Janice Caine's article on the importance of college visits It is important before even talking about how to prepare for college visits to take some time to understand why these visits are so important. When you go through the college search process, you should do so with...
The following is a guest blog submitted to us by Kendall College in Chicago. The post offers great advice to students planning to visit college campuses. What Questions Should Students Be Asking on College Visits? When I was a junior and senior in high school, I got...
With our son in his final year of high school we are among the ranks of parents trying to keep everything under control as he works his way through the college application and admission maze. Its an exciting time but without a doubt, it can also...
Thursday September 26 was Mountain Day at my alma mater, Smith College. It is one of those long-standing traditions that students look forward to every fall. Toward the end of September, students wait for that early morning when they will hear the college bell ring,...
Over Labor Day weekend our family headed down to Southern California to visit with friends and celebrate the unofficial end of summer. Since everyone that we spend time with has kids that are either attending college or going through the college search process, many a conversation...
Last week LinkedIn announced that they would be changing their terms and will be opening the LinkedIn community to teenagers. Although I believe this is a good move by LinkedIn and will encourage more networking by teens (please see my blog post), I do believe...
Maybe it is the arrival of roommate assignments or just thinking about not hearing their voice that triggers the fear, stress and tears, but for many of us the reality of our child leaving for college becomes an overwhelming experience. Having gone through this experience...
As many of you already know, this has been designated Shark Week by the Discovery Channel. Amidst all the talk about Great Whites and Snuffy the Seal, a thought came to me: I wonder how many college teams have sharks as mascots. I decided to do...
A while back I was taking a walk with a friend who had just returned from a recent 10-day vacation to the east coast with her son who is a rising high school senior. She was telling me that they decided to visit only a...
Early in the 20th century Albert Einstein said, know where to find the information [you need] and how to use it that's the secret of success." Today, in the 21st century, we have access to far more information than Einstein could have ever dreamed possible....