by Amy LeForge | Nov 27, 2012 | Education
It’s a topic that will significantly impact both your child and your bank account: how to negotiate the best deal on a college education. Most parents take this subject lightly, and figure whatever the schools end up offering them is the best that they will get....
by Amy LeForge | Nov 22, 2012 | Education
There’s an old joke about how a two-year-old views the world: If I’m playing with it, it’s mine. If I set it down and you pick it up, it’s mine. If you walk into the room with it and I like it, it’s mine. And so on. Because this mine-mine-mine mentality seems so...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 19, 2012 | Education
Going away to college involves moving to a new city, leaving friends and family members behind, entering a new and challenging environment, trying to make new friends, and dealing with coursework that is much more difficult than that of high school. It’s no...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 15, 2012 | Education
Because I’m an advocate for increased emphasis on academics, there are some groups that try to drag me into their “sports get too much attention” message. While I might agree with the basic tenet of their argument, there are three reasons why I won’t get caught up in...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 9, 2012 | Education
Now that the older boys are in high school, college is on our minds quite a bit. Trust me, they’ve already heard PLENTY from us about the need to get really good grades and have a good record to show colleges when they apply. Essentially, they need to build...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 7, 2012 | Education
If your child is interested in going to college, and you are footing the bill, there are a few rules that must be established before any applications are filled out and sent off. Unless you have all the money in the world to spend, compromise is very important when it...
