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A Welcome Break from College

on December 24, 2012 in College Life, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Parents, Uncategorized

I wanted to wish everyone who visits my college blog a happy holiday. Unless you are a high school senior or the parent of one, I’d suggest this is an excellent time to forget about college for a week. That’s what I intend to do, which is why I won’t be writing any more blog [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

on November 21, 2012 in Academic majors, Academics, College Life, Parents

With Thanksgiving just one day away, I want to express my deep gratitude for all of you who spend time on my college blog. I appreciate each of you and especially the loyal visitors who stop by regularly. I want to give a special shout out to all of you! The number of visitors to [...]

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10 Questions to Ask a School about Career Services and Jobs

on November 19, 2012 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Campus life, Careers, College Life

Parents and teenagers are understandably interested in colleges and universities that prepare students for eventual jobs. What schools, they wonder, will give their grads an advantage in the job world? It’s a tough question to answer because the statistics that schools share about their graduates’ success in finding jobs are often wrong. To learn more [...]

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When You’re Turned Down for a College Loan

on August 26, 2012 in College Costs, Money, Parents, Student Loans

This is the time of year when parents are stressing about paying for their child’s college tab. I’ve been hearing from parents who haven’t been able to borrow enough for college. I thought I’d share one of these emails. A Mom’s Dilemma Here is the mom’s note: I would like to know what to do [...]

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12 Questions to Ask About a College’s Disability Services

on August 15, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, College readiness, Evaluating Schools, Parents, Research

How do you evaluate a college’s learning disability services? In today’s blog post I’m sharing some questions that parents and students should ask when visiting a school (or contacting a disability office by phone.) Joy App, a college consultant in Houston, who was my source for yesterday’s post on learning disabilities, provided the questions that [...]

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Studying Abroad: What Parents Need to Know

on August 6, 2012 in Academics, College Life, Parents, Studying overseas

Below you’ll find a guest blog that Bob Bessette, the father of a rising senior at Bowdoin College in Maine, wrote. This post first appeared on my college blog in December when Bessette’s daughter  was finishing up her semester abroad in Ireland. I am rerunning this blog post primarily because my own son Ben, who [...]

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