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College Family Weekend Provides Multiple Opportunities for College Parents

September 23, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
You’ve probably already visited your child’s college several times. You may have had one or more admission visits, an orientation visit, and then you dropped him off at the beginning of the school year. However, each time you visited, both you and your student...

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When Is It Too Late to Apply to College?

July 17, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Has your student procrastinated past the college application deadline? Did your student decide he didn’t want to go to college but has now changed his mind? Is your student unhappy with the college acceptances she’s received and wants to consider additional...

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Why Summer Orientation Is Important for Your College Student

July 7, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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College Parent Orientation: A Key Beginning

July 5, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Can a College Revoke My Student’s Admission?

June 26, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
The long admission process is over. The SAT or ACT test is done, the college visits are over, the admiss

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Why Has My First-Year College Student Been Assigned Summer Reading?

May 4, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Your soon-to-be college student may have received her first homework assignment well before she showed up on campus. For many incoming freshman, their first assignment is a bit of summer reading.

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Why Doesn’t My College Student Want To Attend Orientation?

March 28, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Most colleges conduct some kind of orientation for incoming students. The orientation session may happen during the summer, or just prior to the beginning of classes. Orientation is valuable and helpful for incoming students.

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College Acceptance – or Rejection – Letters: Ten Ways Parents Can Help Students Cope

March 16, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
The wait is over. The envelope may be fat, or thin, or the news may have come via e-mail. However it has arrived, your high school student has received word from his chosen colleges about whether he has been accepted, waitlisted, or rejected....

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College Waitlist: Should Your Child Just Wait?

March 14, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
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...

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Waiting for the College Acceptance Letter: How Parents Can Help

March 13, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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