Blog posts tagged with "student success"

  • March 21, 2011

    Going to college is a no-brainer. But how to get there is a more difficult question to answer. No matter you are a high school freshman or senior, here's a simple roadmap to college for you:

    I am a high school freshman.

  • January 26, 2011

    There are good days and bad days for everyone, of course.  College students are no different.  We hope that our college students will have more good days than bad days.  But sometimes, your college student may hit a string of bad days, or may seem particularly unhappy with his college experience.  This is one of those times when, as college parents, we may feel most helpless.  And the reality is that, in some ways, we are.  Your student may need t

  • September 3, 2010

    Many of these weekly columns are about how you, as loving parents, can play a valuable role in your student’s development.  We’ve encouraged you to help your son or daughter to:

  • August 26, 2010

    College Parents of America operates with a premise that every student wants to succeed.  We also believe that part of your role as a parent is to help your student to succeed frequently as the school year begins, and to aid him or her in attaining a higher level of performance throughout the academic year.

  • July 21, 2010

    How does college work? Or put another way, how do colleges work and how can you and your student learn to adjust to their practices and achieve success?

    Ultimately, of course, it is up to your student to find his/her way in the world. And his/her first step to a new world usually starts with college.

  • May 21, 2010

    Teaching young people — and their parents — how to better save and spend their money is a critical component to increasing college-going rates in the U.S., warned a panel of experts who spoke this week at the National Association of State Treasurers meeting in Salt Lake City.

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