Issues For College And Reaching Graduation
One of the challenging aspects that parents face about college is when their student is on a trajectory to not achieve at a level that everyone assumed they would. A strong correlate of students graduating from college is parent education level, and research shows that the children of college-educated parents are more likely to walk …
I just wanted to take the time to post an program update for the second half of the year and spring term. During the Fall 2& Spring semesters, I had students at Universities of Washington, Colorado, Alabama, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Vermont, North Texas, Rochester; Marist, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, Marymount Virginia, Carnegie Mellon, De Paul, and …
One of the most troubling and perplexing situations for parents is when their high or even very high achieving high school student goes to college and cannot continue their good academic performance. I have worked with many students who had extremely high GPA’s during high school, some even with weighted GPA’s as high as a …
I want to thank the staff at the colleges at which I had students during the summer and fall terms, including the Universities of Michigan, Vermont, Alabama, North Texas, Colorado, and Pittsburgh; also at Carnegie-Mellon, Florida International, Columbia Chicago, DePaul, Fairleigh-Dickinson, and George Washington. I want to say good job to all of my students …
One of the most common stories that I hear from parents about bright but failing college students is this: “We’ve tried many things and nothing has worked.” Parents tell me that doctors didn’t help, the college didn’t help, and that tutors and “coaches” didn’t help. My response is always something very fundamental, something I tell …
Just wanted to post a follow-up to the fall term and to say good job to all of my students. Special congratulations to Ben, who earned a 3.75 GPA and to Max who earned a 4.0 GPA for that term. Also wanted to say great job to Brendan, Tommy, Zach, and Nick for a strong …