In this Issue: I am a big believer in helping students (and families) understand some of the unwritten rules of college. I never like to learn things the hard way myself, so I try to share things that might keep your Deac from making an […]
In this Issue: Weekly Message for New Families It’s Tuesday, which means we have sent out a new Weekly Message for New Families. You can read today’s message here, or visit the archive. Let’s talk about failure The very word “failure” makes a […]
In this Issue: Today is Campus Day for Accepted Students, so we are welcoming admitted students in the Class of 2027 (and their families!) to campus. This is a pre-post (because today is my last day of PTO) but I am hoping against hope that […]
In this Issue: Ways You Can Use Supportive Messages to Help Your Student In my graduate school program (about higher education), I read a lot of articles about college students’ communication with their parents/families/loved ones. One of the articles talked about a variety of supportive […]
In this Issue: Considerations as you make travel plans for the 2023-24 academic year Wishing a happy Passover to those who are observing Considerations as you make travel plans for the 2023-24 academic year Several new families have called or emailed lately with questions about […]
Before we get to the main topic, I want to note that incoming students who are not in compliance with our immunization requirements received this message this afternoon. I try to run this post each summer as we get closer to the start of […]
Today’s post, Tall Poppy Syndrome, is one that historically generates a lot of emails. I like to run it in the fall before the school year begins, just to help plant the seed (pardon the pun) of new students avoiding the compare-and-contrast game with their […]
Today I am sharing The Worry Letter, an oldie-but-goodie from the archives. If you knew me in real life, you’d know I am a weapons-grade worrier myself (it’s part of my genetic makeup; I come from a long line of women who worried). I was […]
For the longtime Daily Deac-ers, you may recall my oft-mentioned theory of Column A and Column B. Imagine a piece of paper, with Column A on the left and Column B on the right. Both columns have some options underneath them for you to choose. So […]
As I conclude my PTO, this post is an update to one of my more popular columns from past years. Enjoy. Our incoming first year students have all graduated from high school by now. And their frame of reference is that they are at the […]