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Is Your College Student Getting in His Own Way?

February 5, 2012 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Sometimes, students create their own challenges during their college years. Sometimes, students seem to undermine themselves by making assumptions or restricting their choices. These students seem to get in the way of their own success. As a college parent, you...

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Are There Secrets to College Success?

December 6, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
If there were absolute, no fail secrets to college success that worked for every student, every student would know them and follow them and be successful. The reality is that there are no sure-fire secrets that work for every student. Each student is an...

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Reasons Why Your College Student May Need to Come Home for a Weekend

October 19, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
There are many important reasons why you should encourage your student to stay on campus on the weekends and not come home every weekend. Research indicates that those students who are

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Will My College Student Experience A Sophomore Slump?

September 30, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College administrators and faculty, and college parents, place a lot of emphasis on the transition to college and the first-year experience. We all know that these new college students, and their parents, will be undergoing a tremendous transition as they enter the...

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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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Why Summer Orientation Is Important for Your College Student

July 7, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Five Conversations Parents and College Students Should Have Before the First Year of College

June 22, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
The summer before your student heads of to college is an exciting, busy, and stressful time for everyone. There’s lots to do to prepare – forms to complete, finances to consider, orientations to attend, shopping to do. Your student may be working and is also...

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Should My College Student Have a Car on Campus?

June 21, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Cars. Many of us spend a great deal of our time in them. Our teenagers can’t wait until they can get their license and gain some independence. Some surveys tell us that as many as 70% of college-age students own or have access to cars. Cars have...

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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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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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