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The College ID Card

Call it a badge of courage, rite of passage or simply a cool thing to have in a wallet. The…

8 years ago

What to Pack and What to Keep Home

If you’re like most parents of new college students, you’re dreading loading up the car or cars to take your…

8 years ago

Work on Communication Before School Starts

It’s not a surprise that communication with new college students tends to drop off after you drop them off. After…

8 years ago

What College Rankings Show and What They Don’t Show

Many parents and students have read or purchased a copy of U. S. News and World Report Issue Best Colleges.…

8 years ago

Why is She Taking So Many Courses That Aren’t in Her Major?

Nine times out of ten, parents, especially those who didn’t have the chance to attend college look at their daughter’s…

8 years ago

It’s All About the Fit, or, Small Colleges for Some Large University for Others

“Truer words were never spoken,” is a line from a very old comic strip entitled “Pogo.” It may seem really…

8 years ago

The (Your) Transition to College

Congratulations! Your son or daughter (or other family member) is now heading to college! I wish you well as you…

8 years ago

No, They Don’t have to Drink

College students sometimes drink alcohol even though they are underage. A shock, I know. And there are lots of ways…

8 years ago

Your Son or Daughter as Player Coach

There was a phenomenon back in the 1960s of player coaches in the NBA.  It doesn’t matter where they were,…

8 years ago

The Smooth Referral

One of the most important skills parents of college students need to learn is making what I call the “smooth…

8 years ago