshman
My daughter is going to a top tier private university for her undergrad. She worked her tail off to be there and has had her nose to the grindstone for years it seems. When she began she was incredibly...
View ArticleAnother NYT Opinion Piece of Student Anxiety
Vicki Abeles wrote the following piece for the Sunday NYT: http://nyti.ms/1OAuIW9 I agree wth the premise of finding balance between school work and other activities. I suspect that as long as...
View ArticleGap Year: Get off the conveyor belt!
I've been pro-Gap for years, but it solidified after I read "College Unbound," "Paying for the Party," "In the Basement of the Ivory Tower," and "Debt-free U." We have too few gappers to have good...
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