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5 “Adulting” Skills Your Student Needs Before College

Amy Baldwin | January 3, 2018

“I know I should go talk to him,” a student said a few weeks ago when she asked my advice about emailing a professor because she was having difficulty in his class. “But I am so tired of ‘adulting’ this week. I have had to be an adult...

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Money Matters: Starting the Conversation about Costs of College with Your Student

Amy Baldwin | June 1, 2017

Relationship experts say that most couples argue–and break up–over money issues. Talking about money as it relates to attending college, I can tell you from personal experience, can also make your kids want to walk out the door. Or at least storm up to...

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4 Ways to Reduce Your Tax Bill

Stephanie Carter | March 20, 2017

Want just the straight facts on taxes and paying for your student’s education? Read what guest blogger Bob Sherman has to say about what to consider when filing your taxes....

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Expert Tips for Writing That First College Paper

Amy Baldwin | September 24, 2017

I’ve worked in university writing centers for almost 20 years, and each fall, a few weeks into the semester, we see a huge spike in appointments. This is mostly due to first-year students panicking about writing their first “college” papers. Many are stressed out that...

Career / College / High School

What Are You Going to Do with THAT?

Amy Baldwin | October 11, 2016

One of my favorite parts of my job is talking to students about what they want to major in and what they want to do with that degree. In some ways, I envy the multitude of possibilities that my young students have, but I also recall the sweaty-palms anxiety of having...