Category: Getting Ready for College

• Extreme Weather Driving – College Student Editions

  

  Are you dealing with the freezing temperatures, snow, and an nor’easter that are slamming much of the US right now? Many parents are afraid of their college children driving back to college or to their new states, starting new jobs. This is perfectly understandable! Heck, I was in my 40’s when I really learned to…

  Jacqui S

  January 6, 2018

  Car Emergency Essentials, College Advice and Resources, College Care Packages, College Life, College Needs and Wants, College Student, Emergency, Getting Ready for College, Lifestyle, Parenting Teenagers, Parenting Teens, Road Travel, Teen Safety, Teenagers, Teens, Travel, Travel Needs, Winter, Winter Driving

• Cost of College Around The World – What Will It Cost You?

  

  The cost of college has risen significantly over the last several decades. The cost of college when I went, back in 1991 was approximately $10,000 per year. That was a private college, so, it was higher than a state funded university. With the reach we are allowed now, with the internet, the search for cheaper…

  Jacqui S

  January 2, 2018

  Campus Living, College Advice and Resources, College Debt, College Life, College List, College Student, College Tuition, Finance, Finances, Free College Tuition, Getting Ready for College, Student Aid Grant, Student Financial Aid, Study Abroad, Uncategorized, United States

• 5 Life Skills Your Teen Needs Before Going To College

  

  I’ve got about two and a half years before my teen is ready to fly the coup and go off to college.  She is a sophomore and is SO ready to go now. She’s at that age that she is so independent and chafes at the bit with restrictions. But, before I let her go,…

  Jacqui S

  February 21, 2017

  College Student, Getting Ready for College, High School Student

  basic life skills, College Student, Getting Ready for College, Graduation, High School Student, Life Skills, money management skills, moving away from home, time management skills