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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 3W ago

Inside the mind of an admissions officer

When your student is applying to college, we tend to want to be mind readers and wonder what are those admissions officers using to weigh your student’s college application. Parliament Tutors has been interviewing admissions officers at various colleges across the country and is happy to share one o
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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 2M ago

ADHD and the ACT: Why the ACT may be a smarter choice for ADHD students

For many years, the SAT was really the only choice for college-bound students.  The ACT was largely unknown beyond the west coast, and many, if not most, colleges didn’t accept it.  This circumstance has changed dramatically in the last few years.  The ACT is accepted almost everywhere, and it has g
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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 3M ago

How to Help Your Middle-School Student Get Ready for College – 3 R’s and 3 T’s

Today’s guest post was written by Carol Barash, PhD., Founder and CEO of Story To College (www.storytocollege.com) © 2012 Story To College.  All rights reserved. ******** I’m often asked, “What can I do to help my middle-school child get ready for college?” Here are what I call the 3 R’s and 3 T’s o
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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 3M ago

The Digital Classroom

Bookstores may well be a thing of the past, and the days of hauling mounds of books back and forth to class might not be far behind. Here’s an infographic that explains how digital learning is moving forward in the classroom. Via: Accredited Online Universities Guide
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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 3M ago

A little laughter from Dr. Nancy Berk

Sometimes we just need to laugh about the college admissions process and Dr. Nancy Berk always obliges. Take a few minutes today, watch the video, and remember that in the college process, laughter is ALWAYS the BEST medicine!
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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 3M ago

Does your student hate math?

College prep doesn’t start junior or senior year when your student starts preparing for the college application process. It ideally starts in middle school when parents and students begin to think about the future and ask questions about the student’s readiness for college. It’s not surprising eithe
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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 3M ago

Vonage answers the call for parents and students

This is a PAID ADVERTISEMENT ****** Parents and students have long been looking for ways to stay in touch during the college years that were both economical and convenient. Vonage has developed a new app that meets both those criteria, while providing superb call quality and availability to all devi
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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 3M ago

Can Apple Save Education?

Here’s a very interesting and thought-provoking infographic about Apple and how they are making their mark in the field of education. Will they be the impetus to spur an entire different method of learning? Will students learn more if technology is at the forefront of the education process?   Via: O
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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 3M ago

5 Reasons to take another look at your 2nd choice colleges

Some of my favorite lyrics from a Rolling Stones song state a very simple truth: You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes, you just might find You get what you need. If you have a teenager in the house, they have probably learned this lesson long before the college application [..
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Parents Countdown to College Coach · 4M ago

“College Bound and Gagged” left me ROFLMAO

I know text speak is not appropriate blogging title content, but there really is no other way to describe the experience I had reading Dr. Nancy Berk’s book, College Bound and Gagged. Nancy takes the everyday aspects of the college admissions process and puts them into terms that parents can easily
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