Mar 7, 2019 | Article, Checklists, College Preparation, Living Independently, Parenting, Preparing, Transitioning
College is a time where young adults go off into the “real world” and begin to become adults. There are many skills that we assume these young adults have, but they may not know how to apply them in their own environment. These skills may seem obvious to us, but in...
Aug 2, 2018 | Article, Living Independently, Transitioning
Moving your student to college is often filled with stress, sweat and emotion. So being prepared is vital to making the most of this moment and leaving your student on campus both confident and secure. Some elements of moving to college remain similar to when you may...
Oct 3, 2017 | Article, Student Health
The first six weeks of college are dangerous territory for new freshmen. Today we want to bring attention to a need to know subject for college parents that speaks to what we know about college drinking. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...
May 24, 2017 | Article, Cost of College, Financial Literacy, Paying for College
Many times — maybe too many — high school seniors are just so happy to be accepted to their dream school that they don’t give a second thought to the financial implications of their college choice. Then reality sinks in when they start digging into the details...
Oct 12, 2016 | Article, Campus Safety, Completing, Financial Literacy, Insurance, Living Independently, Preparing, Research & Advocacy, Transitioning
Part of our work at College Parents of America is to complete research work that helped identify trends important to college families. This summer our interns helped identify a trend where a growing number of state insurance commissioners recommend the purchase of...
Aug 14, 2016 | Article, Campus Safety, Completing, Financial Literacy, First Weeks of College, Preparing, Transitioning
College students are heading back to school, many with the help of their parents who have invested thousands of dollars in laptops, smartphones, bicycles and textbooks on students’ packing lists. Consider this – how will your student and family replace these...
May 29, 2016 | Article, Preparing, Transitioning
If you are like many families, May and June bring a critical time period when students select their housing preferences. Student move-in begins in early August at some colleges (and is rapidly approaching elsewhere). Many more students are moving into...
Jan 23, 2016 | Article, Campus Safety, Research & Advocacy
College Parents have a natural interest in the campus safety and security of their students. The Clery Act is a great example of how the expectations of parents can transform public policy and provide greater transparency for students and their families. The law is...
Jan 6, 2016 | Article, Transitioning
Parents take note. There are more helpful websites focused on your needs. The Today Show has a parenting post, Huffington Post and The Washington Post among many others. We are pleased to see the attention by media companies and the help they can provide for parents...
Jun 16, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy, Transitioning
photo from flickr user Michael Theis Over the next few weeks, College Parents of America will be evaluating data on college safety and releasing some helpful lists. However, given that this topic is oft-covered in the media, it is important to sort...
