For many college students school has just let out or is soon to be let out. This leaves students looking around for something to keep them busy during the summer.  Let’s face it, even though it is many young person’s dream to lounge around all day, that only leads to boredom. In this blog post [...]

My freshman year of college is completed. The year was filled with a lot of ups and downs for me. Times where I thought I wasn’t going to make it, academically and physically. There were many times where I would breakdown because of the stresses of schoolwork mixed in with the chaos of dorm life. [...]

One of the first things I did after becoming a single mom was to attend a parenting seminar put on by Jim Fay.  The first line from Fay’s mouth that night may have made folks wonder. “If you are really good parents,” he told his audience, “you will go home tonight and pray your kids [...]

My mother’s heart breaks when I read about the students who’ve taken their lives at Cornell University.   http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2010/03/19/2010-03-19_recent_wave_of_suicides_at_cornell_leaves_parents_worried_and_students_anxious_.html I can think of no greater loss to a family.  We all expect our children to outlive us and when that doesn’t happen and suicide appears to be the cause, so many questions and doubts arise.  It [...]

Yay!  It’s finally time to breathe. Our 1099 tax form has been completed and filed and we’re getting a modest return.  Daughter Number Two has sat at the computer and entered the remaining data to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) while I hunted down numbers for her from various tax forms.  The FAFSA is done and has been [...]

While it may be tempting to look at how you will fund your education before choosing where to get your education, I believe it is best to choose where before thinking about how.  This is because worrying about finances can cause you to aim for less than the best fit for your continued education. However, [...]

A couple of summers ago, I was gifted with the opportunity to spend a morning with a well-known photographer and his college-aged daughter.  He was photographing a friend’s homestead ranch for a book he was preparing and pointing out to both Katie and me some potential photos for us to practice on.  And in between [...]

If you like to travel or are wanting to travel for the first time, you should investigate opportunities to study abroad before choosing a college. Many college graduates report that studying abroad was one of their most memorable college experiences.  It’s not only a vacation, it can open a new way of life. Most schools [...]

“Gwamma, what do you want to be when you gwow up?” Pleased that my four-year old granddaughter thought I was young enough to still have a choice, I told her I should have been a veterinarian and asked if she knew what that was. “Yes,” she told me. “It means you would take care of [...]

If you are going to play sports while attending university, then you need to choose a school where study and sports can be balanced. Student-athletes need to be prepared to make sacrifices as they have tighter schedules than those students who don’t choose sports. If you are intending to major in something that is time [...]