Help For New Members

Parents Forum
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I’ve been looking around College Confidential and like it a lot. I hope I’m not being too obtuse, but I haven’t found any lists of recommended threads for new members. Are there any FAQs or recommended reading lists someone could point me to?

I’m looking for discussions like:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/52585-abbreviation-thread-p1.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/302001-list-of-top-prestigious-awards-p1.html

and how to get the most out of CC, especially for parents.

Also, how do you create a thread in the Class of 20xx Community subforum? Does a moderator move a thread? I am looking for a Parents of HS Class of 2022 (DD starts HS in < 6 months!) and things are way different than when I went to college 35 years ago.

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Welcome to CC. There is a wealth of information here which is pretty overwhelming at first.

A good place for parents to start is the financial aid forum. Very experienced parent posters give helpful information on both need based and merit based aid. Finances should be discussed at the beginning of the application process so that a list can be crafted that will result in acceptance to several affordable schools. Here are a couple of threads to get you started:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1486647-financial-aid-faqs.html#latest

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1678964-links-to-popular-threads-on-scholarships-and-lower-cost-colleges.html#latest