Archive for July, 2006

Parenting College Freshman from a Distance

  • July 31st, 2006
  • Posted in College

On July 30th, the New York Times published a piece about college orientations for parents called Parents’ Rights (and Wrongs) Parents walk a delicate line when their children fly away to college. No one wants to be known as a helicoptering parent, a mother or father who hovers and swoops in at the first sign [ READ MORE ]

College Admissions Application Process

  • July 27th, 2006
  • Posted in College

I graduated from Skyline High School in Sammamish Washington a few months ago. This fall I’ll be attending Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts. I love everything about the city (except the Red Sox) and extremely excited to start campus life. I am certainly no expert on college admissions but I can definitely empathize with any [ READ MORE ]

College Board Reveals SAT Reporting Errors Due to Excessive Moisture on Answer Sheets

Can you blame students for sweating a little when they’re taking this thing? The College Board (SAT test administrators) hired a consulting company to look into the matter, but didn’t release the report until a New York state senator threatened to subpoena executives from the non-profit group. An article on Salon says that “The problems [ READ MORE ]

Why Your College Degree Matters

  • July 17th, 2006
  • Posted in College

Here is a follow up post to Undeclared: Major Decisions High Salaries for Grads with College Degrees CNN.com just reported that salaries are on the rise for college graduates with the following degrees: Hospitality Services Management Business Administration / Management Accounting Economics / Finance Information Services and Systems Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering CNN is also [ READ MORE ]

MBA Students at Risk for Identity Theft

July 12th 2006 The University of Iowa announced that students in its MBA program should take precautions after a laptop computer containing personal information was stolen. Officials sent letters to 280 students in the program after the laptop was stolen on June 30th from a faculty member’s business office in Davenport. It contained names, Social [ READ MORE ]