College
When I helped my daughter move into her UCLA dorm last fall, I thought I had prepared for everything. From planned tuition payments to dorm “necessities” and a well-stocked first-aid kit, I had spreadsheets, checklists, dorm shopping lists, and enough big blue moving bags to organize a small apartment.Fast forward…
Fizz, a social network for college students, says it wants to be like Facebook — when it was actually social.The app, launched in 2021, lets students post anonymously (similar to Yik Yak), scroll through a “for you” feed of recommended content, and buy and sell items in a marketplace.”It’s most…
As top students are starting their college applications this summer, parents are asking me: Should my teenager use AI to write their college essay?As a college admissions expert, I tell most parents that the honest answer depends entirely on how and when AI is used.For starters, a student producing a…
After graduating with a bachelor’s in computer science in 2023, a software company offered me an exciting job that paid $60,000 a year.The catch? I had to move away from home.I had grown up on Long Island all my life, but the company didn’t have an office within commuting distance…
My daughter was four months into her freshman year of college when I realized she had never asked me for any money.I’d paid for Sarina’s housing, meal plan, and books, and put $100 on her account for laundry and incidentals at the beginning of the year. But that was it.It…
When Matt Navarro started college, he had his mind set on teaching history and coaching sports.Roughly 28 years later, he’s leading drinkware giant Stanley 1913, part of PMI WW Brands, LLC.Navarro told Business Insider that he realized teaching wasn’t the right fit, though he kept his passion for coaching and…
When my oldest daughter left for college, I felt blindsided — like I somehow prepared her to be independent without preparing myself. As the mom of two teenagers, I still had a high schooler at home, but other than rides to school or friends’ houses, she didn’t seem to need…
“Why are you taking my picture?” asked my 22-year-old son as I trailed behind him on a hiking path near our house. The leaves were beginning to change, and I wanted to capture the beauty of the woods and this moment with my adult son.”Because I love you,” I told…
Like any other proud family, we celebrated when our 18-year-old daughter was accepted into one of her chosen colleges in February this year. Loading audio narration… She is fiercely independent and has wanted to study outside our home state of New York since middle school.She can’t wait to move into…
Graduation is cause for celebration. At Glendale Community College, an AI-related flub made it cause for apology. Loading audio narration… The college’s recent graduation ceremony outside of Phoenix, Arizona ground to a halt after a naming mishap. Several students’ names weren’t called as they crossed the stage. Others were left…
