How to tell which academic enrichment opportunities are worth it?
Now that PSAT scores are out, in addition to receiving email directly from colleges, my daughter is also receiving invitations to participate in various academic enrichment opportunities. The most...
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View ArticleHandling mental illness on a college application
My son is currently a HS junior. Since 8th grade, his education has been significantly impacted by anxiety and depression. During that time he's missed a lot of school, and his grades have suffered....
View ArticleIndiana University Bloomington vs private colleges
My son's friend was admitted to Indiana University Bloomington and 4 other private colleges: University of Denver, Clark University, Drexel University, and Quinnipiac University. He plans to major in...
View ArticleBest summer language immersion program for teen?
Hi everyone, My high school sophomore is extremely interested in languages - she is taking two of them right now. She is thinking of becoming a language teacher. We don't have a lot of money and she...
View ArticleAttractive College Students Get Higher Grades
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/01/05/new-study-finds-women-who-are-not-considered-attractive-receive-lower-grades Professors differ on how much their grading should be based on tests, written...
View ArticleComparing Majors at Schools
This is my first post so I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum. My D wants to major in Athletic Training and has been accepted at several schools(Alabama, U of Iowa, U of Kansas, Oklahoma)...
View ArticleJust starting college visits/tours - help!
Hello - new to this wonderful website. My D1 is a junior in high school in New York state. We are starting our college visits with a couple of Northeast road trips in March but are a little overwhelmed...
View ArticleSUNY Oswego and ESF Reputations
My son is a high school sophomore and wants to major in Wildlife Biology or Zoology. He has been researching schools that he thinks would be a good fit for him – small-to-medium in size, the right...
View ArticleDiffering College Search Approaches
Hi all, I just started my second semester of junior year, and I've done a lot of college searching for the past few months or so. After running a couple NPCs, my parents and I have established that...
View ArticleChanging high schools in middle of school year. What about online HS?
My daughter is a freshman in high school. I live in AZ and just received a job offer in TX. Our original plan was for me to move to TX first with my wife and daughter moving at the end of the school...
View ArticleSmall Urban Mid Atlantic schools for a low stats kid, who would benefit from...
I'd love some suggestions on where to look for a kid who has a somewhat rocky path through HS, due to both illness and some learning issues. Let's say GPA a little under 3 unweighted, a little over 3...
View ArticleDon't want to go over teacher's head, but...
I'm posting this in the wise parents' forum because I know you all will have great answers. Long story very condensed: My husband and I feel that our sophomore son's Honors English teacher possibly...
View ArticleMIddlebury Language Academy - 4 wk Summer Immersion
My daughter will go into her 5th year of French as a senior next year and although pretty fluent, she wants to improve her conversational ability better than you do in 5 years of French in a classroom....
View ArticleClemson vs. Sewanee vs. DePauw vs. Furman
D (from Virginia) is deciding between these three/four (not really considering Furman). Leaning toward Clemson. Merit aid significantly narrowed the cost differential (DePauw cheapest, then Sewanee,...
View ArticleDuke suspends all sorority activity after new pledge in critical condition
honestly, i know that we talk about this nonstop at CC but i just don't get why greek organizations have remained popular at some (mostly southern) Universities. I wouldn't feel safe having my kid in a...
View ArticleTax Question
I interned for three companies in 2015 making very income from these internships, approximately $21,400. With making good money from internships, I decided to take the opportunity in paying all my...
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