Posts from — October 2009

Midterm exam time is a stressful time for most students.  For many students, midterm exam time comes as a wake-up call.  The beginning of the semester has progressed smoothly, or so it seems, and then suddenly your student realizes how much there still is to do on that paper or project, or how many chapters are yet unread, or how much material must be memorized for an exam.  Although some students may have had large midterm or final exams in high school, for some students this may be a new experience.  This may be one of the first big college reality checks for your student.

College parents may feel helpless as their college student begins to worry or even panic over exams.  This is one of those college moments where your student needs to figure out how she will cope.  However, there are a few things that parents can do to help students through this stressful time.

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As we settle into the fall season, hopefully you and your college student are both settling into your new routines.  The upheaval is over, the transition process is happening – perhaps slowly.  The reality and the work of college and college parenting is here.  However, each new season or phase of the college year may bring new issues and new challenges.

We’ve done a roundup of posts that you may find helpful for the month of October as you and your college student begin to approach the midpoint in the fall semester.  If you haven’t already done so, you might want to review our roundup of posts of interest for the month of September – and even look back to posts suggested for August.  Take some time to read and review these posts, and you will be well armed as you approach mid-semester.

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