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  • College Waitlist: Should Your Child Just Wait?
    March 14, 2011

    The college application process is a stressful time for both students and their parents: college visits, narrowing down the choices, SAT or ACT exams, applications, essays, recommendations, and then – finally – your child finds that she has been put on the waiting list for her first choice college.  Yes, it may be discouraging, but all may not be lost.  There are some things that your “almost” college student should – an

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  • Update Regarding Japanese Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Warnings & What To Do If Affected
    March 11, 2011

    An 8.9 earthquake hit Sendai, Japan in the middle of the night, sending off tsunami warnings to more than 20 countries, including the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. A tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has been widened beyond East Asia to include Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, North, Central and South America and the rest of the Pacific Ocean.

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  • Why Your College Student Might Want to Become a Peer Tutor
    March 10, 2011

    Tutoring can make the difference of academic success for many students.  Having a tutor can mean that a student has a stronger grasp of the course material and may receive a better grade.  Most of us understand why a student may want to get a tutor.

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  • "Incoming college students rate emotional health at record low"-- UCLA HERI
    March 2, 2011

    Stress Level, Midnight by Sara. Nel

    (pic by flickr user Sara. Nel) 

    UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute has a led a study on incoming freshman for over 25 years. However, the Fall 2010 study shows that college freshman are coming to school with lower levels of mental health.

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  • College Spring Break: Another “Letting Go” Experience for Parents
    March 1, 2011

    If it is spring semester, spring break is on the minds of most students – and many of their parents.  Students have been hard at work since the fall, many have had a winter break at home with their families, and many students look forward to that mid-point of spring semester when they can let off steam.  Sending your student off to college as a first-year

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  • Student Borrowing Continues to Increase--Pew Research Center
    February 28, 2011

     


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    An article from Pew Research Center, "The Rise of College Student Borrowing," details the continued rise of student debt. The report was based off of Pew analysis of National Center for Education Statistics data. The analysis and report reveal that the level of borrowing has increased sharply over the past 15 years.

     

    Among Pew Research Center's findings:

    • 60% of students are borrowing.
    • Average debt for those borrowers graduating with bachelor's degrees has increased to increased to about $23,000.
    • A greater percentage of students at for-profit schools borrow money than students at not-for-profit schools, and such students tend to borrow more.

     

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  • The Path To Graduation: The Fast Track
    February 24, 2011

    Increasingly these days, many students are taking longer than four years to complete their undergraduate degree.  In addition to those students who may take longer than the traditional four years to complete their degree, however,  there are a growing number of students who may decide to attempt to complete their college education in less than four years.

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  • Visualizing the Undergraduate Population-- The Chronicle of Higher Education
    February 21, 2011

    What does the statistically average undergraduate look like? And what are some of the characteristics of the undergraduate population as a whole?

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  • What Do Employers Want From Your College Student? A Liberal Education
    February 20, 2011

    There are many opinions proposed, many surveys taken, much research done regarding what employers want and expect from college graduates.  The answers may vary over the years, and may vary depending on profession or field of study.  Some skills may be very specific and others more broad. 

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  • College Parents and College Admissions: How To Make the Most of Your Campus Visit
    February 14, 2011

    The college visit is an important part of the college admissions process, but parents may not be sure how best to participate in and maximize that visit.  This article suggests some things parents should think about as they prepare for and make the college visit. 

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