One of my Twitter friends sent me a direct message the other day asking me how to deal with an underachiever high school student. Honestly, it’s a question I asked myself years ago when my son was an average student and not making any attempt to focus on college goals. Part of his lack of [...]
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Archive for December, 2009
Motivating an underachiever toward college
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 | No Comments
The Common Application-Demystified
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, December 18th, 2009 | No Comments
Last night I sat down for an hour and watched a web presentation at College Week Live about the the Common Application. It was basically a question/answer session where the Director of Outreach for the Common Application gave a brief synopsis of what the Common Application was and then fielded questions that were posted online. [...]
Read More...Weighing Your Options and Gaining Your Career
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, December 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Today’s guest blog post is from Westwood College, a college that designs its programs around the needs of its unique student population (both online and on campus). If your teen is considering any of the career paths that Westwood offers, you might want to add them to the mix of college possibilities. When making a [...]
Read More...University Parent-Your Parent Resource
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
I asked Sarah Schupp (founder of University Parent) to be a guest blogger and fill us in on the benefits of her Parent Guides from various colleges that you can view online and download. Her site is jam-packed with useful information for parents. UniversityParent.com partners with colleges and universities across the U.S. Our mission is [...]
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