With two girls safely ensconced in college, we still have a son and daughter with a few years to go before having to endure the application process again. I know many of you are knee-deep as your child prepares for this next big step so that the next few coffee talks … [Read more...] about College Choices
Young Adulthood
A Tale of Two Universities – Best Fit vs. Best Ranked
With two girls safely ensconced in college, we still have a son and daughter with a few years to go before having to endure the application process again. I know many of you are knee-deep as your child prepares for this next big step so that the upcoming few coffee … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Universities – Best Fit vs. Best Ranked
Life After High School: Helping Teens Who Are College Bound
These steps were adapted from The College Handbook, published by the College Board, and, although originally intended for 11th- and 12th-graders, parents will find them a valuable resource when broaching the subject of college with their teenagers and guiding them on … [Read more...] about Life After High School: Helping Teens Who Are College Bound
A Tale of Two Universities – Best fit vs. Best ranked – Part II
Part two of my story will bring us to a love affair I never intended to have. I did not want to love Chapman University, but just read what happened next! We were choosing between two competing universities for the very same … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Universities – Best fit vs. Best ranked – Part II
College Suicide
Suicide claims the lives of more than 1,100 college students each year, and each one of those deaths touches us all. Send Silence Packing is a campaign by Active Minds Inc. to promote a dialogue about mental health issues on campus and combat the … [Read more...] about College Suicide