My freshman and I scoped out pools and athletic facilities at colleges long before my daughter applied to colleges. Even though my 11th grade daughter was closer to looking at colleges, the 9th grader gained insight into what she wanted in…
Category: Musings on College
Musings on Travel: Spending the Day at the World of Coca Cola #WorldofCocaCola #travel #vacation #ga #collegetourcation
Disclosure: I was given tickets for my family to visit the World of Coca Cola to facilitate my review. The views expressed in this post are my own. Road Tripping To Georgia This summer was the summer of the road trip to end…
Musings on Travel: Spending the Day at the Kennedy Space Center #kennedyspacecenter #travel #vacation #fl #collegetourcation
Disclosure: I was given tickets for my family to visit the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to facilitate my review. The views expressed in this post are my own. Road Tripping To Florida This summer we embarked on a road…
Musings on Travel: A College Tour and a Vacation Rolled in To One… #CollegeTourCation #travel #vacation #fl
The College Search The College Tour is in full swing. This is my second ride on the “College Tour Bus” with a child. The first College Tour happened two summers ago when Child #1 toured colleges in Pennsylvania, North Carolina,…
Following, Not Leading Your Child’s #JourneytoCollege
My oldest child is a trailblazer. She’s my “out of the box” thinker. She does everything her own way. She’s the child who informed me after a lengthy timeout when she was 7 that she would do what I asked…
College Days: Two Weeks In
Two weeks. Fourteen days. That’s how long it is since I saw my daughter last. Dropping her off at college seems like months ago. It’s not that the house is quieter without her. She’s a very quiet person. But even…
Pondering the College Search Process with My 11th Grader #MOOCadvisor and #spon
There’s no avoiding the fact that my 11th grader is looking at colleges. I cannot be in denial any longer. For the last 18 months, our mailbox has been stuffed to overflowing with postcards, flyers, and letters of interest from…
Trekaroo Thursday: Spending the Weekend on a College Campus
My daughter spent her first night on a college campus as a 10-year-old. No, she wasn’t a student. Her volleyball team participated in a 3-day tournament over Memorial Day Weekend. Going away to college at aged 10?! We talked about…
How Did I End up at a U.S. College, Anyway?
So, I’m now in Maryland…a naturalized U.S. citizen…but how did I get to America from the place of my birth…Manchester, England. In 1982 I was convinced that I would attend college in America. My parents had other ideas. My family…
