college-life – Helping Families Navigate College

First Semester Fall Out 📉

If I had a dollar for every Facebook post I’ve read in the last few weeks from a parent sharing that their first-year college student didn’t finish the semester quite as successfully as they hoped…well, let’s just say my mortgage would be feeling very secure right now. You are not alone. The first semester ofContinue reading “First Semester Fall Out 📉”

How to Adult Before College: A Pre-Launch Checklist

I was recently eavesdropping—ahem, I mean, observing—a conversation between a mom and her son at an airport restaurant. From the sound of it, they’d just wrapped up a college visit to the University of Florida. She was gently peppering him with questions about how he’d manage life on campus. He, however, was laser-focused on theContinue reading “How to Adult Before College: A Pre-Launch Checklist”

🧳 Dorm Room Set-Up: What I Got Right (and Totally Didn’t)

Picture it: the summer before my son moved into his college dorm. I was OBSESSED. Like, “measuring-the-furniture-on-graph-paper” obsessed. I scoured the res hall website for floor plans, stalked the parent Facebook page like it was my job, and overanalyzed every single detail of that tiny room. Now, full disclosure—I did work in higher ed, andContinue reading “🧳 Dorm Room Set-Up: What I Got Right (and Totally Didn’t)”