Like many teenagers, I too had to deal with defending the colleges I wanted to apply to until I was blue in the face. My dad? Every school I thought would be a good fit for me he deemed too expensive, too dangerous (I wanted to be in a city), or too far away and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
Coping with your child’s college choices
Preparing your teenager for college
Today’s guest post is written by Carol Jones, author of Toward College Success: Is Your Teenager Ready, Willing, and Able? Carol approaches the college preparation process from more than an academic viewpoint. She recognizes that students need to be taught to be independent adults before heading off to college. ***** By now, most parents and their [...]
Interview with Power Women Magazine
By admin on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 | No Comments
Last week I did a radio interview with Power Women Magazine about the college prep process and my Parents Countdown to College Toolkit. In it, I discussed the steps necessary to prepare for the admissions process, how to stay organized, and the 10 mistakes parents and students often make when applying to college. Click the [...]
5 Questions to Ask on a College Visit
Few things in life are as difficult, nerve-wracking and simply mind-blowing as helping your son or daughter navigate through the wide sea of college selection. There are so many things to consider! Admissions: Will my son or daughter get into a good school? Cost: Can I afford the tuition? Schools: Which college or university will be [...]
FREE Webinar–Beating College-Bound Stress
By admin on Monday, September 26th, 2011 | No Comments
It’s not often that parents can find information about how to deal with the stress that surrounds the college admissions process, let alone find it for FREE. Kay Kimball Gruder, a Certified Parent Coach by the Parent Coaching Institute, and Wendy David-Gaines, author of “Parents of College Students-Survival Stories” are joining together to provide parents [...]
Student Cheating: An Epidemic?
By admin on Friday, September 23rd, 2011 | No Comments
The Washington Post published a blog article a few days ago, “The Cause of Standardized Test Cheating and How to Stop It” citing these disturbing statistics: FairTest has documented confirmed cheating cases in 30 states and the District of Columbia in just the past three academic years. Hardly a week, or a day, goes by [...]
How Students Can Graduate from College Debt Free
By admin on Monday, September 12th, 2011 | 3 Comments
Here’s some advice from Ellie Kay, America’s family financial expert, geared specifically toward parents about how to help their students graduate from college debt-free. As we all know, student debt is a major problem for recent graduates across the country. Currently the total student loan debt in America exceeds 1 trillion dollars! Some of the worst [...]
Prepping students for life as a college student
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 [...]
What “EdTech” Means to a New Parent
By admin on Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 | No Comments
There have been a lot of new developments in my life recently. I started a new job working with an online and mobile test prep company known as TestSoup that makes flashcards for a variety of different standardized tests. I am learning about marketing, social media, and (of course) education. But perhaps the most significant [...]
The importance of organization in the college process
By admin on Friday, June 3rd, 2011 | No Comments
I am the proud mother of three college graduates (Columbia University, Syracuse University, and Mass College of Art), so I know firsthand how difficult it is to keep on top of college tours, applications, test scores, financial aid, and scholarship information. “Do you know where my ….is?” How many times has a parent heard that [...]
