Why am I fighting with my parents all the time?
For the most part, I had a really good relationship with my parents while growing up. Sure we had occasional disagreements, but for the most part, I really liked them and they really liked me… until my senior year of high school. All of a sudden, I felt like they were the enemy, preventing me […]
Should my high school friend be my college roommate?
“Should my high school friend be my college roommate?” I hear this question a lot. No matter who your college roommate is–your life long best friend, a high school acquaintance, a girl you met at orientation, or a random assignment, it is going to be difficult. Many of you have never shared a bedroom or […]
My first choice school rejected me. Now what?
My first choice school rejected me. Now what? Before I state the obvious, let’s sit on some other simple but easy-to-forget facts. 1. Though you may not have been accepted to your dream school, you will get into college. 2. This one rejection letter does not define your future. 3. You are capable, uniquely skilled, […]
How do I choose the RIGHT college? [part two]
“How do I choose the right college?” As promised, some factors I believe you should think through as you make your decision. Even better, think them through on your own and then, process it all with your parents! (Notice I said on your own. Try to do this without being influenced by your best friends.) […]
How do I choose the RIGHT college? [part one]
“How do I choose the right college?” Ah, the most anxiety ridden question you can ask yourself. As I said in the last post, this is probably the first real life, huge decision you’ve ever made. And some of you are terrified you’re going to make the wrong decision. What if you don’t pick the […]
Change always brings challenges.
During my junior year of high school the itch for college had begun. I was tired of high school drama, classes filled with what seemed more like busy-work than learning, and was dying for more independence. I remember my mom telling me, in an attempt to encourage me to press on, that I was “born […]