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The Summer Before College: Everything Your Family Needs to Know

  The Summer Before College: Everything Your Family Needs to Know You did it. The deposit is paid, the decision is made, and for the first time in what feels like years, the college process is behind you. Take a breath. You've earned it. But if you're a parent of a rising college freshman, you already know that the moment one thing ends, another begins. The summer before college is one of the most important and underutilized seasons in a young person's life. Done well, it sets your student up not just to survive freshman year but to genuinely thrive in it. Here is everything I recommend families think about between now and move-in day. End of Senior Year: Finish Strong and Transition Gracefully Before summer even begins, senior spring deserves some attention. Don't let senioritis win.  Colleges do rescind acceptances, and while it's rare, it happens when final transcripts show a dramatic drop in grades or a failed course. Encourage your student to stay engaged throu...
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The College List Conversation That Ends in a Fight — and How to Avoid It

You picked a good moment. Maybe dinner was calm, everyone was in a decent mood, and it felt like the right time to finally bring it up. So you did — just a gentle question about colleges, about the list, about where things stood. And somehow, within five minutes, your teenager had left the table, the conversation was over, and you were sitting there wondering what just happened. If this sounds familiar, I want you to know something first: you are not doing it wrong. And your kid is not broken. This is one of the most common things I hear from the families I work with, and it happens in households across every income level, every zip code, and every combination of involved, loving, well-intentioned parents and bright, capable kids. The college conversation is uniquely loaded. And understanding why is the first step to having it go differently. Why This Conversation Is So Hard From where you're sitting, talking about college feels practical. There are deadlines. There are decisions. ...
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