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How – and Why – to Help Your College Student Create a Budget

January 15, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Ten Parental Habits That Can Negatively Affect Your College Student

December 8, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Why College Parents Might Be Interested in NSSE

November 15, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Are you familiar with NSSE (pronounced “Nessie”)? As a college parent, you may have looked at some NSSE results when your student was choosing a college. Or you may have heard from your college student that he has filled out a NSSE survey at his current school....

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Welcoming Your College Student Home for Visits – What To Expect

November 3, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As college parents we worry about our student’s transition when she heads off to college. We know that it will be a big adjustment and that she will be facing challenges and undergoing changes. Sometimes, however, we forget that there will also be a big...

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Involving Grandparents in the College Experience

October 20, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Several research studies tell us that college students who have a strong support system at home do better in college. As college parents, we work hard to provide that support system. We may even think about how to involve siblings in our college student’s life....

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Why Is My Student In “Developmental Classes”?

October 18, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
The step from high school to college may actually be better termed a large leap. Students need to make important changes in their expectations, approaches, habits, attitudes and responsibilities. For students who are moving away and living at school the...

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What Are College Parental Notification Policies?

October 13, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As parents, we worry about our children when they head off to college. No matter how much we trust them, and respect them, and know in our minds that they will be fine, we are concerned about them. In some cases, we may be especially worried, or we may not...

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What to Do If Your College Student is Sick at School

September 24, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As parents, we worry when our children get sick. We worried when they were infants, we worried when they were young, and we continue to worry about our children when they become adults. When your child is far away from home, you worry even more.

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Dual Registration May Give High School Students a Head Start on College

August 25, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Many students currently find that they need more than the traditional four years to successfully complete their college degree. Other students may attempt to complete their college education in less than four years in order to save on tuition fees or to get into the...

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What Parents Can Do To Support Their College Student Studying Abroad

August 13, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Your college student has headed off confidently (or perhaps with a bit of trepidation) on her study abroad experience. You are proud of her, excited for her, and perhaps, a bit concerned for her. You know that the experience is important and wonderful for her,...

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