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My Most Over-the-Top Moment as a Mother

Marilyn M. Machlowitz | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living


Marilyn M. Machlowitz

When my daughter's fencing coach moved to Seattle, I was beside myself. How, I worried, could she explain on her college applications why she stopped fencing senior year?

What Palin and Obama Have in Common: The Truth About Finding the Right College the First Time

Kat Cohen | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living


Kat Cohen

On average, the US Department of Education estimates that nearly 60% of American college students attend more than one college before they graduate with a bachelor's degree.

The Truth About Cheating Your Way to Standardized Test Success

Kat Cohen | Posted 11.09.2008 | Living


Kat Cohen

I ask merely that teens taking the test receive some kind of punishment that any high school or college student would if caught lying to a professor, cheating on an exam or plagiarizing a paper.