DOING COLLEGE
Smart College Financial Aid Strategies
Dear Dr. LaScala: My son is a high school sophomore and the gap between what we can pay and what a college education costs has widened. He has good grades so we are hoping f... |
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 12:48 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
Waitlisted at the UC? What You Should Know Now!
Over the past week, I received many questions regarding waitlists. The first point to bear in mind is that colleges build waitlists to help the college, not the student. They... |
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on Apr 16, 2012 at 8:20 am by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
Six Great Reasons to Use a College Admissions Consultant
Dear Dr. LaScala,
I am frustrated by the lack of attention my junior in high school is getting (or rather not getting) about college and career advice. Should I be looking... |
Doing College |
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on Mar 5, 2012 at 6:35 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
Keep on Track for the Community College Transfer Path
Dear Dr. LaScala:
My family can't afford to send me straight to a 4 year college. My dream is to attend a community college and transfer to UC San Diego. I'm adopted and ha... |
Doing College |
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on Feb 20, 2012 at 6:40 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
PLAN or ACT Tests? What Are They and When Do You Take Them?
Dear Dr. LaScala,
What is the PLAN test? My daughter's high school offers it to sophomores in the fall. And how does it relate to the ACT?
Thanks,
John B.
Dear Joh... |
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on Feb 6, 2012 at 6:33 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
College Admissons: Apply Early to Secure the Best Financial Aid Package
Dr. LaScala,
We read your column all the time on Tuesdays and find your advice helpful. Can you give us some guidance about financial aid? We hear that it may not be wort... |
Doing College |
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on Jan 23, 2012 at 5:08 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
Are Early College Applications Right for Me?
Hi Dr. LaScala,
I am a junior at San Ramon High and I want to ask you about early admission. It seems confusing, but next year I know I will need to decide if this is righ... |
Doing College |
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on Jan 9, 2012 at 5:44 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
Hurry Up and Wait for College Admissions!
Dear Dr. LaScala,
All of my son’s college applications now are submitted. He is on tenterhooks about the outcome of his applications, and I have to admit to some trepidat... |
Doing College |
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on Dec 26, 2011 at 4:59 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
What Every Engineering Applicant Should Know
Dear Dr. LaScala,
I am serious about studying engineering in college. How can I start to build a strong college application now, while I still have time to take the right ... |
Doing College |
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on Dec 12, 2011 at 7:36 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
What's Wrong with The Best Fit College?
Hello Dr. LaScala:
My oldest child thought there was something wrong with her because she never felt the magic of finding the "right fit" college. She attended a good uni... |
Doing College |
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on Nov 28, 2011 at 5:30 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
What Activiites Really Count on College Applications?
Dear Dr. LaScala,
Our son has just started high school and we are wondering about extracurricular activities. How much do they really count on the college application and ... |
Doing College |
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on Nov 14, 2011 at 4:20 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
Avoid the Top Online College Application Mistakes!
Dear Elizabeth,
My daughter is a senior and is preparing her college applications. I guess that a lot of this gets done online now. I’m fairly computer literate, but we a... |
Doing College |
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on Oct 31, 2011 at 5:12 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
What's A College Degree Really Worth?
Dear Dr. LaScala:
What are the best majors to pursue in terms of job opportunities and earnings? There seems to be much unemployment or underemployment among young people ... |
Doing College |
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on Oct 17, 2011 at 5:03 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
Acing the College Admissions Interview
Hi Dr. LaScala,
What are your pointers on how to do well in the college admissions interview?
Thanks,
~Senior Getting Ready for College Interviews
Dear Getting Ready... |
Doing College |
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on Oct 3, 2011 at 5:09 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
Doing College Launches New Website!
Hello Readers!
I am pleased to announce my new website is launched. Please visit Doing College and Beyond at www.doingcollege.com. Meanwhile, here is an October Calendar f... |
Doing College |
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on Sep 30, 2011 at 1:42 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DIABLO VIEWS
Sock it to me: An embarrassing moment at the post office
I walked out of the Alamo post office with a smile on my face. Usually a trip to the post office is something of a chore, to buy stamps or to mail a package. But this time the... |
Dolores Ciardelli |
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on Feb 16, 2011 at 1:19 pm by SUE WORTHINGTON, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
DIABLO VIEWS
Hiking in the heat doesn't spoil the views
I'd been meaning to go hiking in the hills around here so of course I chose this weekend, hoping it would reach 100 degrees.
Actually the opportunity presented itself beca... |
dolores ciardelli |
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on Sep 29, 2010 at 10:08 am by Steve Mick, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
DIABLO VIEWS
'Gum' on the sidewalks
Have you ever stepped on someone's discarded gum on the sidewalk? Pretty yucky, ain't it, especially on a hot day.
Adhesive tapes have the same effect on sidewalks as gum -... |
dolores ciardelli |
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on Jul 17, 2010 at 12:47 pm by Donna, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
DIABLO VIEWS
Station dispenses more than gasoline
When did gas stations become entertainment centers? I stopped at the Alamo Shell on Saturday to fill up my tank and was greeted by a friendly man in a video atop the gas pump.... |
dolores ciardelli |
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on May 5, 2010 at 6:29 am by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
DIABLO VIEWS
Spanking is the issue at hand
Were you ever spanked as a child? Do you spank your children? We have a story running soon about Jordan Riak, an Alamo resident who has worked hard to get corporal punishment ... |
dolores ciardelli |
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on Apr 18, 2010 at 6:17 am by PamperedBrats, a member of the Monte Vista High School community |
DIABLO VIEWS
Which one of us is 'Person 1'?
The 2010 Census is being tallied today - and that's no joke. "The Census must count every person living in the United States on April 1, 2010," read my form. Today the Danvill... |
dolores ciardelli |
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on Apr 1, 2010 at 2:49 pm by dolores ciardelli, editor of Danville Express |
DIABLO VIEWS
Clearing out the homestead
Sixty-one years is a long time to live in one house. Long enough to raise a family and see them start families of their own - and even have great-grandchildren come to visit. ... |
Dolores Ciardelli |
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on Mar 24, 2010 at 5:42 pm by Dolores Ciardelli, editor of Danville Express |
AROUND TOWN
Has anyone seen the white egret?
A reader wrote this morning to say she has enjoyed seeing a beautiful white egret standing among the yellow flowers and high grass along I-680 near Alamo. She's concerned beca... |
Dolores Ciardelli |
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on Feb 19, 2010 at 3:03 pm by Mark H, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
DIABLO VIEWS
Tut-tutting for King Tut
Poor King Tut. Ridden with malaria and a degenerative bone condition. And no royal physicians that could help. Maybe they should have focused on malaria instead of embalming. ... |
dolores ciardelli |
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on Feb 19, 2010 at 11:07 am by Dolores Ciardelli, editor of Danville Express |
DIABLO VIEWS
Too much flesh, too much smacking
I will never be able to eat a Dorito again. OK, if you hold out a bag to me, maybe I'll take one. To be polite. But I won't ever again be able to see one, eat one or even thin... |
Dolores Ciardelli |
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on Feb 12, 2010 at 12:59 pm by Joanie, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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