Our guest blog post today is by Susan Posluszny, the founder of OPTIONS for Career & Life Planning, specializing in unique programs and services to support students with college major and career planning. Susan is a Master Career Counselor with over 25 years of career counseling experience including 18 years as a college career center [...]
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Archive for April, 2010
10 Concepts Your Teen Should Learn BEFORE College
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 | 3 Comments
Today’s post was inspired by a chat last night on Twitter hosted by @TheOnlineMom and led by @BetsyBBraun. The topic of the chat was parenting, and the plethora of parenting advice reminded me that part of being a successful parent college coach begins long before they enter high school. Borrowing from the advice of these [...]
Read More...Hitting the "summer job" pavement
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments
Summer is approaching and your college-bound teen might be looking for a job to supplement that college fund and gain experience in the workplace. Here’s a Q & A by Liz Cruger for The Real College Guide providing some tips on how to snag a job. QUESTION I really want to get a summer job. [...]
Read More...Knewton SAT Prep
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, April 26th, 2010 | 2 Comments
Recently I received a tour of Knewton’s SAT Prep portal online. I have to admit, I was skeptical. Based on personal SAT prep courses with my daughter, I always felt those type courses were too expensive and didn’t significantly improve her SAT scores like they promised. However, I was pleasantly surprised with Knewton’s services. Here’s [...]
Read More...U Chic: A must-read for college-bound girls
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 | 1 Comment
Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of! And now your little girl is headed off to college armed with her favorite pair of shoes, her newly purchased collegiate sweatshirt and a heart full to dreams. U Chic: The College Girl’s Guide to Everything, by Christie Garton, should accompany her [...]
Read More...Top 10 Things every parent should know about “hooking up” in college
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
A recent article on CNN.com addressed the issue of hooking up and not hooking up on college campuses. While it’s not a subject that parents like to discuss, it is a reality. I know when my naïve 18 year old daughter headed off to college, it was one of my biggest fears. Knowing what it [...]
Read More...Crime on Campus
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment
One of our greatest fears as parents is what might happen to our children when they go away to college. Since we aren’t there to protect them, we worry that they might become crime victims. Preparing your college-bound teen for all the scenarios will ease your mind and help them stay safe. Here’s a guest [...]
Read More...$2000 "No Essay" College Scholarship
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 | No Comments
As I stated last week, I love to find scholarships that DON’T require an essay. This week’s scholarship is sponsored by College Prowler.com and it’s a NO ESSAY scholarship. That’s right! All you have to do to be entered in the MONTHLY drawing is complete a short survey on their website and be a current [...]
Read More...Staying Organized: Taming the Monster
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, April 19th, 2010 | No Comments
Organization. It’s the word that evokes terror in every parent when our college-bound teen begins the college application process. As a parent college coach, it’s our job to help our teens stay organized and on top of all the paperwork that goes along with the college application process. According to Paul Hemphill, a college admissions [...]
Read More...The Naked Roommate
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, April 16th, 2010 | No Comments
And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College (Updated 3rd edition) This week I’m reviewing another of Harlan Cohen’s books and can I just say one word: WOW! This book addresses everything you always wanted to know about college roommates but were afraid to ask…and so much more. With graduation approaching, this book [...]
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