COVID-Related Learning Loss: Implications for Colleges

By |2022-11-09T21:58:49+00:00November, 15, 2022|College and COVID-19, College Preparation, Transitioning to College|

When I was a kid, I remember friends whose parents would pay them for every “A” on their report card. Others got special treats, like a trip to get ice cream or see a movie. The U.S., whose national report card came out last month, sadly isn’t eligible for any [...]

COVID-Related Learning Loss

By |2022-09-10T22:37:40+00:00September, 7, 2022|College and COVID-19, College Preparation, Transitioning to College|

Learning Loss. Academic Skills. Soft Skills. Read or listen to any mainstream news source and you’re likely to hear these phrases bandied about. What does it all mean? When K-12 schools and colleges shut down in March of 2020, many parents, students and educators thought they were getting an extended [...]

First-Year Seminars: Introducing Students to College Life

By |2023-02-10T16:25:24+00:00June, 28, 2022|Transitioning to College|

Guest blog post by Lindsey Duthrie, Academic Advisor During my training as an Academic Advisor at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), I learned about the university’s Gateway Program Seminar, or GPS 1010.  This first-year seminar is required for all incoming UCCS students.   As an advisor, my role was [...]

ADHD and College: Making it Work

By |2021-08-25T12:58:40+00:00August, 25, 2021|College Preparation, Transitioning to College|

Guest blog post by Cindy Goldrich, Ed.M., ADHD-CCSP, ADHD Parent Coach and Teacher Consultant If you are concerned about your child’s ADHD and how they will perform in college, you are not alone. Whether your teen is about to start college or you are in the process of searching for the [...]

Gap Year Considerations in Light of COVID-19

By |2020-08-24T15:52:23+00:00May, 7, 2020|College and COVID-19, Financial Aid, Paying for College, Scholarships, Transitioning to College|

One of the most challenging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the amount of uncertainty surrounding it, and for high school seniors, one of the greatest areas of uncertainty is what college will look like this fall.  Although many colleges have announced that they intend to re-open their campuses in [...]

Parents: Help Your Kids Prepare for the Transition to College

By |2020-08-24T15:52:24+00:00August, 28, 2019|College Preparation, Transitioning to College|

Clothes and belongings have been packed.  Cars have been loaded up or suitcases have been checked.  Bed Bath and Beyond items have been ordered for pickup in cities and towns across America.  You know what this means: members of the high school class of 2019 have headed off to college.  [...]

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