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What to Expect from Your College Student’s First Semester Grades

December 6, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Many college parents wait expectantly, hopefully, and sometimes fearfully for those first semester college grades as a measure of how their student is doing in college. Although many students may have a better inkling of what to expect when the grades arrive, they,...

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Parents Can Help College Students With the End-Of-Semester Stress Meltdown

December 1, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College parenting is difficult. Anyone who has a student headed to college, in college, or recently out of college has realized just how difficult the college parenting job can be. One of the most difficult things about this phase of parenting is feeling...

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College Parenting With the College Calendar

November 27, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As a college parent, or pre-college parent, you probably used the calendar diligently to watch the deadlines for college fairs and open houses, college applications, financial aid forms, deposit deadlines, and housing deadlines. Now that your student is actually in college...

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When Your College Student Changes Majors

November 27, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
It may come during a phone call. It may come through an e-mail. Or it may come during a visit home. Your college student lets you know that he is changing his major. Although some parents may quietly celebrate, for many other parents this is...

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Book Review: College Survival Tips for Parents

November 27, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
This review looks at College Survival Tips for Parents by Ceil Hall. The book is a companion piece for the author’s book, College Survival Tips, which is geared to students. The subtitle for this book is Fostering Growth and Independence in Your Kids.

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Should My College Student Consider Withdrawing from a Class?

November 20, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Your college student has received his midterm grades. He may be pleased and feeling relieved, or he may have some cause for concern. Now is the time that he needs to do some serious thinking about how he will approach the second half of the semester. If...

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Location, Location, Location: Where’s Your College Student Studying?

November 20, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
You know your college student is having many different kinds of experiences while she is at college. You want her to have experiences that will expand her world, increase her independence, and broaden her thinking. But you also know that your student will be...

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Undecided Students: How Can You Help?

November 20, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Once you’ve begun to think about why your student might be undecided about a major, you will recognize that the work of coming to a decision about a potential major will need to be done by your student. But you may wonder whether there is anything that you can do to...

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Undecided Students: Who Are They?

November 20, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Many students enter college undecided about their major. Many students who enter college as undecided students worry that they are undecided. Many students who enter college declaring a major are really undecided. Some students may be unwilling, unable, or...

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Why Peer Tutoring May Be Helpful for Your College Student

November 20, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Working with a good tutor can make a tremendous difference in your college student’s success. Most colleges offer tutoring or academic support in some form. One commonly used form of student support is the use of a peer tutor. Peer tutors are students who...

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