How to respond when your kid calls with first-year jitters from college savings advocate, Patricia Roberts. Tips from someone who’s been there–done that. 4145265-0227
As both a first-gen student from a low-income family who had minimal support in my college planning process, and as a mom who recently helped see my son through his…
While these conversations can feel pressure-packed, the holiday break offers parents a golden opportunity to connect with their students about their college journey—if approached carefully and creatively. This season, let’s sleigh…
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…
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…
Perhaps you're not familiar with Greek Life on a college campus and what it involves. You might wonder if you should encourage or discourage them from learning more about Greek…
Your child’s first months of college may have been challenging, stellar, or somewhere in between. Whether it’s your first child to wrap up an initial phase of college or your…
Students’ sense of belonging has also been linked to academic success, persistence, and overall well-being. In fact, students who report a sense of belonging at the end of their first…
Parents and students alike can vary in their preferences around part-time employment, but these preferences can sometimes be accompanied by a belief that working will be detrimental to a student’s…
Certainly, writing papers, studying for exams and doing assigned homework will occupy a percentage of your student’s week. However, students will spend more time outside the classroom than in the…
Ages ago when I was a freshman in college, I went to dinner at the Santa Monica Cheesecake Factory with my entire suite to get to know one another. Despite…
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…