The appeal of graduating with not only one degree, but two degrees is often alluring for many college students. Two degrees means more career options, a possible higher starting salary, and extra mark...
Dorm Living vs. Off-Campus Living
One of the biggest changes incoming freshmen anticipate—and biggest expenses, outside of tuition— is living away from home. Though some attending college locally will have the opportunity to st...
3 Tips for Helping Your College Student Move for the First Time
For many young people, their first moving experience occurs when they leave for college. Lots of schools require that incoming freshmen live in the dorms. If your son or daughter plans to atten...
Best Paying Jobs for College Students
When Tyler was accepted at his dream school, a private university, he knew it meant higher tuition and other college costs. He knew that he needed to work while he was in school in order to contribute...
What to Do When You’ve Been Rejected from Your Dream School
The college application process is something that we only have to go through once…if we are lucky. It can be exhausting, defeating, and upsetting. However, college is an investment. An investme...
Pros and Cons of Greek Life
When people imagine the stereotypical college party, chances are it’s taking place in a Greek organization. In fact, Greek life and “college life” are so intertwined that they’re sometimes synonymous ...
How Brand Name Colleges Lose Their Attraction
I had just turned 18 and graduated a semester early from high school. My dream was always to go to UC Berkeley. I planned on fulfilling that dream, but first I wanted to spend a semester at my state c...
Honors College or Honors Program: What’s the Difference?
As a high school senior, it can be tough choosing between a small college and a large university, and knowing which school can be the right fit. For those who have never been away from home, a small s...
How Often Do College Students Talk To Their Parents?
There is no doubt about it that once your child leaves for college, the amount of day-to-day (or hour-to-hour) contact you have with them changes. Being miles, and sometimes miles and miles away can p...
A Practical Packing List Of Things To Bring To College
Well summer is in full swing and most high school graduates have been vegging out for weeks. Notice, I didn’t say ‘Seniors”, because they have abandoned that status the second the tassels moved over. ...