A year or so ago, I talked about how high school students could make the most of their summer break. One option for summer is summer school. We’ll address that for both high school and college students next month. But, how else can college students use their summer break? Summer Break Can Be More Than […]
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Many parents think of the majors our students pursue and assume they transfer directly into careers. But that isn’t the way it always works. Further, moving from a majors to careers isn’t always a straight shot: it takes deliberate efforts, especially in today’s economy. The Basics I’ve worked with both high school and college students
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It’s important to start the semester off right, whether a student is just starting, or almost completed college. Hitting the ground running and in a productive way can make all the difference in the world. Accentuate the Positive “Accentuate the Positive” was a popular song in the 1940s. The point of the song was to
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For years, I’ve encouraged students to visit the career center of their college or university as soon as they arrive on campus. There are several reasons why, but for other college graduates “of a certain age,” I’d add that this “is not your father’s career center.” Career Center Defined College career centers provides an array
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Many parents worry about their students engaging in binge drinking in college, and they should. Binge drinking is a dangerous practice that puts college students at risk all around the country. Having said that, let’s focus not on worry, but on learning about and identifying ways to combat binge drinking. Binge Drinking Defined The National
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Congrats! Your student is heading to college as a pre-med student. Hooray! But what does it really mean to be pre-med, or pre-anything? Not a Major For the most part, a student who is pre-med or pre-law isn’t talking about their academic major. Few believe they are actually entering a pre-med major. Then, why call
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One way to help your student stay on track to graduate on time is by monitoring their degree audit. And the best time to start doing that is on day one, not when they’re college seniors. What is a Degree Audit? Degree audits are tools available for college students to help them see both what’s
Writing centers are an incredibly rich source of instruction and support for students. But like many on-campus resources, they are often underutilized. What Are Writing Centers? Writing centers are an academic support department designed to help students succeed academically. Faculty are often known to say “students can’t write.” Whether that’s true or not, writing centers
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One of the first people your student will meet in college is likely to be a resident assistant. And your first reactions might be: what do these resident assistants do, and should my student try to become one? What a Resident Assistant Does Resident Assistants or RAs, serve as upperclass guides to the campus. Resident
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Parents of new college students often worry about their student’s grades, specifically, if they might earn bad grades in college. While this is a possibility, there are many things parents focus on other than whether their student is earning bad grades. Having said that, how can parents of college students approach the topic of grades?
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