Category: High school to college
Advice For College Freshmen, Adjusting Takes Time
Road2College- August 5, 2019 0Thinking back to a time when I had just returned from a fabulous mother/daughter sorority weekend with my daughter at her college. I was ... Read More
10 Talks To Have With Your Child As They Transition To College
Road2College- August 4, 2019 0Self-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 ... Read More
How To Apply To College: A Mother’s Advice
Road2College- August 1, 2019 0Being 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 ... Read More
College Move-In Day: What Parents Need to Know
Road2College- July 16, 2019 0Let’s talk College Move-In Day… At the beginning of each school year, hundreds of thousands of college students descend upon cities and towns ... Read More
The Decline of Student Mental Health and What Parents Can Do About It
Road2College- June 17, 2019 0An increasing number of high school and college students in the U.S. are struggling with mental health challenges. The media is filled with articles about ... Read More
3 Tips for Helping Your College Student Move for the First Time
Debbie Schwartz- April 29, 2019 0For many young people, their first moving experience occurs when they leave for college. Lots of schools require that incoming freshmen live in the dorms. ... Read More
What to Do When You’ve Been Rejected from Your Dream School
Road2College- April 10, 2019 0The 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, ... Read More
What I Have In Common With Lori Loughlin & Felicity Huffman
Road2College- March 19, 2019 0For the last three consecutive years, it’s essentially been my full time job to help get my oldest four kids accepted into the best colleges ... Read More
Why Taking a Gap Year Could Be A Senior’s Best Next Decision
Anna Spooner- December 18, 2018 0...Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ~from “The ... Read More
Yes, Average Students Do Succeed in College
Road2College- November 5, 2018 0“Average Students Do Succeed in College” is a rarely seen, though quite accurate, headline. In the midst of college admission mania and the hype ... Read More