Parents, you have spent nights up with your kids when they were sick, read over homework assignments, and been a listening ear to their rough days at school. Fast forward to their senior year of high school and now your child is an adult. While no one can turn back the clock, there are several [...]
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Prepping students for life as a college student
And the un-college revolution begins
By admin on Monday, June 13th, 2011 | 2 Comments
This weekend on Twitter I caught the tail end of a conversation related to a post that appeared on UnCollege.org. UnCollege.org says they are “a social movement empowering you to create tomorrow–with or without letters after you name.” They also state that their movement is found on three principles: Introspection is essential. It is vitally [...]
Should everyone go to college?
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 | 2 Comments
I read an article recently in The Atlantic: “In the Basement of the Ivory Tower“, that gave me some food for thought. It’s been on my mind for quite awhile, especially since I have a close friend who is a financial aid counselor at one of those infamous “for profit” colleges. She would answer my [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Friday Q&A-Dropping a high school course
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, March 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Each week I will be posting a question that parents ask, along with the answer. If you have a question you would like for me to address, please email me or direct message me on Twitter (@SuzanneShaffer) and I’ll be happy to feature it. Q. Is it ok for my teen to drop a high [...]
When a parent disapproves of a child's career choice
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, March 5th, 2010 | No Comments
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 [...]
The 3-year college degree
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | 5 Comments
By Lauren Joffe for The Real College Guide Heads up, traditionalists! A radical new idea promotes kissing the four-year academic program buh-bye and saying hello to a three-year system. As accustomed as we are to its infrastructure, it would take some serious shaking up to rattle the U.S. education system. Yet Robert Zemsky, chairman of [...]
