The journal
College planning comes with unfamiliar terms and plenty of questions. These parent-friendly guides explore college fit, university learning environments, and credit options, with links to official sources and questions to discuss as a family.
October 16, 2026
If you’ve ever tried to understand what it takes to get into a highly selective college, you know how quickly the advice can become overwhelming.
Read story →October 3, 2026
College application season can make every date feel urgent. There are essays to finish, recommendations to request, and enough abbreviations to fill a notebook. Then another one appears:...
Read story →September 27, 2026
College planning has a way of turning a perfectly ordinary evening into a research project. You look up one unfamiliar term, and suddenly you have six tabs open...
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A scholarship award can bring a wonderful sense of relief. After applications, essays, and all the waiting, there is finally some help with the college bill.
Read story →September 20, 2026
College planning can start to feel like a full-time job that nobody remembers hiring you for. There are deadlines to track, unfamiliar terms to look up, and a...
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College research comes with enough abbreviations to make a parent want a glossary and a second cup of coffee. Just when SAT, GPA, and FAFSA start to feel...
Read story →September 15, 2026
When we talk about preparing our children for college, the conversation can quickly fill with deadlines, grades, and applications. I want to leave room for another question: What...
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