The Seven Steps Of The College Visit

The Seven Steps Of The College Visit
My head is filled with all things college, as my eldest applies this fall and as my friends send children off, many for the first time. I am trying to carefully balance being in the moment while preparing for what lies ahead. For others starting the process, it’ll help to understand the all-important college visit...

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The Top 10 Things This College Mom Is Thankful For Today

The Top 10 Things This College Mom Is Thankful For Today
Thanksgiving has always been about gratitude, but the past year has shown me a specific set of new blessings. A year ago I had just sent my firstborn to college far away, which was realllllllly hard! Today, after a year (seems like an eternity), here are my top ten mom-of-a-college-kid reasons to be thankful

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Reach School: If Your Kid Applies, Be Prepared For This

Reach School: If Your Kid Applies, Be Prepared For This
One short year ago I was you: A mom about to send her firstborn to college far away. It was the August farewell tour that wouldn’t end. I obsessed about his bedding as a coping technique for the constant knot in my stomach and verge of tears mood. We packed that car to the brim, sobbed in an intertwined mess of hugs on the walkway and drove off. My brain knew he was ready. My heart felt this was an impossible leap of letting him go.

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