Chinese adoptee, B student w 5 APs, need lots of finaid - where to apply?
My D, adopted from China, will be entering college in 2017. Her practice ACT was 24; her GPA is around 3.4 but she'll graduate with ~ 5 APs. So higher level interests than her grades and test scores...
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My son has acceptances from Carlson, Smeal, Kannert, Lindner (direct admits) and acceptances from IU bloomington and Wisconsin. Waitlisted in UIUC. Needless to say, he is Class of 2020, entering Fall...
View ArticleS18 junior year language dilemma-advice please
My son really has a hard time in Spansih III honors. He has no desire to continue with the language class next year. I am struggling with allowing him to pass on Spanish IV. However, as great as the...
View ArticleSuggestions for improving the post-college employability of "liberal arts"...
I thought this was a pretty interesting and useful set of ideas of things any college student should do - pick up specific skills that complement the analytical thinking, writing, etc skills that they...
View ArticleWhy should I take AP European History in High School (Sophomore)?
Why should I take AP European History in High School (Sophomore)? Im planning to be a nurse and go to a nursing school.? Im just wondering if its worth it if I take AP European history in high school...
View Articlenet price calculator?
How accurate do you find the net price calculators to be? Especially is there is a non custodial parent?
View ArticleSo we're taxed on our son's merit scholarship? :0
Are we the only ones surprised to learn this? I'd just assumed that it simply meant a reduction in the tuition by the amount of the scholarship! Foolish me. It's no big deal--the scholarship was a nice...
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Any threads here that lists schools that give in state tuition to out of state students....
View ArticleHelping student strong in math, weak in reading/English
My daughter is very good at math, and has been scoring very high on the math portion of the ACT. Unfortunately, her English and Reading section scores are really bringing her down. I don't want her to...
View ArticleIU, SMU, or UT for accounting?
My son is trying to make a decision on where to study accounting. IU, SMU, and UT have made his short list. He's indecisive so, we thought getting some opinions outside our family might be helpful. UT...
View ArticleExpectations on ACT improvement after freshman year
My oldest is finishing his freshman year of HS. He took the April 2015 ACT. His only previous attempt at the ACT was in February 2013 for Duke TIP. His composite score improved from a 24 to a 30. I...
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 ArticleCA soon to release complete student records w/ SSN & more to lawyers suing...
I figure 1 out of 10 people reading this forum lives in CA, and many have HS age kids. So this info is particularly relevant to them. According to an email someone forwarded to me California...
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 ArticleGood Engineering Schools for B+ student
My dear S is a B/B+ student with a 30 ACT. What would be good schools for him to look at for Mechanical Engineering. East coast or Midwest ideally.
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