Apr 25, 2011 | Article, Post College
Internships are an essential way for your student to gain experience and skills in today’s competitive employment marketplace. Not only do most college programs require at least one internship for a student to graduate, but also many entry-level jobs require...
Apr 19, 2011 | Article, Post College
With the semester ending and the summer coming, many students are looking for an internship position, hoping to gain some real-life experience and even land a job placement. Your student may be frustrated by the amount of the internship information from the campus...
Mar 17, 2011 | Article, Student Success
This article was updated March 6th, 2019. I was at Florida State University recently and was walking through the student union after wrapping up a lunch meeting. I was a bit surprised, and honestly proud, to notice a student who was standing alone and reading...
Sep 5, 2010 | Article, Transitioning
Back-and-forth between professors and students just isn’t the norm in much of Europe. But John Ferrel didn’t know that when he spent a semester at the University of Burgos in Spain before graduating in May from Boston University. “A couple of times I...
Aug 26, 2010 | Article, Transitioning
College Parents of America operates with a premise that every student wants to succeed. We also believe that part of your role as a parent is to help your student to succeed frequently as the school year begins, and to aid him or her in attaining a higher level...
