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		<title>Freshman parent? Time to back off</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Bierer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s college freshmen are a true paradox. More of them have traveled farther in their 18 years than many of their parents have in twice that time. They tend to be more aware of global issues and current events.
Yet, despite this outward appearance of maturity, many have never prepared a meal for themselves or done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips from actual students on how freshmen can thrive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Bierer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are there, and you&#8217;re not. How will your students survive on campus without you? Just fine, thank you very much.
But because I know firsthand how much we all feel the need to share suggestions with our children, here are two of the best survival tips for freshmen with quotes from students from the book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Common Application: Pros and Cons</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Bierer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A more accurate headline would be the pros and “con” of the Common Application because the only real negative is that it is too easy to apply to too many colleges when preparing and submitting the Common Application.
The Common Application (www.commonapp.org), commonly referred to as the Common App, is a single online application that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academic and financial fit &#8211; what does it really mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Bierer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Search]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Students will frequently visit a college campus and come home saying &#8220;it just felt right.&#8221; It can be challenging to get them to understand exactly what gave them such a positive vibe, but their intuitive sense shouldn&#8217;t be ignored.
Feeling comfortable on a college campus is a key fit factor, but finding an academic fit as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does “Fit” really mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Bierer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Search]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the buzzword you keep hearing. It’s the question you keep asking – “Is this college a good fit?” But what does “fit” really mean?
I break the fit concept into three major areas: social, academic and financial. (academic and social fit will be covered next week).
To determine a social fit, students need to:

make a visit [...]]]></description>
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