Last night, parents, college professionals and college students got together for a Twitter chat (#CampusChat) to discuss the importance of academic advising during the college years. I felt the consensus and topic of the chat was important, and something all parents should know BEFORE their teen jumps into the college advising confusion. Following are some [...]
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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...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...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. [...]
Read More...This week's #CampusChat on Twitter
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, May 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Last week, several parents joined us for the FIRST #CampusChat on Twitter. This week, I’m the scheduled guest hosted by @collegevisit (Smart College Visit). Here’s all the info and I would LOVE to have you join us. Hot Topic: When & How to begin the College Admissions Process Curious about the College Admissions Process? When [...]
Read More...The College Search: Here's Where to Look
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, May 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Today’s guest blog post is by Lynn O’Shaughnessy, 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. Lynn wrote The College Solution, which is an Amazon.com bestseller. The College Solution includes countless tips on college [...]
Read More...6 Campus Safety Talking Points
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 | No Comments
This week, the news stories from the University of Virginia told of the tragic story of Yeardley Love: murdered by an angry ex-boyfriend. In September a Yale graduate student was murdered on campus the day she was scheduled to marry. In August, a University of Tampa student, Ryan McCall, was gunned down on his way [...]
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