Tag: life
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Collegeapps

I need your help. I try to avoid talking college here, since I have another blog to do that. But with all the crazy college talk that’s filled the last month, I’m hoping you’ll share this with the high school students and parents in your life. It’s time to keep their focus on what matters…
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Thistle

I was raised in a neighborhood in Northwest Detroit where the houses were far apart enough for a very tight driveway, and that was about it. Combined with the neighborhood’s median income— not room for a lot of dining out or movie-going— this close proximity meant a good deal of interaction with immediate neighbors, especially…
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Collegeholidays

Completing college applications can be hard work, work that often runs through the holiday season. Since everyone else is taking some time off, this would seem to be the perfect opportunity to hang out with your family, especially since this could be your last Thanksgiving/New Year/Kwanzmasakah as a full-time occupant of your parents’ home. How…