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Fewer Than Half of Common App Applicants Submitted ACT/SAT Scores

Everything about 2020 was different but for teens applying to college one of the biggest differences was the large number of colleges that went test optional. As it became clear that taking an ACT or SAT had become increasingly challenging or even impossible, colleges that had never before been test optional quickly changed their policies.…

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Why I’m Keeping My Daughter’s Universe of Universities to Myself

The eagle has landed. At the beginning of January, my youngest child submitted her final college application. After six months that featured me begging her to work on the common app before school started (didn’t happen), proofreading her applications, pleading that she not wait until the last hour of deadline day to hit submit (guess…

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28 Perfect High School Graduation Gifts for Her 2021

It’s graduation season and we’re here to provide you with a little diversion – our high school graduation gifts for her. With a mix of traditional and trendy, we hope you’ll find inspiration with this list of best graduation gifts for girls. Do you have other grads to buy for or grad parties coming up…

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How to Decorate a Guy’s Dorm Room: Simple and Easy Ideas for 2021

Aside from the color scheme, I find that there isn’t much of a difference between decorating girls or guys dorm rooms. Here are some tips I’ve observed along the way that are easy to pull together for any college dorm room. Many of these boy dorm room ideas can be modified in a few different…

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Great Graduation Gift Ideas for Class of 2021 High School Seniors

We were stumped for ideas for the best graduation gifts for high school graduates and reached out to our band of experienced parents for some wonderful suggestions. The number one graduation gift every year is cash. But if money is not on your list, here are dozens of suggestions of graduation gift ideas. Note: We are a reader-supported…

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Favorite Books, Websites and Podcasts for Parents of Teens

Parenting teens is tough. Fortunately there are authors who have written about this stage of family life with insight and compassion and we recommend their books whenever we can. Some of these experts have contributed essays in our Grown & Flown book and we have been fortunate to be able to interview many others. The…

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It’s Been One Year Since High Schoolers Gathered at Our House

On March 13, 2021, it will have been one full year since anyone has entered our home beyond our immediate family of five. Twelve months since teenage bursts of laughter filled the kitchen. A full 365 days since children beyond our own sat on the oversized old brown couch and watched a horror movie or…

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How Do You Measure a Year in a Life, Especially This Year?

My three young adult sons were coming home to join us on a family vacation. I was gleeful; this trip was long overdue and much anticipated. We were set to fly out on Sunday March 15, 2020.  Was that only one year ago? Has it already been a year?  As the song in the musical…

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How Do You Visit Colleges Without Leaving Home?

Thanks to NACAC Virtual College Fairs for their sponsorship of this post. The opinions are our own. High school students who want to visit colleges for tours or information sessions aren’t able to do that at many colleges where visits have been curtailed. Fortunately, NACAC (The National Association for College Admission Counseling) has a solution.…

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The Teen Years Are Hard but I Love Them More Than the Younger Years

For Valentine’s Day, my daughter ran into the house from her dad’s and handed me a container of chocolate covered strawberries that she had made. To go with it, she made a card and gifted me some of her products from a makeup subscription box her father buys for her. At 15 my daughter is…

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