Category: College Life
Mold In College Dorms: What You Need to Know
Nancy L. Wolf- February 6, 2020 0Here’s a new item of concern for parents planning college visits with their high school students: Check for mold and past mold outbreaks in college ... Read More
Questions To Ask Before Your Student Accepts Merit Scholarships
Sabrina Malone- January 22, 2020 0If we close our eyes and click our ruby red shoes, like Dorothy, we can dream things will go to smoothly to the land of ... Read More
Adulting 101: Essential Life Skills For Your Teen
Becky Korinek- January 14, 2020 0The diploma is in hand and the thank-you notes sent. You've spent waaaaay too much at Target buying dorm necessities. Suddenly, it hits you: Your ... Read More
Dorm Room Checklist of Amazon College Essentials
Mindy Trotta- January 11, 2020 0It's never too early to start collecting essentials for your college student-to-be's dorm room. We agree with so many experienced parents who have said "take ... Read More
A Practical Packing List of Things to Bring to College
Tonya Holly- December 21, 2019 0Well 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 ... Read More
Tips To Help Save Merit Scholarships In Jeopardy
Sabrina Malone- December 8, 2019 0Your student worked hard in high school to earn a merit scholarship in college, but sometimes keeping up the grades once in college, isn't as ... Read More
When College Kids Come Home For the Holidays
Deborah J. Cohan- November 27, 2019 0As we approach the holidays, many college students are headed back home for the first time since summer. This can create a combination of joyful ... Read More
What’s It Like Attending Top Party Schools?
Charlene Adhiambo- October 4, 2019 0Should your student attend a “party school?" There comes a time during the college search process when a high school student and their parent must ... Read More
“Failure to Launch” Is Not A Label You Want For Your Child
Susan Anderer- September 27, 2019 0A few years ago, there was a film in the theaters called "Failure to Launch." . It was a romantic comedy about an adult who ... Read More
What NOT To Bring To A College Dorm
Connie Lissner- September 25, 2019 0Around the last week of August last year, just as the first Hello Kitty notebook hit the shelves at Target (signaling the start of ... Read More