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College Visits: How to Get the Most Out of Your Trip

The college admissions and selection process is very important but can also be very stressful.  An essential factor in choosing the right school for you is a campus visit—and knowing a few tips and...

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Looking for a Job? Don’t Get Your Parents Involved…

Recently, I’ve noticed articles popping up detailing how parents are getting involved with their grad’s job search. In college, there is a lot of talk of graduating and entering the “real world,”...

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How to Become Financially Independent During and After College

Reaching financial independence can be a difficult task for anyone, but especially for college students who have had their parents paying for their bills for most of their lives. But it is important...

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How Parents Can Help Their College Student Get Through Finals

Finals are a very stressful time for college students but they can also be a difficult time for parents who are desperate for a way to help their child. Being so far away makes it harder to be an...

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5 Ways to Remind Your Parents You Love Them

For most parents, seeing a child go off to college – whether it’s their first, second, last, or only – is a very bittersweet experience. And often they feel like they’re being left behind, especially...

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Senior Year Second Semester Checklist

Second semester of senior year is the best semester ever.  You’re on the verge of the seemingly mirage-like ‘real world’ and you have a light course load (hopefully).  Fun and college appreciation is...

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Do College Students Need Renters Insurance or Does a Homeowner’s Policy...

In 2012, the average student spent $907.22 on back to college shopping*. You need a lot of things for college, but are those belongings safe in your residence hall or off-campus apartment? As you pack...

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Get Ready for Move In: What the NAIC Recommends

Move-in day is rapidly approaching – if you haven’t moved in already! This week is a big week for colleges across the nation as students return to school to move into residence halls or off-campus...

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Do College Students Need Renters Insurance or Does a Homeowner’s Policy...

Back to school, back to school! Hopefully you had a smooth move-in, but what can you do now to protect all that stuff you brought with you? Check out our tips!

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How to Survive Moving Back Home After College: 6 Tips

Whether they like it or not, a lot of college grads end up moving back home after graduation. How much is a lot? Last year, CNN reported that as many as 85% of college grads move back home for one...

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Essential Questions Regarding Tuition Refunds & Tuition Insurance

Back to school season brings with it the usual media discussion about the cost of college, and what is necessary and what is not necessary for families to be best […]

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How to Become Financially Independent During and After College

Reaching financial independence can be a difficult task for anyone, but especially for college students who have had their parents paying for their bills for most of their lives. But it is important...

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Image may be NSFW.
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How Parents Can Help Their College Student Get Through Finals

Finals are a very stressful time for college students but they can also be a difficult time for parents who are desperate for a way to help their child. Being so far away makes it harder to be an...

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Image may be NSFW.
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5 Ways to Remind Your Parents You Love Them

For most parents, seeing a child go off to college – whether it’s their first, second, last, or only – is a very bittersweet experience. And often they feel like they’re being left behind, especially...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Senior Year Second Semester Checklist

Second semester of senior year is the best semester ever.  You’re on the verge of the seemingly mirage-like ‘real world’ and you have a light course load (hopefully).  Fun and college appreciation is...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Do College Students Need Renters Insurance or Does a Homeowner’s Policy...

In 2012, the average student spent $907.22 on back to college shopping*. You need a lot of things for college, but are those belongings safe in your residence hall or off-campus apartment? As you pack...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Get Ready for Move In: What the NAIC Recommends

Move-in day is rapidly approaching – if you haven’t moved in already! This week is a big week for colleges across the nation as students return to school to move into residence halls or off-campus...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Do College Students Need Renters Insurance or Does a Homeowner’s Policy...

Back to school, back to school! Hopefully you had a smooth move-in, but what can you do now to protect all that stuff you brought with you? Check out our tips! Do College Students Need Renters...

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How to Survive Moving Back Home After College: 6 Tips

Whether they like it or not, a lot of college grads end up moving back home after graduation. How much is a lot? Last year, CNN reported that as many as 85% of college grads move back home for one...

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Hoverboards and Everyday Risks on Campus

Two Thousand and sixteen has wasted no time in generating the first “Hot Button” issue for our higher education colleagues in on-campus housing and risk management: Hoverboards. Discussions about the...

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