Senioritis – A decline in motivation or academic performance that supposedly afflicts some seniors in high school, especially in their last term. (Dictionary.com) We’ve all heard about senioritis, or maybe even had kids who have succumbed to it. But can it impact college acceptance? The short answer is, “Yes”. Colleges do look at a student’s final high school transcript. Colleges care about all four Read more…
I have taken a couple weeks off from writing a new post. The first week, I was out of the country on an amazing company-sponsored trip. It made me feel very fortunate to be where I am today and it made me also feel very grateful for how things have Read more…
Today I’m writing about things you should make sure your high school graduate doesn’t forget to do. These aren’t the big obvious things like dorm shopping. They are the little things that are easy brushed to the side and forgotten about with all the activities surrounding high school graduation. My Read more…
This past week, we took our oldest daughter back for her second year of college. It was a good drop off. I was glad to have the first year separation over and done as the second year drop off was much easier emotionally. We had survived one year apart, we Read more…
This is a guest post from Stuart Nachbar, President of EducatedQuest.com. Check out his website for great in-depth articles that will help you in your college search. Choosing a college is very difficult for many reasons, not the least of which is where you are likely to live during your Read more…
I think the college choice process officially ends the day you drive your son or daughter to college for the first time. I had been imagining this day for the past couple months. As we got closer to move-in day, what I envisioned as our last hug brought tears to Read more…
In less than six weeks, my husband and I will pack our oldest daughter up for college and drop her off. We will not get to participate in the scheduled move-in day with all the associated busyness and fanfare of following the unloading system, meeting the new roommate and her Read more…
Today I am sharing a guest post from Brittany Shaffer. She is a junior in college, studying Business and Communications. She’s also the founder of College Junction, a resource for college students with tips about dorm life, saving money, finding a job/internship, and making the most of the college experience! Read more…
So your child is headed to college in the fall. Have you heard how much textbooks will cost? $150 for one shiny new hardcover textbook is now the norm at the campus bookstore. Multiply that by about five classes and you are up to $750 or more per semester! But Read more…
Once my oldest daughter had decided on a college and I knew writing tuition checks would be in my near future, I decided to research federal tax breaks for college parents. Finding this information was not as straight forward as I hoped it would be, but after researching in several Read more…