In honor of Memorial Day, here are the guidelines and steps for applying to one of the five United States military academies (Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines). If you have a college-bound teen that’s interested in one of these academies it’s IMPERATIVE that they start early with their preparations. MILITARY ACADEMIES [...]
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Archive for May, 2010
Top 10 Things to do BEFORE college
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Today’s post is by Lauren Joffe for The Real College Guide. While I agree with MOST of the suggestions, I’d like to add my “input” on the #9-Get Protection. Parents–talk with your college-bound teen about sex. They are going to be confronted with it (even if they choose to abstain). They need to understand the [...]
Read More...The College Essay Demystified
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Today’s guest blog post is from Brenda Bernstein, founder and senior editor of TheEssayExpert.com. Her team of trained writers, editors and coaches offer expert essay help and advice for college-bound teens. Parents–pass this post along to your teens as they struggle with that all-important college application essay. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START THINKING [...]
Read More...A Review: Shrinking the Cost of College
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, May 21st, 2010 | 3 Comments
Today I will be reviewing Lynn O’Shaughnessy’s new book: Shrinking the Cost of College–152 ways to cut the cost of a bachelors degree. Lynn O’Shaughnessy, is an author, a college blogger and speaker. She writes about college strategies for TheCollegeSolutionBlog and CBSMoneyWatch. She gives presentations about college strategies for schools, companies and financial advisory firms. [...]
Read More...Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of parenting a college-bound teen
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, May 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Last night, I watched a new popular sitcom called, “The Middle”. This show, while being extreme, personifies the trials and tribulations of parenting (especially teenagers). The teenage son is under-motivated and the teenage daughter is over-motivated. The parents are frustrated and at times complacent. These two teenage extremes pose a parenting dilemma: How do [...]
Read More...Graduation Parties (on a budget)
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 | No Comments
In the spirit of “graduation season”, our guest post this week by Nicole Frie for The Real College Guide, gives some great ideas on how to plan a graduation party on a budget (high school included!) Think you need a ton of money to host a decent graduation party? Not necessarily. Here, we give you [...]
Read More...Top 5 Helicopter Parent Stories
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, May 17th, 2010 | 2 Comments
I made contact with Chip on Twitter last week when he retweeted a “helicopter parent” tip that I had given during a recent #CampusChat. Chip Timmons is the Associate Director of Admissions at Wabash College and I asked him if he had some “helicopter parent” stories he would like to share with my readers. He [...]
Read More...5 Dorm Move-In Mistakes
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 | No Comments
If your college-bound teen is headed off to college in the fall, they might be tempted to pack up their ENTIRE room and transport it to the college dorm. But before you start packing, here are some tips by Maria Moy for “The Real College Guide” that will save you some heartache on move-in day. [...]
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