For over a decade, I have known that the single biggest complaint our colleges have about their incoming freshmen is that they don’t know how to write very well. My position was that yes, the typical student could stand to work a little harder...
READ MORELet’s say that you are the typical working American and you decide it’s time to buy a bigger house. How would you go about doing that? Contact a realtor, start taking note of “For Sale” signs, or go get pre-approved for your maximum loan amount...
READ MOREIn an attempt to allow time for tax forms to be completed and colleges to make solid financial aid offers, the application date for the FASFA was moved to October – fall of the senior year instead January. The tax returns now used for the...
READ MOREJudy Mollen had an article published this week whose title tugged at the edges of my mind, so I read it. Again, common sense stuff that is not so common in our society. The article centered on giving our kids the wrong message about being an...
READ MOREYour freshman or sophomore just finished a challenging fall semester. You are thanking your luck stars that you are not going through the college application nightmare. Friends with seniors look like they took a newborn home this semester and...
READ MOREWhen did you begin donating to charitable causes? I think that I was in high school. Of course I entered the job market in seventh grade and began contributing to the household income, so parting with hard earned money for the greater good...
READ MOREWhen was the last time you read something that was written by your child? Students are always writing something or other for school. Do you get to take a peek now and then to see the kind of writer they are developing into? It is my sincere wish...
READ MOREGuess what? I have been reading again. The woman who shared her views in an article I found interesting caused me to wonder what other families do in her situation. The subject has to do with alcohol consumption. You see, this woman was raised in...
READ MOREIt may have dawned on you that I read a lot and the topics vary widely. A few days ago I read the story of a father with a three-year-old son who, out of the blue, folded his hands, said a prayer to the tune of a nursery rhyme, then proceeded to...
READ MORERecently, I visited the Texas Renaissance Festival. If you have not heard of it, look it up online and consider going. For two months in the fall of each year on weekends, a medieval village comes to life and is enjoyed by thousands of visitors...
READ MOREEven though Neill Seltzer did not include this as one of his three facts about college admissions, it is good advice when preparing for college. He encourages the student to do the things they love; do them as much and as well as they can. We all...
READ MOREThe second fact that Neill Seltzer mentioned in his article was that anyone who wants to go to college will go to college. That is reminiscent of, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” The misconception that a college education is out of reach...
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