Author: Melissa T. Shultz
Melissa T. Shultz is a writer, and the acquisitions editor for Jim Donovan Literary, an agency that represents book authors. She's written about health and parenting for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Readers' Digest, AARP’s The Girlfriend, AARP’s Disrupt Aging, Next Avenue, NBC’s Today.com and many other publications. Her memoir/self-help book From Mom to Me Again: How I Survived My First Empty-Nest Year and Reinvented the Rest of My Life was published by Sourcebooks in 2016.
Are College Arts Programs at Risk?
Melissa T. Shultz- May 24, 2020 0Some courses of study are all about collaboration. For students enrolled in the arts, working in teams is not only about creating things together, ... Read More
College News Stories Making Headlines
Melissa T. Shultz- May 21, 2020 0It’s a time of great change for higher education. From school reopening plans and questions about liability to acceptance dates, deferment rates, and the ... Read More
What to Do When Your College Student Wants to Drop Out
Melissa T. Shultz- May 19, 2020 0There are many reasons why a college student may want to drop out of school. To help you better understand what they may be ... Read More
How the Pandemic is Causing Colleges to Change Their Spending
Melissa T. Shultz- May 19, 2020 0Colleges, like people, have radically changed their spending since the pandemic began. Expenses that were once the norm have given way to new, unexpected ... Read More
College Without Sports: Will it Ever Be the Same?
Melissa T. Shultz- May 15, 2020 0COVID-19 has changed how schools approach every aspect of the campus experience. For students who are sports fans, the inability to attend games and ... Read More
How to Find a Summer Job During the Pandemic
Melissa T. Shultz- May 14, 2020 0If you’re a college student or have a son or daughter who is, you’re likely wondering if there are still job opportunities available this ... Read More
Mother’s Day Wishes Moms Make for Their College-Bound Children
Melissa T. Shultz- May 8, 2020 0Mothers make lots of wishes for their children. Toss in a pandemic, and a few themes begin to emerge. That’s exactly what happened when we ... Read More
The College Waitlist Game Just Got More Interesting
Melissa T. Shultz- May 7, 2020 0Many high school seniors have put off making a decision about what college to attend, hoping to get a better idea of how COVID-19 ... Read More
Making Time for Family Fun During the Quarantine
Melissa T. Shultz- May 4, 2020 0We asked our Paying for College 101 Facebook Group to share how their families have made some of the darkness of the quarantine a little ... Read More
Why Some High School Students Are Feeling Less Anxious in Spite of the Pandemic
Melissa T. Shultz- May 3, 2020 0We all react differently to stressful situations. COVID-19 has challenged the best of us, but for some high school students, as the days pass ... Read More
