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New SAT Scores & PSAT Scores

The Examiner published a useful review of the challenges facing students who have recently completed the PSAT in preparation for the new SAT. Nancy Griesemer’s article is careful to describe the new effort by the College Board “as part of the redesign and repackaging of SAT-related products, it has spun off no less than 16 separate […]

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Calculating your college savings needs

At least once a year, an article about target numbers for college savings are published on major media websites. Recent articles include this one on NYtimes.com, this one on usatoday.com, and this one on reuters.com. A new one came out just this week on Foxbusiness.com. As one can see, this is common territory. But, here at College Parents of America, we think that such articles serve as helpful reminder of how difficult it can be to project out college costs and figuring out your needed amount of savings.
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Combatting Seasonal Depression for Parents or Students

By: Reyna Gobel MBA, MJ When it’s cold and dark outside, it’s normal to want to curl up underneath a blanket or enjoy a hot chocolate, However, for 5 percent of adults, Seasonal Depression is much more than that. It may mean feeling lethargic up to feeling suicidal. If anyone is feeling suicidal, we recommend […]
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All Students Should be Able to go to College, Regardless of Their Financial Circumstances

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REMEMBERING COLLEGE STUDENT CASUALTIES IN THE IRAQ WAR

These are increasingly tumultuous times on college campuses.While anti-war sentiment has not reached anywhere near the fever pitch that it attained during the Vietnam conflict, it is apparent and growing.In spring 2006, more than 50 silent protesters quietly turned their backs on U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice as she accepted an honorary degree at Boston College.