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Why Your College Student Might Want to Become a Peer Tutor

March 10, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Tutoring can make the difference of academic success for many students. Having a tutor can mean that a student has a stronger grasp of the course material and may receive a better grade. Most of us understand why a student may want to get a tutor.

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The Path To Graduation: The Fast Track

February 24, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Increasingly these days, many students are taking longer than four years to complete their undergraduate degree. In addition to those students who may take longer than the traditional four years to complete their degree, however, there are a growing number of...

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Talking to Your College Student About Grades

February 19, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Obviously, grades are a big part of the college experience. Students attend college for many reasons, but classroom experiences, and the grades that go along with those experiences, are an important measure of college outcomes. Some students seem to care more...

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Helping Your College Student with Goal Setting – and Action Plans

January 27, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
There’s a quote that’s attributed to Yogi Berra that says, “You’ve got to be careful because if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up somewhere else.” In true Yogi Berra fashion, his seemingly simplistic quote may contain some important wisdom. For college...

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Ten Wise Decisions Your College Student Can Make to Improve His GPA

January 10, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Nine Ways to Help Your College Student Get a Fresh Start for Second Semester

January 5, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Students Taking Longer to Graduate

December 12, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
According to national statistics, the average for students graduating from college is now five years rather than four years. Objectively, we may hear that statistic and find it moderately interesting. However, when it is our college student who may take more...

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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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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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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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