Mar 18, 2019 | Article, College Preparation, College Tips, Preparing, Research & Advocacy, Student Success, Transitioning
The college application process is a stressful time for both students and their parents: college visits, narrowing down the choices, SAT or ACT exams, applications, essays, recommendations, and then – finally – your student finds that they have been put on the waiting...
Mar 15, 2019 | Admissions, Article, Research & Advocacy, Student Success
College Parents of America has a long history of making observations regarding the insanity of the college admissions process, but nothing really prepared our editors and contributors for the college admissions scandal that was announced yesterday by the FBI. It is...
Feb 27, 2019 | Article, Cost of College, Insurance, Living Independently, student loans, Student Success
The Importance of Insurance for Your Student As your baby birds begin to leave the nest, there are always a few things that us college parents are concerned about. Did I teach them enough? Can they really do their own laundry? Do they even know how to make rice? Take...
Feb 26, 2019 | Article, Insurance, Research & Advocacy, Student Health, Student Success
If you are like most college parents, you are unaware if your college or university will provide a refund if your student is forced to withdraw mid-semester for health or medical reasons. In a 2017 survey of college officials, only 16% of schools...
Feb 25, 2019 | Article, College Preparation, College Tips, Preparing, Student Success, Transitioning
Gearing Up for the Road Ahead As you take steps towards college, work, consider what you value and design a process with few steps on how to get there. It is best to be ready for failures, for rejections, and to keep moving forward. In order to find the programs that...
Sep 1, 2018 | Article, Student Health, Student Success
One of the greatest concerns of college parents has to do with the health and well being of their college student. It is often the case, that a college parent will hear from their student they are “feeling bad and can’t understand why they felt so run down...
Jul 14, 2018 | Article, Student Health, Student Success
Updated March 25, 2019 College Parents of America has long been concerned about issues involving student health. Most recently our concerns have focused on the complex mental health needs of college students. This is the third of several posts we will share...
Jul 6, 2018 | Article, Research & Advocacy, Student Health, Student Success
College Parents of America has long been concerned about issues involving student health. Most recently our concerns have focused on the complex mental health needs of college students. This is the second of several posts we will share regarding a) Starting the...
May 30, 2018 | Article, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Research & Advocacy, Resources, Student Success
Please join our panel for our 2018 National Survey of College Parents & Families. Your participation will help us advocate for college families and continue to improve the services we provide to our members. Please Share Your Experience as a College Parent For...
Feb 27, 2018 | Article, College Preparation, Parenting, Preparing, Resources, Student Success, Transitioning
A recent story by National Public Radio brought attention to the enormous value high school counselors provide within our schools and to our students and families. In addition to course registration, counselors are asked to be experts on so many topics and are...
