Category: Freshman year
Sending Your Child to College: Advice From a Mom Who’s Been There
Melissa Shoultz- July 2, 2021 0A mom and member of our FB community shares her advice about sending your child off to college freshman year (edited for clarity and length). ... Read More
How Colleges Respond to Crises
Suzanne Shaffer- March 27, 2020 0Colleges must often respond to crises like active shooters, extreme weather, and even mold. They have plans in place to serve their staff and student ... Read More
How Students and Parents Can Adjust to Freshman Year
Melissa T. Shultz- March 17, 2020 0Parents can be annoying. From telling their children to eat more vegetables and quizzing them about what time they’ll be home or whether they’ve finished ... Read More
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
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 ... 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
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
Care Package Ideas Your College Student Will Love
Jennifer Kaplan- September 24, 2019 0So you’ve gone through the difficult process of sending your child off to college. After lugging around untold numbers of boxes and suitcases and hand ... Read More
Students, Learning Disabilities, and College
Kathy Radigan- September 22, 2019 0In a few short weeks, my son will be done with his first semester of college. The semester has gone so fast. It seems like ... Read More