Mar 18, 2019 | Article, College Preparation, College Tips, Preparing, Research & Advocacy, Student Success, Transitioning
The college application process is a stressful time for both students and their parents: college visits, narrowing down the choices, SAT or ACT exams, applications, essays, recommendations, and then – finally – your student finds that they have been put on the waiting...
Feb 15, 2017 | Article, First Weeks of College, Humor, Parenting, Student Success
The sixth comic in the College Parents of America Humor series is now available on Collegeparents.org. This comic, a collaboration between College Parents of America and Hector Curriel, illuminates a distinction between college and high school approaches to academic...
Mar 10, 2014 | Article, Completing, Student Success
Updated March 18, 2019 Spring break time has arrived for many college students across the country. One question that may need to still be sorted out: who’s paying for all that spring break fun? In a survey by Global Newswire, it turns out that college students...
Feb 26, 2014 | Humor, Parenting, Paying for College, Preparing
The tenth comic in the College Parents of America Humor series is now available on Collegeparents.org. This comic, made in a collaborative act between College Parents of America and Hector Curriel, is a nod to helicopter parents everywhere.
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...
Oct 24, 2003 | Article, College Preparation, Completing, Parenting, Preparing, Student Success
Updated March 21, 2019 At College Parents of America, we strive to provide valuable resource information to our members, as well as vigorous advocacy. While many of my recent columns have centered around some of the key advocacy issues that we are focusing on – to...
Oct 12, 2003 | Article, Preparing, Research & Advocacy
Updated March 21, 2019 An “informed consumer” group is exactly what we are hoping to create here at College Parents of America. On a micro level, we are committed to providing you the information resources that you need to make sure that your children are...
Oct 10, 2003 | Article, Cost of College, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Research & Advocacy
Updated March 21, 2019 Who wants more tax breaks? Everybody. Who deserves a greater tax break on the cost of college tuition? All current and future college parents and that means you, the members of College Parents of America. One of our greatest priorities in the...
Oct 3, 2003 | Article, Completing, Cost of College, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Research & Advocacy
Updated March 21, 2019 Last week, in this column, I wrote about the upcoming “road to reauthorization” for the Higher Education Act, certain provisions of which are already being considered in the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John...
Sep 26, 2003 | Article, Completing
Updated March 18, 2019 What is the Higher Education Act and, more importantly, why should you care about its upcoming reauthorization? The answers to those questions are fundamental to your membership in College Parents of America. The Higher Education Act, which...
