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For parents with children in college, or nearing college age, this video from NBC’s Today Show is worth watching.

Investing in collegiate housing is not for everyone, but if the angle interests you, don’t forget to purchase an accompanying personal liability insurance for injuries that may occur on-site.

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http://tonygallegos.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/investing-in-your-college-students-housing/

This year, 1.4 million graduates are tossing their mortarboard caps into the sky and receiving bachelor's degrees. Almost immediately, many will face another rite of passage: getting dropped from their parents' health insurance.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121365626631779015.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

A choice to attend a postsecondary education is one of the most important decisions adolescents make during their high school career. Institutions, activities, experiences, and individuals can all influence students’ college choice. Parents contribute significantly to that decision. Parents can be a positive influence on students’ college choice by providing support for higher academic achievement and postsecondary trajectory.

A recent study by Helen Janc Malone examined the relationship between parental involvement and students’ plans to attend four-year college.

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Used to be that parents packed up the station wagon, drove their son or daughter to college, unloaded the boxes, made the bed, shed a few tears and headed home. Today, colleges cater to parents with lengthy orientation programs.

Whether this relatively new phenomenon is a response to "helicopter parent" hovering or not, more information and services seem to be exactly what parents are craving.

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http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/357834.html

The Age Of The Millenials

They are young adults and have been coddled by their parents to the point of being ill prepared for a demanding workplace. Morley Safer reports on the generation called "Millenials."

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(CNN) -- Jen Wang of Short Hills, New Jersey, took her first SAT when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications.

Colleges and universities, selective or otherwise, should continue using SAT/ACT scores in their admissions process even if it affects campus diversity. Standardized tests are not a perfect measure of a student's ability, but they offer an acceptable method of universal screening that should not be discounted.