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Understanding Your College Student’s Class Schedule

September 7, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College is different from high school in many ways. Both students and parents expect there to be differences, but they may be unsure of exactly what those differences are.

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Helping Your College Student Increase His Chances of Success

September 6, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As a college parent, we want nothing more than for our college student to be successful in college. Although that success may look slightly different to different parents and families, important measures of success for most of us are certainly competence, grades,...

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Using Senior Year to Prepare Your Student for College Success

August 21, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As college parents, or potential college parents, we want our students to have a successful college career. During the senior year of high school we may already be visualizing that next commencement ceremony. Having the dream and the vision for our...

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Helping Your College Student Stay Healthy Living in the Dorm

August 16, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College life, for resident students, is communal life. Students live together in apartments or dorms and share their music, their ideas, their belongings, their clothes, and their germs. It is a truth of college life that many students begin to get sick just a...

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Your College Student’s Roommate Match

August 12, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
If your student is heading off to college and will be living in a residence hall on campus, she is probably wondering, and even nervous, about who her roommate will be. This is only natural, as most students who will be living in a relatively small space with another...

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How Parents Can Help Make College Move-In Day A Success

July 27, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
After all of the months, and years, of preparing, it’s finally here! As college move-in day approaches, parents recognize the reality of having their student actually head off to college. Somehow, you know your student will eventually get packed,...

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Important Dates for New College Parents

July 25, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Congratulations! Your high school student has been accepted to college and is soon to be a new college student. You’re relieved, excited, and anxious all at the same time. Chances are you were involved in helping your student through the admissions process...

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Helping Your College Student Living at Home: What Are the Issues?

July 22, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Parents of students living at home face a unique set of issues. In this article, we look at some of the reasons that students may choose to live at home, and some of the issues that might arise.

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When Is It Too Late to Apply to College?

July 17, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Has your student procrastinated past the college application deadline? Did your student decide he didn’t want to go to college but has now changed his mind? Is your student unhappy with the college acceptances she’s received and wants to consider additional...

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The Middlework of College

July 10, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
There is a lot of work that happens, for both you and your college student, as he transitions into college during the first year. Both you and your student have a lot to learn about the school, and you need to work on new ways of relating to each other as well. ...

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