Many high school students automatically assume they can’t afford a private college and don’t even consider applying to one. They then mirror some of their friends, applying to a college near their hom...
Parents: Do You Feel Obligated To Pay For College?
Angela Hunter’s nine-year-old twin girls are several years away from attending college, but that doesn’t mean Hunter doesn’t think about it. She definitely does. Hunter, who is an English profe...
When Should the College Process Begin?
When should the college process begin? Most of us would like to live in the fantasy that it doesn’t have to begin until your child is ready to take the ...
Advice For College Freshmen, Adjusting Takes Time
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 ...
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...
In Defense Of Helicopter Parents
After years of hovering over their above-average offspring, helicopter parents let their kids go off to college. Kind of. Barbara, our guest contributor, reminisces about her helicopter pare...
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...
Explaining $80K in Student Loan Debt To A 17-Year-Old
As teenagers, we feel like the future is open to us. The idea of going into debt isn’t scary because the repayment comes years later — and we just figure that we’ll have a good job and be ...
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...