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Eight Decisions You and Your College Student Should Make Before College Begins

June 13, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
The summer before your student heads to college is a busy time. There may be an orientation for your student, and for you. There are things to buy for the new dorm room. Your student may be contacting her roommate. There are doctor and dentist...

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Is Your College Student Preparing for the World of Work?

June 4, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
For many students, college life is a wonderful time living an ideal existence. It is, in some ways, an escape from the real world. In spite of the stress that many students experience over various issues, real financial worries, occasional social drama, and...

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Does Your College Student Know How to Advocate for What She Needs?

May 28, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
There are a lot of skills that college students need to learn and practice. Perhaps one of the most essential of those skills is self-advocacy, knowing how to ask for and get the things that you need to be successful. The term self-advocacy is very often used in...

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How to Help Your College Student Prepare for Living with a Roommate

May 25, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
One of the exciting, and sometimes terrifying, aspects of the college experience is living with a roommate for the first time. Most soon-to-be college students are anxious about beginning their residence hall experience. Some students have thought carefully...

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The Problem with College Placement Exams

May 22, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Many, if not most, students headed to college will be required to take one or more placement exams at their school. For many students, this may come as a surprise. As a college parent, you can help your student anticipate, understand, and cope...

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College Students and Credit Cards – Helping Your College Student Make Wise Decisions

May 19, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Numbers can tell us a lot, and it is important that we consider the sometimes surprising numbers regarding college student use of credit cards. In this article, however, we consider not only the numbers, but also what parents might do to help their college...

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Your Student's College Dismissal

May 17, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
When your student goes to college you hope and assume that he will be successful. Most students are successful and do well. However, some students struggle – for any number of reasons. No parent wants to receive the news that his or her student has...

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Why Has My First-Year College Student Been Assigned Summer Reading?

May 4, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Your soon-to-be college student may have received her first homework assignment well before she showed up on campus. For many incoming freshman, their first assignment is a bit of summer reading.

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What is a College Orientation Leader?

April 30, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College and university orientations for new students take many forms. Sometimes orientation may take place early in the summer and may be a day long or may involve an overnight. Orientation may take place just before the fall semester begins, with new students...

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Boomerang Kids: When Your College Student or College Graduate Moves Back Home

April 25, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
You know that the transition to college during the first year is going to be stressful for both your college student and for you. You work hard to give your student the independence that he needs and wants. You have both survived the experience and your student...

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