July 19, 2012 Many college students who get into trouble academically wait too long to seek out help.  If you are having frequent conversations with your student about grades, you may want to insist that your student ... read more »

July 19, 2012 Living on campus certainly has its challenges with dorms and distractions, but commuting students also have challenges.  These challenges include: Studying at home Work with on-campus classmates Accessing ... read more »

July 19, 2012 One of the most intimidating things a student will do prior to going to college will be to develop a class schedule.  For some majors, the class schedule is mostly fixed by required courses.  In other ... read more »

July 19, 2012 Calculating Your Student’s GPA In high school, each course was considered the same, so calculating your student’s GPA was fairly easy to do. In college, courses carry different credit hours, so ... read more »

July 19, 2012 Obviously you are going to be concerned about your student’s grades. Most universities have a campus-wide system for reporting grades. Access to this system requires a password. Many universities will ... read more »

July 19, 2012 Most of the students who struggle in college lack the discipline to do what is needed. High school was too easy for many students. As a result, they never developed the discipline they needed. Developing ... read more »

July 18, 2012 When students return home for an extended time period, there’s often a major adjustment to be made by both parents and students.  Your son/daughter will be different and your relationship with your ... read more »

July 18, 2012 Parents will often delay a decision to pursue a divorce until their children have left home for college.  The thinking is that with the children gone, there’s no need to continue being married.  For ... read more »