Recent Articles

  • What is a "SAP" Policy?
    April 9, 2013 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    SAP is a term that pertains to financial aid eligibility, and recent discussions of the policy are a result of new federal regulations incorporated into the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, which require students to be making Satisfactory Academic Progress in order...
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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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  • Who Is Advising My College Student About Academic Issues?
    November 7, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    When your student heads off to college, you may worry that she will get lost in the crowd.  It is true that, even in a small college, your student will most likely be on her own more than she was in high school.  She will be making her own decisions (some good and...
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  • Is Your College Student Investing Enough Time Studying?
    October 4, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    As a college parent, you probably have very little influence over the amount of time your college student spends studying.  That is appropriate, as you begin to allow your student to gain independence and control over his choices and decisions.  However, you might...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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