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Living in the Leaving Period: Life After Graduation

Grown & Flown

A year ago, a friend of mine whose child had just graduated from high school suggested I write an article about this big milestone. Editor’s Note: Bestselling author Annabel Monaghan wrote this piece for Grown and Flown when her eldest was about to graduate from high school. I thought about it and decided to wait.

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This is Adolescence: 18

Grown & Flown

Yet, Eighteen still leaves every article of dirty clothing on his bedroom floor. He has never needed to be reminded to shower or brush his teeth. He rarely leaves a mess in the house and usually cleans any garbage from my car when he borrows it. He has been told 4,287 that a laundry hamper is in his room.

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Moving Out of the College Dorm, for the Summer or Forever

Grown & Flown

Every article of clothing is dirty and strewn across every available surface. Heffernan) This move back home has a distinctly different flavor. Now the dorm room is filthy with a layer of dust bunnies so thick you could scoop them with a spoon. Moving out is the guerrilla move, the one that involves planning and hand-to-hand combat.

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10 Things Current College Students Want First Year Students to Know

Grown & Flown

Utilize the tutoring center on campus to help prepare for tests and use the writing center to help write articles and papers. You will have less daily homework and more long-term assignments, like essays, more significant projects, and more extensive tests. Join Clubs Join clubs that are of interest to you.

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What Are the Components of a Strategic Enrollment Management Plan? (plus free SEM plan template download!)

Enrollment Builders

This article walks you through creating the plan step-by-step, and you can download a free strategic enrollment management plan template to customize. Use the information in this article and the free template to create and communicate guiding principles and priorities for the next two to five years.

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College Admissions Trends in 2025

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

Read the article here. Read the article here. Read the article here. Read article here. The total number of ED applicants was smaller than last year following Browns reinstatement of its requirement to submit standardized test scores. Read the release here. 45% of the U.S. MIT deferred 7,486 applicants and denied 3,039.

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Writing for Higher Education SEO: Why You Need a Human Touch in the Age of AI

Ruffaloni

At RNL, our writers use various AI platforms to outline articles. Unlike articles, which are less branded and focus on a general topic (for example, “Is an MBA Worth It?”), program pages are highly customized. For these types of pages, AI has been less useful.