Tag Archives: college life

I’m Back from Abroad, Now What? Dealing With Reverse Culture Shock

February 1, 2012 – 9:38 am

As I’ve mentioned before, study abroad is an amazing experience during college. It’s a fantastic opportunity to travel and learn about life outside of your everyday college campus. While abroad, your new life takes some adjustment. After all, you are living in a new country with different customs, food and possibly a foreign language. This [...]

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Best Clubs to Join on Campus

January 9, 2012 – 11:02 am

The Spring 2012 semester is here and with it comes a new chance to get more involved on campus! During your four years at school, there are so many different clubs and organizations to join. Here’s a quick overview of some clubs and groups that help get you involved in university life while also having [...]

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Parents and Students Should Take Insurance Inventory

September 2, 2010 – 2:50 pm

Insurance is something that college students should inventory with help from their parents. Even seemingly small events – like a stolen laptop or mono – can impact a family’s financial well-being and a student’s long-term success.

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LA Times – Greater Risk Motivating Helicopter Parents?

August 29, 2010 – 1:06 pm

There is a great deal of discussion regarding the involvement of parents in college students lives these days. Most of the attribution as to why is that it is a habit of over-involved parents that is advanced by the availability of technology to “over parent”. Yet this is among the LA Times story by Larry Gordon – also identifies the risk facing parents and the investment they are making as part of the reason for their involvement.

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