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  • FINANCES TOP SURVEY LIST OF CURRENT COLLEGE PARENT CONCERNS
    March 30, 2007 - College Parents of America
    College students' finances are of "extreme" or "great concern" to nearly half of the 1,727 respondents to the Second Annual National Survey on the Current College Parent Experience, which was conducted online from February 23 through March 5, 2007. Approximately one-half of...
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  • Four Easy Steps To Application Sanity
    March 28, 2007 - College Parents of America
    One peek in your son's room confirms that he's in the midst of the college application process. His floor is littered with school viewbooks, post-it notes obscure his computer screen, and his test score summary has gone AWOL. One thing is certain: if colleges are looking...
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  • Initial Returns on the SAT Writing Section
    March 22, 2007 - College Parents of America
    The standardized testing landscape changed considerably in March 2005 when the College Board debuted a revised SAT that included a writing section. With this testing earthquake now almost two years in the past, and the first group of test-takers nearly completing their...
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  • HELPING STUDENTS WITH DRUG CONVICTIONS TO GET BACK ON TRACK
    February 25, 2007 - College Parents of America
    When we baby boomers remember college, most of us probably admit that experiences with drugs, sex and rock 'n roll land as much in our memory banks as anything academic, athletic or more officially "extra-curricular." And it's exactly those non-official activities, and the...
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  • MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY-INSPIRED EDUCATION REFLECTIONS
    January 15, 2007 - James A. Boyle College Parents of America
    While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is probably most remembered for his "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered in Washington, DC in 1963, his stirring orations began much earlier in his life, going back to when he was an undergraduate student at Morehouse College in Atlanta in the...
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  • State Legislators Step Up to the Plate
    December 1, 2006 - College Parents of America
    What a refreshing twist. America's state legislators, those who serve as your elected officials in the 50 state capitals, have stepped up to the plate on higher education. Resisting the oft-used temptation to blame some other body, or the other party, or unforeseen...
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  • HELPING YOUR CHILD TO MANAGE "SENIORITIS"
    November 1, 2006 - College Parents of America
    It is important for you as a parent to help your child to strike a proper balance between enjoying all that senior year has to offer (and the memories that certain activities will bring), with the importance of a strong academic finish to high school, not only because it...
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  • Rights and Responsibilities in College Admissions
    October 24, 2006 - College Parents of America
    The bumper sticker slogan, "Freedom is not free," applies to college admissions just as it does to democracy. Students have the freedom to apply to college wherever they want, and colleges are free to accept their application, or not. And just as in democracy, freedom in...
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  • Schools Should Prove and Demonstrate Financial Accountability
    September 27, 2006 - College Parents of America
    Not only should all colleges and universities - public and private - be financially accountable, they should also be to prove that accountability and to demonstrate it to all of their constituencies, including their parents. Several groups specializing in academic finances...
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  • Parents, Teens and Money: Where Should You Begin?
    September 3, 2006 - College Parents of America
    "How do I pick the right credit card?""What happens if I don't pay my bills on time?""Why do I always run out of money before the end of the month?" These are only a few of the many financial questions your teenagers probably have. And as they prepare for college or get...
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