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The Essentials of a College Care Package
What to send, how often and why personal touches make a difference. By Anne Vaccaro Brady I asked some college kids, recent grads and a couple of college parents for their advice on what makes a good...
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Paying a College Tuition Bill
The details on e-bills, setting up a parent payee account and payment options. By Anne Vaccaro Brady Along with everything else that has changed about college over the last couple of decades, the...
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A Parent’s Guide to College 101 & 102
Tips on easing the stress level in your house as your freshman transitions to campus. By Anne Vaccaro Brady As move-in day approaches for college freshmen, the tension builds at home as parents and...
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Your College Freshman is Coming Home for Spring Break Soon
Helping your teen and your family make the most of this time off. By Anne Vaccaro Brady If your freshman is skipping the fun in the sun Spring Break and heading home instead, realize his expectations...
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Preparing Your Freshman for Life with a Roommate
The challenges of living with a stranger. By Anne Vaccaro Brady A friend emailed me the other day worried about the fact that her soon-to-be college freshman appears to have nothing in common with the...
View ArticleCollege News You Can Use
The latest on finding tuition money, getting arrested in college and more. Paying for college While your student compares the social scenes at the colleges they’ve been accepted to, you’re worrying...
View ArticleCatching Up on the Latest College Admissions News
Advice for both graduating and rising seniors. June college checklist for graduating seniors Nikki Magaziner Mills offers up solid advice on what incoming college freshman need to do in the next few...
View ArticleUnderstanding Academic Probation
It doesn’t mean your college student has to leave college—yet. At the end of the last semester, your college student may have received an email from their institution explaining that they were placed...
View ArticleMoving When Your Kids Go to College, Part 1
Relocating turns into one more major transition your student will make within a few short months. There are many good, valid reasons to up and move right after one or all of your children leave for...
View ArticlePacking for College 2.0
Some updates and additions to my previous lists. I’ve written several posts over the years about what to pack for college based on suggestions from my family, friends and college students. I decided to...
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