Dec 26, 2017 | Article, Humor
‘Twas the week after Christmas, when all through the house Not a student home from college was stirring, not an iPad nor mouse; The dirty clothing was flung in the mudroom with care, In hopes that Mom, the laundress, soon would be there; The younger siblings...
Dec 22, 2017 | Article, Humor
Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the house College applications were stirring, waiting the click of a mouse; The essays were done, saved as word docs with care, In hopes that high SAT scores soon would be there; The 12th-graders were nestled all snug...
Dec 16, 2017 | Article, Parenting
For current college parents, the twelve days of Christmas don’t end with a partridge and a pear tree. In fact, the year-end holidays don’t seem to end at all. Increasingly, colleges and universities are scheduling longer and longer periods of time between...
Dec 22, 2016 | Article, Parenting
For current college parents, the twelve days of Christmas don’t end with a partridge and a pear tree. In fact, the year-end holidays don’t seem to end at all. Increasingly, colleges and universities are scheduling longer and longer periods of time between...
Nov 22, 2016 | Article, Humor, Parenting
Although we serve all college parents at all stages, many of our most devout readers are parents of freshman in college and, you may be picking up your son or daughter at the airport, train station or appointed car-pooling spot as he or she returns from school for the...
Jul 28, 2016 | Article, Completing
Since 1997, College Parents of America has strived to provide valuable resource information to our members, as well as vigorous advocacy. One of those key resource areas involves the question of academic preparation for college, not just what it takes to get in to...
Jul 11, 2016 | Admissions, Article, Completing
Bill Coplin, a professor of public policy at the Maxwell School and The College of Arts and Sciences of Syracuse University, and author of “Ten Things Employers Want You to Learn in College” (Ten Speed Press, 2003) first contributed this article to College...
Sep 30, 2011 | Article, Transitioning
According to a recent article on Inside Higher Ed, Duke University just launched their first-ever sophomore convocation, where the university aimed to inspire and reassure the sophomore students that they’re not only valued at the institution – they’re essential....
Oct 21, 2010 | Article, Completing, Preparing
At least 1.7 million college students are uninsured for health care, according to a March 2008 study by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). As a result, it’s natural for these students to turn to plans put in front of them by the schools they...
Sep 30, 2010 | Article, Completing, Preparing
Traditionally, college education was assumed to reach completion in four years. However, studies indicate that recently more students are enrolled for five years to earn a bachelor’s degree and, indeed, some college programs are requiring a five-year period for...
