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Parenting

A Parent-Use Packing List for College Drop-off Day

...parents of soon-to-be college students could benefit from their own special kind of packing list to help navigate their child’s transition to college and the range of emotions involved. Here…

Patricia A. Roberts, J.D.June 29, 2025

Senior Student Student Life

5 Tips to Share with Your First-Generation College Student

College is an amazing opportunity to learn, grow, and make life-changing friends and memories. But since many parents of first-generation college students can’t speak from experience about thriving in college,…

ScholarShare 529June 25, 2025

Parenting

Home for a Break: Supporting Your Student

It’s time to start thinking about how you can support your student during a break from classes while also communicating expectations for their time at home. Typically, your student can…

Jason Castles, Ed.D.November 12, 2024

College Admissions Junior Student

Navigating the College Search: Build Your “College Compass”

For many families, the college search is stressful by nature. But what makes it even more challenging is that most begin the process without first understanding their student—the key player…

David Q. Hao, MA, JDSeptember 18, 2024

Affording College Junior Student Senior Student Using Your 529

The True Costs of College: Financial Aid 101

It is normal for this part of the equation to feel a bit stressful and overwhelming. I have counseled hundreds of students and families over the years to address questions:…

Laura Reisert Kalinkewicz, Ph.D.August 1, 2023

Junior Student Senior Student Student Life

3 Steps to Manage Stress

When I meet with students for academic coaching, they often tell me about areas of life where they are attempting to achieve in new environments. Students experience stress because they’re…

Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.January 2, 2023

Senior Student Student Life

If I Knew Then What I Know Now: 12 California College Students’ Advice to Their High School Selves

The future seems far away, and TikTok is distracting. Even the best advice will usually land better if it comes from a peer instead of a parent. So, I rounded…

Laura Reisert Kalinkewicz, Ph.D.December 2, 2022

Academic Success

3 Tips to Give Your Student During Finals Week

The stress of needing to perform compounds with the truncated sequence of multiple exams. Yet when I speak with students experiencing stress as an academic coach, they often see stress…

Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.May 8, 2022

Stress

A Parent-Use Packing List for College Drop-off Day

5 Tips to Share with Your First-Generation College Student

Home for a Break: Supporting Your Student

Navigating the College Search: Build Your “College Compass”

The True Costs of College: Financial Aid 101

3 Steps to Manage Stress

If I Knew Then What I Know Now: 12 California College Students’ Advice to Their High School Selves

3 Tips to Give Your Student During Finals Week

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