Student Life

Now that you’ve said good-bye to your college student, how can you ensure they will properly handle the academic adjustment to college?

While they were in high school, you were able to help remind them of deadlines, review their homework and even assist them with studying if needed. Now, your student will be in charge of managing their own time. Obviously, they have shown some level of responsibility or else they would not have to gotten to this point. As each year of college is completed, new challenges and responsibilities will introduce themselves.

Specific types of collegiate adjustment involve changes in academic and social demands.

One of the most emotional moments in the life of a family takes shape in households across the country in late summer to early fall: the time when college-bound students begin to leave home.

What does this mean for the parents who remain behind? The home is suddenly empty of the life that filled it now that their teen departed for school and begins the transition to adulthood.

How can you help your student handle this huge transition and prepare them to be successful when they’re so far away?

This article explores the complicated feelings of saying good-bye, while also providing you, the parent, tips on how to help your student be successful in the first chapter of their adult life.

Charlotte, NC – April 18, 2008 - Since publishing “A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshmen” in 1998, author Kaye Bernard McGarry, M.Ed. has taken her message on the road speaking to parents about how they can successfully assist their child’s transition between living at home and moving into college life. In her third edition, McGarry has updated and clarified subject matter and added a new Q&A section which includes some of parents most asked questions. One question she gets frequently is what is most stressful for college freshmen. From her many interviews with students, the answer to that question can be ‘everything’. “Parents can help by keeping the communication lines open, be that listening ear, ask questions in a non-judgmental way, and praise them freely,” McGarry said.

Do you hover over your children, always concerned something bad is going to happen to them? Do you constantly try to prevent them from getting hurt, making mistakes or failing in a task? Rabbi Shmuley talks about the dangers of helicopter parenting and why it isn't effective.

There is no easy or sure-fire way to make sure your child is fully prepared for college after finishing high school. Don’t worry; nobody ever is. Don’t fret if you feel like you’re not doing enough to launch your son or daughter into college life. There are things they’ll have to learn on their own, but we can make sure that we’ve done our best to ease the transition somewhat.

Your “soon to be” college freshman belongs to a generation now referred to as “millenial.” Even if you happen to be one of the lucky ones who has had a virtually stress free parenting experience, you might want to buckle your seat belt. This could get bumpy. Anticipate phone calls reporting, “I’m out of toilet paper…” their tone will assume you may want to do something about this. You won’t be alone.

As baby boomers prepare to watch the last of their children leave the nest, recent research has shed some light on possible ways to manage this transition in a healthy, positive manner. To begin this transformation on the right foot, there are a few foundational precepts you should keep in mind:

By Ali Cooper ’09
News Reporter

To Choate seniors, April is anything but a picturesque time for blooming flowers or fantasies of a summer of fun. Instead, April 1st represents the tolling bell when college decisions roll in, the final day of college decisions culminating the long “college process” for the class of 2008.

Students Urged To Know Their Rights
By:Karen Forman
03/26/2008

When it comes to getting a college loan, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is looking to make sure high school students know their rights. In order to bring attention to the Student Bill of Rights, Cuomo's staff members have been traveling around the state to educate area high school teenagers about the ins and outs of student loans, making a stop in Suffolk on March 18 to meet with Longwood High School students.

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