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National Advice for Parents

It’s National Parents’ Day – Humorous quotes, sentimental sayings & helpful tips

  • National Parents' Day
  • July 31, 2011
While Americans are known to celebrate all sorts of occasions, today is all about those special people in our lives that raise us, give us...
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Conversation ideas for parents with college bound students

After writing, Time Management is not a one night skill, which was based on my experience as both a parent and a teacher of elementary age children...
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How to read and respond to your child’s report card

Your child’s progress report is a detailed account of subject’s content, progress, social behavior, work habits, learning skills, and...
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The end of college admissions: a few words for parents

I’ve gotten many emails this week from subscribers who have been reading this column for the past year and now are taking their children off...
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Is college admissions fair?

That’s the question I posed to the country’s premier college consultant Michele Hernandez. The former Assistant Admissions Director at...
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Meeting college admissions deadlines: what's a parent's role?

As early decision and early action deadlines approach, and the due dates for regular decision are just a couple of months away, anxiety is running...
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Finding the right college: are you aiming too low?

There’s a college dropout crisis in America. Just 56 percent of freshmen nationwide graduate within four years, and the time it takes to earn...
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Choosing a safe campus: it's harder than you think

The Daily Beast website, in whatappears to bea timely attempt to cash in the on the tragic death of Annie Le at Yale a few weeks ago, has come up...
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What's the real cost of a college degree?

It’s the question many college admissions officers don’t want you to ask. Which works out well since, according to Peterson's President...
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College admissions dilemma: to friend or not to friend?

Here’s a twist: for the past few years, Facebook users have been warned that college admissions officers were checking them out. Applicants...
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