I have two daughters, one is a sophomore in high school and the other is a sophomore in college. Needless to say, they both work hard and live the student life. My youngest daughter sent me the image seen below. I would like to cite the source but I don’t have one. If anyone does [...] Read more »
Combating alarming anxiety levels in college students
In late January of 2011 the NY Times published an article entitled “Record Level of Stress Found in College Freshmen”. They cite a number of factors including more pressure to perform in the later years of high school as well as the state of the economy. The study involved responses from more than 200,000 incoming [...] Read more »
Interview with former dean of MIT, Dr. Isaac Colbert
What compels an individual to reach the top of their profession? What are the influences during their childhood and adolescence that define their work ethic and their drive for success? It’s a question that any of us who strive for success are fascinated by. In this post I will pose some questions to one of [...] Read more »
7 Practical Time Management Tips for College Students
This is a guest post by Carrie Oakley. If you want to guest post on this blog, click here to get more information. They’re not known for their promptness or punctuality, and they’re perceived to be laid back and casual in everything they do. However, not every college student fits this stereotype – most of [...] Read more »
Beauty Education Gets a Makeover
This is a guest post by Dawn Papandrea. If you want to guest post on this blog, click here to get more information. Going to beauty school always came with a certain stigma, namely that it was a fall back for those who couldn’t make it at “real” college. And remember the song “Beauty School [...] Read more »
5 Steps to Prepare you for the Empty Nest
My wife and I are heading for the time in our lives when the kids are gone. You know, that time so aptly called the Empty Nest. Our eldest headed off to college last year at this time and our youngest has three more years of high school. We know how quickly those three years [...] Read more »
How Your College Student Wants You to Behave
This is a guest post by my daughter, Lianna Bessette. If you want to guest post on this blog, click here to get more information. DISCLAIMER: Although I am in college, I do not necessarily hold the same views as all college students. I cannot be held responsible for any variations in opinion among others [...] Read more »
College at Any Age: A Basic Guide to Going Back
This is a guest post by Thomas Warren. If you want to guest post on this blog, click here to get more information. The idea that college is only for kids who are straight out of high school is completely unfounded. It’s never too late to continue your education. And there are plenty of reasons [...] Read more »
5 Important Benefits of Time Management for Students
This is a guest post by Adrienne Carlson. If you want to guest post on this blog, click here to get more information. From the time we begin school till the time we graduate from college, we lead the charmed life of a student. We are free from the regular responsibilities of adult life with [...] Read more »
The Drawbacks of Taking an Online Degree.
As I stated in my previous post, this Spring I will be completing my third degree but this one will be completely online. In that post I discussed the benefits of taking online education. In this post I will focus on the drawbacks of taking an online degree and an analysis of the two at [...] Read more »