Thinking back to a time when I had just returned from a fabulous mother/daughter sorority weekend with my daughter at her college. I was glad to see her thriving with terrific frien...
10 Talks To Have With Your Child As They Transition To College
Self-doubt and insecurity are normal experiences but newly minted high school graduates seem to lack confidence in both themselves and their ability to succeed. I believe this stems from ...
A Parent’s Guide to College 102: Move-In Day & Beyond
Two years ago my oldest graduated college, but I can still picture her walking back to her dorm after we said our goodbyes on move-in day. I cried on-and-off during the long ride ...
Worrying About How To Pay For College?
When our children were born, back in the late 90s, we thought we were diligent by opening a 529 plan before they turned 1 and contributing to it on a regular basis. Back then, tuition at an eli...
How To Apply To College: A Mother’s Advice
Being a mother with a child going through the college process is a little like childbirth — while it’s happening it’s soo painful, but when it’s over you look back and think it wasn’t that bad (but it...
5 Things To Say When Your Child Doesn’t Make the Cut
Since many of your kids are in the thick of this, we need to have a good conversation about it sooner rather than later. I’m talking about one of the most stressful aspects of going back to or s...
6 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting College
Freshman year at college can be one of the most thrilling, exhausting, exciting, stressful, and overall unforgettable years of any student’s life. For teens, leaving your parents’ nest for the first t...
College Move-In Day: What Parents Need to Know
Let’s talk College Move-In Day… At the beginning of each school year, hundreds of thousands of college students descend upon cities and towns all around the country. They and thei...
Admissions Decisions and Destination Choices: A Time of Stress
Tension levels rise steadily as parents and students get closer to the time for colleges and universities to notify students about admissions’ decisions and the time for students to select thei...
How to Prep For the ACT
Prepping for a standardized test can be a lot easier when you understand the nuts and bolts of the exam. But, how do you determine whether your child should be taking the SAT or t...