by Francie | Jan 9, 2020 | College Tour, Positivity, Sports
Rose Bowl 2020 was a cool way to start the new year. My oldest son’s university team, the Oregon Ducks, played the Wisconsin Badgers. My neighbor told me we’d be in for a good time given the fan base. “You gotta tailgate,” he advised us. “How do you tailgate?” I...
by Francie | Sep 5, 2019 | College Tour, Food
College kitchen essentials are not the same for everyone. The list of qualifiers grows while shopping; lots of items seem essential. In our case, my essentials list was longer, not the student. Launching the second son into college apartment life I thought would be a...
by Francie | Aug 15, 2019 | College Tour
With two boys having gone through the college essay process, I know at one week into the school year, the blinking cursor on that WORD document is the only thing on the page. Or maybe it’s full of sentences like, “I don’t know what I’m good at,...
by Francie | Aug 7, 2019 | College Tour
It’s college essay season and if you have a senior, the stress of finishing up essays is skyrocketing. Or maybe worse, because the senior hasn’t cracked the essay, at all. Summer was too fun, as it should be. And now, ugh, is there an easier way to go? Yes, an essay...
by Francie | Nov 9, 2015 | College Tour, teen scene
Two weeks left in the final countdown for college applications. This weekend the common application is getting the final polish and one university is going to get two supplemental essays. Ugh. My whole household is weary. As my son sat at the kitchen table writing...
by Francie | Nov 3, 2015 | College Tour, Family
With just three weeks until the bulk of college applications are due, I thought I would share a few ways we helped our senior through the essay writing process. Based on my writing experience and the trial-by-fire efforts with our senior, my husband and I came up with...
