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The College Renter's Guide: Why Renters Insurance Matters in Campus Housing
College is an exciting journey filled with new experiences, newfound independence, and, often, shared housing arrangements. As yo…
Paying for College
College Cost Cutting
Tuition, room, and board costs are just the beginning of paying for college. Those "incidentals" (if you can consider a $300 text…
Applying to College
Don't Let College Move-In Day Bug You
Ah, my memories of moving our kids into their dorms on their first freshman day at college. I think the one thing that I remember…
Applying to College
What's the Poop on College Dorm Bathrooms?
Question: How bad is sharing bathrooms in the dorms?
For starters, it depends on whom you're sharing with .. Neatnik Nellie or Slo…
Applying to College
Help for apprehensive boarding-school freshman?
Question: What words of advice do you offer to parents of a very apprehensive 9th grader who is going away to boarding school for…
Applying to College
Effects of Crowed Dorm Room on Freshmen?
Question: Have there been any studies conducted that suggest the optimal living situation for freshman students (single, double, …
Applying to College
Help .... My "Non-Smoking" Roommate is a Smoker
Question: On my roommate-matching questionnaire, I wrote down that I do not smoke and expect to live with another non-smoker. I f…
Applying to College
Changing Penn State Campus Choice Post-Admission
Question: My son was accepted at Penn State Berks. (This was his second choice; his first was University Park.) Unfortunately, t…
Applying to College
Must Honors Student Live in Honors Housing?
Question: I was recently admitted to the University of Connecticut for next fall, and I was pretty surprised to find out that I w…
Applying to College
How Are Roommates Selected?
Question: After you apply to college and have been accepted, how can you arrange who will become your roommate?
Colleges have dif…