Recently I received an email from one of my list subscribers telling me that parents want more than the facts, they want the DETAILS. Then I received an email from a distressed parent, concerned that her son was making the wrong college choice and she wanted to know what to do and how to react. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘college help’
Parenting is NOT for cowards!
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 | No Comments
In the News: College Week Live's Spring Fair
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
This week, parents and college-bound teens can attend College Week Live’s FREE virtual college fair online. On March 24-25 from 10AM-10PM you can: Meet hundreds of colleges live & pick the perfect university Get admissions questions answered in real time Hear expert advice on test prep and application essays Discover new ways to pay for [...]
The 3-year college degree
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | 5 Comments
By Lauren Joffe for The Real College Guide Heads up, traditionalists! A radical new idea promotes kissing the four-year academic program buh-bye and saying hello to a three-year system. As accustomed as we are to its infrastructure, it would take some serious shaking up to rattle the U.S. education system. Yet Robert Zemsky, chairman of [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Finding the perfect "fit" (for college)
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
This week, I’ve been spending time at College Week Live’s virtual college fair. I’ve been gathering information and gleaning some excellent tips about the college admissions process. What makes this advice unique? It’s straight from the horses mouth: admissions officers. You can’t get any more “hands on” than that and it’s the best place I [...]
A Virtual College Fair: CollegeWeekLive
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, October 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Times they are a’changin! When my kids were making those college decisions, we had to get in the car, head out to a college fair held at our local convention center, and fight our way through the crowds, hoping to snag some one on one time with the busy college representatives. Today, you have another [...]
