When daughter number one was transitioning between college and graduate school she opted to go to New Orleans, a city where we didn’t know anyone. She insisted on going straight from college graduation to New Orleans. She was to have a job starting in six weeks and would be in school at Tulane University and [...]

When choosing a college it is also helpful to look at all the courses that are available on campus. In this article I will focus on courses that will be outside of your major. This is because I’ve already addressed courses that would be in your major in the article titled “Degree Programs Offered“. While [...]

Identity theft happens regardless of gender, age or ethnicity. In fact, a growing target is among university students. Many people turn to identity recovery programs once they have become the victim of identity fraud. Or they may attempt to “clean up” the incident themselves. However, there are companies out there, such as ID Theft Assist, [...]

The phone rings and a familiar voice gasps, “Mom?” And then sounds of sobbing come over the line. My motherly mind races through several sad scenarios and I have to rein in my thoughts of the possible worst to simply ask, “What’s wrong?” Then regardless of what my college-aged child has to tell me, I [...]

Many students around the world are experiencing Dead Week this week. (Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_week for a definition of Dead Week.) For those students who have been working steadily to get big papers and projects done in increments, Dead Week can be a relatively painless and somewhat amusing time. But for those who have procrastinated or [...]

When you’re stressed, it’s so tempting to reach for that cigarette, chill out with a beer, or ransack the Oreo’s. We’ve been taught to be a consumerist culture, after all. Marketers spend billions of dollars each year to make sure we know that there’s a product out there waiting to fix all our problems. While [...]

If you have chosen a private college the next thing to consider is whether it should be secular or religious. This decision is up to you. In a college that has its roots based in a religious tradition you may be provided with a place to go deeper into the theology and history of your [...]

Another thing to consider when choosing a college is whether you want to attend a private or a public school. One of the best articles I’ve found on this topic is at http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000294.htm. Even though the private university I have chosen to attend is 1.68 times more expensive ($32,000/year room, board, books and tuition) than [...]

Another factor to consider when choosing a college is its reputation.  One of the best known sources of information regarding college rankings is the US News and World Report annual Best Colleges report.  To see the report for 2010 visit http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges. In 2008 Forbes magazine also began publishing an annual list of “America’s Best Colleges”.   [...]

Before your college student daughter (or son) comes home for the holidays there are some things you should probably tell her such as: We’ve remodeled your room – it is now an office. You will be bunking in your sister’s room. Most of your things are stored in boxes in the garage.  You can retrieve [...]