Dear Adina, How do I know if my child is ready to apply to college ED (Early Decision)? Dear Parent, The decision to apply to a college using the Early Decision process is usually born of two mindsets. The first is one of clarity. The student absolutely without a doubt […]
Read More Dear Adina, My daughter is a student-athlete at the moment. She even enrolled in a recruitment platform and seems to be motivated to pursue to play soccer in college. She complains that training is a lot of work and academics also involve a lot of time. She struggles with her […]
Read More Dear Adina, Today I saw a couple of TikToks on my 21-year-old’s account that I would call “questionable.” They were sexually suggestive but seemingly in good fun. My main concern is that as a rising senior this could negatively impact his job search if a potential employer were to find […]
Read More Dear Adina, With application numbers off the charts and no competitive school being a true "safety school," how do you advise your child who works really hard, gets good grades (A-/B+) but is less developed on the extracurricular front to further explore less competitive, less known or established programs? And […]
Read More Dear Adina, What if your student wants to take web-based classes when in-person classes with a live professor are available and the parent would rather that they attend live, in-person classes? Dear Parent, This topic is deep and complicated, and warrants a conversation with your student that begins with your […]
Read More Dear Adina, We need professional advice on how to get our sons back to college. They started, and then 2020 happened, and gap semesters and mental health, and now? We cannot get them focused on going back to finish the degrees (one is two-thirds through and the other less than […]
Read More Hi, Adina! My daughter graduated in December 2021. She’s not sure what to do for a job, and she might go back to get her master's. Do you have any advice that I could give her to help her make any decisions? Thank you! Dear Parent, My mom tells me […]
Read More Dear Adina, My daughter is 16 and went from a normal high school situation with many friends to a collegiate high school where friends became null and void (mostly because the kids are so focused on the books and not the type to go to the mall on weekends). While […]
Read More Dear Adina, Now that the kids have left the nest, I’m struggling to find a groove of couplehood after spending 25 years in the parent-first role. Any advice on how to rediscover Me as an individual and also Us as a couple? Dear Empty Nester, You are asking the absolute […]
Read More Dear Adina, My college athlete is injured and her coach does not understand the seriousness of the injury and is angry at her and basically calling her a wimp. She (the coach) won’t look at her or talk to her. I want to clarify the extent of injury to the […]
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