Changing roommates
My child was just assigned a roommate. We are conservative Jewish family and my child was paired with someone from a Muslim family. We feel the choice could add undue stress to the start of college...
View ArticleQuitting my post grad fulltime job for an unpaid internship?
Hi All, I am very much in need of advice. I am a May 2015 college graduate and I began working 9 days after graduation at one of the big three media companies (ABC,NBC,CBS---dont want to give out too...
View ArticleFormer Operator Of FAFSA.com Penalized $5.2M For Illegal Billing
" … The CFPB alleges that users were told these premium plans were available at “no additional cost,” when in fact there were annual fees of $67 to $85, which were charged automatically to the...
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 ArticleSweet Briar College is closing...and now it is back!
A friend posted this link on Facebook. http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/sweet-briar-college-to-close-in-august/article_08ad590c-c1c9-11e4-8cb7-c3f3a3e0823f.html
View ArticleOutcome for graduate of top-50 school with sub-3.0 GPA?
Out of curiosity: If you attend a top-50 liberal arts college or university (outside of HYPS) and have a GPA below 3.0, what is a typical outcome in terms of jobs and graduate school admissions? I...
View ArticlePsat
My son is rising junior and will be taking PSAT this year. He has only one book of Kaplan PSAT. he can't find much online tests too for PSAT since it is the new one. Can anyone suggest how can he get...
View ArticleMoved: Typical schedule for Freshman Parents Weekend in Harvard
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View ArticleWould AP Bio, AP Stats, and AP Spanish be hard to handle?
I'm considering taking AP Bio, Stats, and Spanish, I would like to know the difficulty of those classes and to see if I could handle all three for my junior year
View ArticleFor the '10s: What did you send to college with your child that was never used?
I admit that I got WAY more into buying stuff for Son's college dorm than he did. We brought him home last Saturday. The bottle of Extra Strength Febreeze was (unfortunately for everyone) totally...
View ArticleHelicopter parenting causes college-age depression?
According to this article, studies have shown that helicopter parenting is correlated with increasing college-age depression....
View ArticleWill there be dorm supplies to purchase by the time she gets to her Uni in...
DD will attend school 1000 miles away from home. We will be flying, so she will only be bringing her clothing and toiletries. We plan to buy big items for her dorm like bedding, etc. up there (we're...
View ArticleExtreme Hazing at UVA
“told to chew live goldfish and grab one another’s genitalia,” http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/former-uva-swim-team-member-files-hazing-lawsuit/
View ArticleMoved: How much planning, buying and preparing should the mother do to move...
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