The summer leading up to a student’s freshman year can be used to prepare a student for that first semester. There are a lot of college students who wait until they’re on campus to “start their semester.” In reality, the…
In college, as in life, we are more productive and functional when we are in a more regulated emotional state. The more we can manage our anxiety, stress, and fears, the more productive and effective we can be. When college…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So is stress. We all have our different reasons for stress. That is because there is no way to declare “this” is stressful, but “that” is not. For each of us, our…
“Learn from your mistakes.” It’s a common phrase that parents say to their kids. When something bad happens to you, recall what caused it, learn from it, and then avoid that mistake in the future. It’s a fairly straightforward lesson…
Students should be encouraged to make the most of their college experience. This certainly includes their social lives. It’s almost impossible to conjure up an image of college without including the social components. Students should be able to participate in…
When a student heads off to college, parents can have varying degrees of communication and importance in a student’s life. Gone are the days of the college “Sunday night call” with parents. With cell phones and texting, the frequency of…
Performance is the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function. In terms of college students, performance is the grades they are earning, the summer opportunities they have, and career prospects they’re headed towards.
So many students are used to going through high school being told what to do. Usually, it is parents who fill the role of conductor. They will tell their child where they have to be and when they have to…
When students get to campus, they often don’t realize that there are a plethora of support services that they can utilize. College is going to present different challenges for each student. One of the things that we find is that…
A huge change when students get to college is that there is much less homework for them to do. In high school, homework is a very routine, rote task: you go to school, you get assigned your homework, you do…