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View ArticleShould I attend early college?
Really wanted a parent's perspective on this, as my parents have both told me that they feel unqualified to discuss this with me. I currently attend a nationally ranked private school in Canada with...
View ArticleChild has made College choice. Should I encourage her to keep applying?
D2 is a good student who wants to ultimately study Physical Therapy. She has been pretty definite about the qualities she was looking for in a university and settled on Ohio University as the school...
View ArticleRussian
I am writing on behalf of my friend's family. They are Russians. Their son knows Russian really well. He would like to use Russian to satisfy "language-other-than-English" (LOTE) requirement for...
View ArticleScholastic Suspension Appeal
Good morning. I am currently in the process of appealing my scholastic suspension from my university for the Spring 2016 semester. Pretty embarrassed to even be at the point but alas here I am. My...
View ArticleWillamette or Western Washington University
I'd love to hear from students at both these fine schools about what they like/don't like. I'd also love to hear from graduates or parents of graduates about the schools' reputations in the jobs...
View ArticleStupidest reason child won't look at a college
Had to share this one. Mentioned to son that he might want to check out University of Minnesota for biomedical engineering because there seem to be a lot of biomed companies located in that area, and...
View ArticleIs Earlham a good fit for a 2E student?
We have a senior applying to college now. He is having difficulty deciding which colleges to apply to because he is truly very bright with top grades and aspires to Yale or Harvard, but simply cannot...
View ArticleVisiting midwestern music schools
We want to visit U Michigan and Northwestern in one swing. We'll be flying in. What's the best way to travel between the two schools? Fly to one airport, then rent a car to drive the four hours to the...
View ArticleReporting SAT scores on the UCAS
My daughter is applying to a few universities in the UK and is in the process of submitting the UCAS. The instructions are very vague about reporting SAT scores. Does anyone know definitively whether...
View ArticlePrivate prep schools and "hot" colleges
My child attends a highly regarded public school in an affluent town that sends the top 5% of students to Ivies and Little Ivies, but most of the rest end up at either just-below-Ivy, second-tier or...
View ArticleYAY- as of 2016-17 FAFSA will no longer send a student's college list to the...
I posted this in the FA forum but though, if it wasn't here in the parent's forum yet, that it was worth sharing here too: This is great news! It had been previously recommended to list alphabetically...
View ArticleSMU; All that is Wrong with College Athletics
The Keith Frazier saga is emblematic of the corruption and cynicism in big-time college sports. Not once in the kid's reported comments does he say anything about, you know, academics and how he...
View ArticleMore ED Issues Than Usual
Am I imagining it, or does it seem like this year there are more ED students than usual surprised at their aid packages and finding their schools unaffordable? I don't hear them saying the aid didn't...
View ArticleeGPA and iEC demystify holistic admissions
I'd like to introduce two concepts, eGPA and iEC, to demystify the holistic admissions process. eGPA, effective GPA, is GPA weighted by the time involved. Pre-learning the materials, e.g., summer class...
View ArticleGap year to explore music in depth
Hello all! I would like some advice about gap year options for deepening my skills in music, both performing and writing. I attended an extremely rigorous academic high school and there was little time...
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...
View Articleprivate high school payment
My ex husband is refusing to pay for my sons private high school even after I begged him to just stay with with and go to public school .He insisted that going to a private school in NYC( Xaverian) ( I...
View ArticlePrivate Universities and Colleges Not Worth It for Upper Income Families?
I know there's studies on whether Ivies are a good return on their investment, but those studies weren't done during times inflation-adjusted tuition room, board and fees total over $60K per year. And...
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