Guest Blogger: Jill Howell, Education Consultant
Question: My junior son is a smart kid. Good grades came easily to him in junior high, but since he has been in high school his grades have suffered significantly because he does not do a majority of his homework assignments.
His GPA is currently in the 3′s and he is repeating two courses this year to try to improve his GPA because he received D’s in them last year. He scores very high on most tests.
Answer: question is both a valid and common one that I address in my private practice on a regular basis. In many cases, when a bright student like your son is not living up to his potential, it is often because that student has yet to become personally invested, for whatever reason, in the role that he plays in his own future — the college application and scholarship processes included — and, as an 11th grader, this spring semester is a critical time for him in maximizing his opportunities after high school…Read the Entire Article
Also Worth a Look: 6 Signs You’re A High Maintenance Parent
Guest Blogger: Dr. Katherine Cohen, CEO of ApplyWise.com
So many colleges, so hard to find the best fit. Most students find that creating an expansive list of schools they’d like to go to is easier than winnowing down the list.
Here are some tips from Dr. Kat to help narrow your focus:
- Make sure the list is balanced.
- Verbalize or write down the pros and cons of each college.
- Get beyond the colleges’ names and get into their experiences.
- Consider the location of the college and the cost of traveling to and from home.
- Visiting colleges will often rule some out!
To read the entire article click here ==> 5 Ways to Narrow Down Your List of Colleges
Also worth reading: Choosing a College that’s Right for You
Back on March 19, 2008 this country noted the fifth anniversary of the Iraq conflict and paid its respect to our fallen heroes who have given their lives and paid the ultimate price for what we would call freedom.
The U. S. soldier casualty count stands at 4,102 at the time of this blog posting.
According to CNN casualty figures, (as of May 2008), 2,182 of the fallen soldiers were between the ages of 17 and 24 years old (1,196 were less than 22).
Since this is a college planning website, I sometimes find myself wondering how many of those young men and women, especially those between the ages of 17 and 22 might be making preparations to go to, or would be getting ready to finish college at this time.
This post is not a political post and does not seek to justify nor condemn the Iraq conflict. I am curious however, and wonder if we might still be engaged in this conflict if all of the sons and daughters of our Washington politicians were out on the battlefield…To Read the Entire Article Click Here
