Here’s what I want my little sister to know about being a high school freshman. I think this advice for incoming freshman is universal and will help all young people through their high school and even college years. Advice For High School Freshman My youngest sister Lizzy was a junior brid...
Regardless as to which situation you're in, though — or whether you're in a different one altogether — look at the clean slate that being a college freshman offers you as an opportunity to prove your mettle. 2. That goes for your social life, too. For reals. 3. Don...
High School Advice for Incoming Freshmen 1. Don’t worry so much. There are lots of these pre-freshman-years lists, so many that it can seem likehigh schoolis a rickety bridge hung over lava, so treacherous that we must advise you on everything, lest you slip and become human fondue....
I'd add that the kid needs to understand that's he's swimming in a different pool now. It's not high school, and it's not travel ball. The freshman is 18 and has probably been one of the best players on whatever team he's played on all his life. He's now comp...
one of several college students from Geneva who supplied some up-to-date advice (especially compared to that from parents, who went to school a long, long time ago) to incoming college freshmen."Time management was a big problem" for many students, Wehrmeister said of his own freshman year...
It’s fall again, and the school year is starting back up again. If you are a freshman as I was last school year, here are some tips for the first year of high school. 1. Use a planner-One of the things that I would recommend doing in the freshman year of high school is using...
Each college you apply to will have a different academic profile for incoming freshmen, so you don’t need to be a straight-A student or havea perfect SAT or ACT scoreto get merit aid. There are many cases of B-level high school students receiving merit awards. ...
Complete the FAFSA to see if you qualify for federal financial aid, and apply for as many relevant scholarships as you can throughout your college career – not just as an incoming freshman. Many institutions offer scholarships for upperclassmen enrolled in specific majors or for students who ...
There are dozens of lists all over the internet of dorm room essentials, the best school supplies on the market, and anything and everything you could possibly need once you’ve entered the glittering gates of your college of choice. As an incoming freshman, I have probably read more of ...
Students, how many of you recall a day in freshman year when you thought everything was falling apart, only to look back today and smile at your resilience and maybe even at your fourteen-year-old naivety? Parents, how many times did your kid do something that drove you crazy in the mo...