As Learning Differences have become more and more diagnosed in the last 20 years, expectations for those students has risen. Since LD students are identified earlier and given better instruction, it has become apparent that they are more than capable of going to college. More and more colleges and universities have great options for these students. Education Week’s article, “More Students with Disabilities heading to College” is a must read!
More and More Options for Learning Different Students!
5 Things You Need to Know About Community College
by Guest Blogger, Natalie Dawson
If you are about to enter college, applying, or still looking have you considered a community college? There can be many pro’s to entering a junior college, and they should be known before any decisions are made. Below, we have listed just five things you should know about community college. (more…)
Travels with Tam: University of Richmond
View from the dorms!
“Success is Not Spelled H-A-R-V-A-R-D”
Teen blogger Benjamin P., from Plattsburg, NY got that right! His blog, which has been included in the Huffington Post is a must read for every student and every parent thinking about college. He states, “A person wishing to go to a college you have never heard of is not throwing away his or her [...]
I Have An Anxiety Disorder
I have anxiety, so bad that it’s taken me out of school. I literally had to get out of school because I can’t handle it. I am anxious everywhere I go about having an anxiety attack, and when I get one it totally overrides anything in my brain that can makes me feel normal. It’s [...]
College Size Matters!
Yes, of course college size matters…but not in the way you might think!
The Cost of College is the beginning of a negotiation….
Read this great article in the New York Times, and understand that college is cheaper than you think!
Super People and their Helicopter Parents
The New York Times opinion piece about “Super People” is about as depressing and exasperating as it can be. Not that I don’t agree wholeheartedly (I do). It’s just that it is depressing for average and even above average students. Many colleges treat students as though they are commodities, not students. The bar has been [...]
Travels with Tam: Lynchburg College
I had a chance to visit Lynchburg College, a College That Changes Lives, when I visited Virginia a couple of weeks ago. Lynchburg is a small city in the midst of the Blue Ridge Mountains, close to nature and many outdoor activities. Not to mention the beauty of the area! And the academics are A [...]
4 Colleges to hold the Presidential Debates
The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the colleges that have been chosen as debate sites for the 2012 Presidential elections. The University of Denver on October 3, 2012; Hofstra University on Long Island on October 16; Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida on October 22. The Vice Presidential Debate will be held at Centre [...]
