Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 58

A Message to Our High School Seniors, Let’s Focus on Today

“Can you please connect with your college advisor tomorrow,” I asked my son.  “Mom, it’s the first day,” he said. As his words hung in the air, I couldn’t help but feel regret for encouraging him to look past this moment and year entirely and think about next fall. But as he consistently has over…

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7 Ways to Build a Partnership with Your Teen’s School and College Counselor

As parents, we all want the best for our children regarding their education and future. I am not only a college counselor but also the mother of teens, and I understand this from the parent’s perspective and as a school professional. The beginning of a new school year is a reminder that there are opportunities…

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The Phrase Every Coach Wants to Hear: ‘Hey Coach, Can I Talk to You?’

“Hey, coach, can I talk to you?” It was a phrase we preached to our athletes from day one. As a group (coaches), we collectively do not like surprises. If you have to miss practice, communicate. If you got hurt goofing around outside of practice, communicate. If you feel you are not getting enough playing…

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The Most Important Question to Ask Your Teen

Three years ago, when my eldest was a junior, I fretted over SAT prep, financial aid, and the best manner to get university coaches to view his baseball video. But I have different concerns with my second born. My son is in his junior year of high school I pop my head into my son’s…

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Piecing Myself Back Together After the Loss of My Mom

I remember vividly when I was twenty-two years old, standing in a quaint little duty-free shop while on vacation in the Bahamas. My eyes were instantly drawn to a delicate Lladró figurine of a young girl with long, flowing brown hair and fair skin. She looked just like me, and her cocker spaniel resembled my…

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College Freshman: I Hate College, I Really Do

I hate college. I hate having to make new friends; I miss my old ones. I hate the food in the dining hall; I have a poorly made salad and french fries every night for dinner. I hate the overwhelming anxiety that comes with stepping foot in each classroom, and I am nervous that all…

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Finding My Way Through the Grief of Losing My Mom

I lost my dad 18 years ago and my mother a few weeks shy of her 86th birthday this past March. I always assumed that after losing one parent, you get better at it, more prepared, less blindsided. As if it were a job skill you list on your resume: “lost a parent.” Yet now, on…

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11 Things I Learned About Wedding Planning When My Daughter Got Married

This past summer, our eldest daughter got married. As a rule, I’m not particularly detail-oriented, and my organizational skills can best be described as, “It was here just a second ago.” But because my daughter and her fiance wanted their wedding reception at our family farm, I had to dig deep and discover my inner wedding…

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First I Was Sad That My Teens Didn’t Choose College, Now I’m Happy

My ex-husband and I started discussing a plan to save for college as soon as our first child was born. We’d both gone to college away from home, had a wonderful experience, and just assumed that’s the path our kids would take. We talked to them throughout school, and they always seemed indifferent. It became…

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I Live With 200 College Freshmen; 8 Reasons l Know They’re Fine

It’s been two decades since my husband began his career as a professor at a top-tier university in the Midwest. Last year, our family was offered a coveted spot in one of the residential college faculty apartments. Now, I have a front-row seat watching 200 new freshmen flop around adorably every fall. (Freshwoman. Freshperson. First-year.…

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