Congrats! Your student is heading to college as a pre-med student. Hooray! But what does it really mean to be pre-med, or pre-anything? Not a Major For the most part, a student who is pre-med or pre-law isn’t talking about their academic major. Few believe they are actually entering a pre-med major. Then, why call […]
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Parents often ask me how their students can become more competitive for college admissions. My answer? They should make the most of summer. The Strategy I don’t want your student engage in some kind of cloak and dagger subterfuge to get into their college of choice. Rather, I’d like them to be as competitive as
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One way to help your student stay on track to graduate on time is by monitoring their degree audit. And the best time to start doing that is on day one, not when they’re college seniors. What is a Degree Audit? Degree audits are tools available for college students to help them see both what’s
Writing centers are an incredibly rich source of instruction and support for students. But like many on-campus resources, they are often underutilized. What Are Writing Centers? Writing centers are an academic support department designed to help students succeed academically. Faculty are often known to say “students can’t write.” Whether that’s true or not, writing centers
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In mid-March, thousands of college students leave their schools to take a break from their studies. During a traditional Spring Break experience, students travel to warmer locations such as Florida and Texas to blow off steam and relax. Parents often worry about their students joining thousands of others in resort locations with little supervision. There
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One of the first people your student will meet in college is likely to be a resident assistant. And your first reactions might be: what do these resident assistants do, and should my student try to become one? What a Resident Assistant Does Resident Assistants or RAs, serve as upperclass guides to the campus. Resident
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When your student receives their admissions letter to college (Yay!) they’ll also hear about their merit award. This is part of their overall financial aid package for that school. Finances are a critical factor in choosing a college, but how can you tell a good financial aid package from a bad one? The Basics There
Parents of new college students often worry about their student’s grades, specifically, if they might earn bad grades in college. While this is a possibility, there are many things parents focus on other than whether their student is earning bad grades. Having said that, how can parents of college students approach the topic of grades?
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Students who are applying to college, are faced with taking either the SAT or ACT. Many also worry about getting the highest scores possible on these tests, and may turn to SAT and ACT prep classes to help them. The question is: are these classes worth it? Why Take SAT or ACT Prep Classes? Sometimes,
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As a former Dean of Enrollment Management, I see the admission essay as a chance to get to know a prospective student off the page. This includes what makes this student tick, and why would bringing them to campus help the university? Which begs the question: what do colleges want to see in an essay?
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