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Student Cheating: An Epidemic?

By on Friday, September 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

The Washington Post published a blog article a few days ago, “The Cause of Standardized Test Cheating and How to Stop It” citing these disturbing statistics: FairTest has documented confirmed cheating cases in 30 states and the District of Columbia in just the past three academic years. Hardly a week, or a day, goes by […]

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How Students Can Graduate from College Debt Free

By on Monday, September 12th, 2011 | 3 Comments

Here’s some advice from Ellie Kay, America’s family financial expert, geared specifically toward parents about how to help their students graduate from college debt-free. As we all know, student debt is a major problem for recent graduates across the country. Currently the total student loan debt in America exceeds 1 trillion dollars! It can be difficult to […]

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Prepping students for life as a college student

By on Monday, August 1st, 2011 | 1 Comment

Parents, you have spent nights up with your kids when they were sick, read over homework assignments, and been a listening ear to their rough days at school. Fast forward to their senior year of high school and now your child is an adult. While no one can turn back the clock, there are several […]

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What “EdTech” Means to a New Parent

By on Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 | No Comments

There have been a lot of new developments in my life recently.  I started a new job working with an online and mobile test prep company known as TestSoup that makes flashcards for a variety of different standardized tests.  I am learning about marketing, social media, and (of course) education. But perhaps the most significant […]

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The importance of organization in the college process

By on Friday, June 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

I am the proud mother of three college graduates (Columbia University, Syracuse University, and Mass College of Art), so I know firsthand how difficult it is to keep on top of college tours, applications, test scores, financial aid, and scholarship information. “Do you know where my ….is?” How many times has a parent heard that […]

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Does your high school student need to clean up their act?

By on Thursday, May 26th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Here’s a short little video I created for parents:

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How to encourage your high school student to consider an internship

By on Monday, May 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

From an early age, my parents always encouraged me to think about the parallels between student life and working full-time. “Just like it’s our job to get up and go to work every day, it’s your job to get up and go to school every day,” I vividly remember my mom telling me as a […]

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Using Admission Predictors-Yes or No?

By on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 | No Comments

We all like to know what our chances are in life. What are my odds at winning the lottery? How likely is that my resume will be seen by the right people? What do the stats say about starting a new business in a down economy? Will the stock we purchased go up? Recently, I’ve […]

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Parents–Advise, but don’t invade!

By on Monday, February 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Most parents would like to be involved in their child’s college selection process.  Sometimes it’s hard to know how much is enough, though.  From my perspective as a student, it’s best to monitor and advise, but not to invade. I am the youngest of three children, so my parents were pros when it came to […]

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Parenting college-bound teens without pushing

By on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 | No Comments

  It’s hard. I know. I’ve been there. You want your kids to have the BEST education available. You want them to want it as much as you do. You see them making some choices that you know they will regret. As hard as you try, you find yourself pressuring them to make the right […]

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