Some of my favorite lyrics from a Rolling Stones song state a very simple truth: You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes, you just might find You get what you need. If you have a teenager in the house, they have probably learned this lesson long before the college application [...]
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“College Bound and Gagged” left me ROFLMAO
By admin on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | No Comments
I know text speak is not appropriate blogging title content, but there really is no other way to describe the experience I had reading Dr. Nancy Berk’s book, College Bound and Gagged. Nancy takes the everyday aspects of the college admissions process and puts them into terms that parents can easily understand and relate to [...]
Coping with your child’s college choices
Like many teenagers, I too had to deal with defending the colleges I wanted to apply to until I was blue in the face. My dad? Every school I thought would be a good fit for me he deemed too expensive, too dangerous (I wanted to be in a city), or too far away and [...]
The path to your dream college
By admin on Friday, January 13th, 2012 | No Comments
Every student who aspires to attend college has a dream college. This infographic lines up clearly the steps every student should take to position themselves for college acceptance. Just remember that a dream college should be the college that fits the student. If you follow these steps, once you find that perfect fit college, then [...]
Embracing Indecision
By admin on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 | No Comments
The time has come at last for your kids to fly the coop and head off to college. It’s a bittersweet time, but likely not one for which you’re unprepared. If you’re like most parents with children in their final years of high school, you’ve spent hours upon hours advising and encouraging them (to put [...]
10 Good reasons to file the FAFSA
Parents of college-bound teens look forward to filing the FAFSA as much as they look forward to filing their income taxes. It’s a federal form and all federal forms aren’t exactly user friendly. Many parents are so intimidated by the form that they choose not to file, telling themselves that their student wouldn’t qualify for [...]
FindTheBest helps parents with student resources
By admin on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 | No Comments
It’s no secret – sending your child away to college can be a difficult experience. After years of making sure they completed their schoolwork on time, helping them with their homework, (or hiring a tutor as the homework got too hard), and helping organize and maintain their schedule, its hard to believe that your student [...]
10 Things High School students can do over holiday break
By admin on Monday, December 5th, 2011 | 3 Comments
Christmas is just around the corner and students will be out of school for the holidays. Instead of watching them veg out on the couch or listening to the usual “I’m bored” diatribe, suggest these alternatives instead: Learning Opportunities Spend the break reading—It may not be on your list of “fun activities” (unless you are [...]
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Early college preparation pays off
By admin on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | No Comments
I read two articles and a report today that underscored the importance of starting the college preparation process early: Math in preschool Is 6th grade the key to ending the dropout crisis? The Forgotten Middle (A College Readiness Report) While I don’t advocate pressuring students in grade school about college or applying undue stress related [...]
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