This fall semester will be like no other. For students just beginning their college career, the world looks very different. Some will be beginning college from home, learning remotely. Some will be learning through a hybrid model, partially online and partially in the classroom. Still others will experience a somewhat altered Move-in Day and take … Read more
Good college students recognize that asking questions — the right questions — is an important part of learning. Sometimes asking just the right question, at just the right time, of just the right person, can make the difference between success and failure. If your college student is interested in graduating from college in four years, … Read more
If you are about to send your child off to college, you wonder a lot about how your student will succeed, and you may also wonder what the college will do to help your student succeed. There are a lot of individual offices, departments, programs and personnel who will intersect with and support your student. … Read more
Many students heading off to college are thrilled by the prospect of their new-found independence. Although they may be nervous about heading away from home, they are excited about being on their own. However, with this new independence comes the pressure to succeed on their own as well. One important message that parents can give … Read more
In our last post, we suggested that one question that your student should ask every semester is ”Am I on track to graduate in four years?” If your student is not definitively able to answer this question for himself, he should find someone who can help him find the information that he needs to be … Read more
When your son or daughter was in the midst of the search process for college, chances are that he or she (and possibly you) spent countless hours poring over college websites. College websites have become an extremely important admissions tool. Many students who visit colleges say that they were drawn to a particular college because … Read more
This is one of those articles designed to help you, as a college parent, understand your child’s world in college. It may be helpful as you have conversations with your college student throughout the semester. Almost every college course will begin with a syllabus. It is generally handed out to students on the first day … Read more
Your child has been accepted to the college of his choice. Congratulations! You’ve received that all-important financial aid package and you’re all thinking about how to make it work. A portion of this financial aid package is labeled Federal Work Study. What exactly does that mean? The Federal Work Study portion of the financial aid … Read more
All conversations with your college student will be different. Sometimes your student will have lots to tell you or ask you, and other times you will both be searching for things to say to each other. However the conversations go, they are important times for sharing news, sharing feelings, making plans, and encouraging each other. … Read more
As a college parent, you want to support your college student in any way that you can. You talk on the phone (but hopefully not too often), you send mail (students love to find something in their mailbox), you send care packages, you listen when they share joys or worries; but there is a limit … Read more
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