Help your student put their best self forward with these tips for getting an internship. Some of the most meaningful experiences I had in college didn’t involve my major classes–although I enjoyed just about every one I took–or socializing with my...
It is that time of year that my inbox is inundated with requests for recommendations, letters of support, and serving as a reference. Unless I truly don’t know the student, I always say “Yes.” Why? Because young people need (old) people who can...
Packing up and moving them to college means saying goodbye to the way things were. Just this morning I ran across a mother and daughter who looked lost. Because I have a perpetual “How can I help you?” look on my face (according to a friend who noticed...
I have hesitated to write this, but I feel as though I must. I am not a “the sky is falling” Henny Penny type. I don’t peddle in hysterics and panic. For those who know me well, they may say that while I may be passionate and animated at times, I...
If you know a college junior, be sure to check on them. Yes, they have made it through the first-year frights and the sophomore slump, but now they may be experiencing the junior jitters. What is that, you say? The junior jitters can include those experiences that...
There is a meme that gets passed around about this time of year. It is a photo of a 3- or 4-year-old dragging a suitcase behind him as he walks down a hallway. The text usually says something about how we have this image in our head when we drop our 18- or...