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Has Your 529 Taken a Hit? Now What?
In November Jane J. Kim addressed concerns about 529s in today?s market in the Wall...
Failing a Lecture Course?
Many first- and second-year students will have to take introductory lecture courses. The large lecture...
Are You Surviving Your First Year at College?
First-year college students face many changes and adjustments. They have new decisions, new life circumstances,...
Take Notes on a College Visit
Taking notes while you visit a college can be very important for both the college...
Can You Trust your College?s Advice about Lenders?
Last year was a bad year for the student loan industry and the colleges that...
New College Assessment Test for Eighth Graders
Yes, the College Board has announced that by 2010 it will offer a pre-college test...
The Writing Section of the SAT Weighs In
In 2005 the 25-minute writing section was added to the SAT test along with the...
What?s the Competition for Getting into the Best Colleges This Year?
April 1 is the deadline, the deadline when most students hear if they were accepted...
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
You may be a senior choosing a college, a sophomore college student trying to decide...
Do SAT Scores Measure Success?
Nathan O. Hatch, president of Wake Forest University, writes that Wake Forest, along with other...

Notes for Parents

Your son or daughter may be going off to college but you are still a significant part of their lives. Here are some things to think about.

Adjusting to College ( 4 items )
This is a big year of firsts. We’ll show you how to survive.
Helpful Hints ( 8 items )
There are so many things to think about as you go off to college and as you try to make your first year successful. We offer lots of useful information.
Campus Life ( 4 items )
College is about more than your class schedule. We'll help you negotiate all the aspects of college life you may not even know about.