The reality these days is that most college students will work while they are going to school. The cost of tuition is high — and climbing. In some families, parents may bear all, or a majority of the costs of college, but the majority of students are expected to contribute to expenses. Students may contribute … Read more
One of the truths of college parenting for many of us is that we worry about our college students. We may worry a lot, or we may worry only a little. We worry about our students’ health and safety, their ability to make friends, to make wise decisions and choices, to learn and get decent … Read more
Working with a good tutor can make a tremendous difference in your college student’s success. Most colleges offer tutoring or academic support in some form. One commonly used form of student support is the use of a peer tutor. Peer tutors are students who have a strength in a subject area and work with students … Read more
Tutoring can make the difference of academic success for many students. Having a tutor can mean that a student has a stronger grasp of the course material and may receive a better grade. Most of us understand why a student may want to get a tutor. However, we may wonder why a student might want … Read more
College is expensive. There is no way around it, and no argument about it. Tuition and fees are high, the cost of textbooks has skyrocketed, and there are more unexpected expenses than you anticipated. Sometimes parents pay all costs, sometimes students pay costs, and often parents and students together share the burden. Some costs are … Read more
As a college parent, we want nothing more than for our college student to be successful in college. Although that success may look different to different parents and families, important measures of success for most of us are certainly competence, grades, happiness, and a job after college. Students are responsible for their own behavior in … Read more
It is a natural thing for college parents to worry about the success of their students in college. We all hope for the best, and then we worry. If your college student is a long distance away, or may have had some difficulties in high school, you may worry even more. You may be communicating … Read more
Retention is not a new topic, but it is an important topic for colleges. Your student’s college wants him to stay enrolled. It is good for your student, and obviously, it is good for the college. Many students transfer to a different college — often after a semester, a year, or two years. Roughly 55% … Read more
Students work very hard to get into college. Students (and their parents) spend years, and countless hours, making just the right list of potential colleges, visiting school after school, studying for SAT or ACT exams, writing college essays, filling out applications, interviewing, and waiting for that all important letter. Students agonize over the decision to … Read more
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