By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
Are you planning to buy your son or daughter a new computer to take to college in the Fall? Here is a what you need to know to get the best computer and best deal on that machine.
Walter Mossberg has been reporting on personal technology for the Wall Street Journal [...]
Posts Tagged ‘College students’
Buying a New Computer For Your Graduate: Spring 2009 Update
9 Survival Tips for Parents of College Students
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
Our trip to the airport on Saturday to send our eldest son back to college for his second year was so much easier than last year. Just 12 short months ago, our firstborn was departing for his first year of college (see Sending a Son to College – I Didn’t [...]
What’s The Best Computer For A New College Student In 2008?
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog.
Congratulations, graduates and parents!
You have successfully navigated the sometimes stormy waters of K through 12 schooling to reach that long hoped for goal — High School Graduation Day. And, you have been accepted to a fine college. Now, you need to start buying those key personal tools that a [...]
Does It Matter Where Your Son or Daughter Goes to College?
Our local newspaper added a ton of heat to the controversy that rages this time of year about which college a high school senior should attend. The headline read: Forget the Ivy League: Most Valley CEOs Went Public.
Right now, high school seniors everywhere are polishing essays to impress those soon-to-be bleary eyed college admissions staff, many of whom will read [...]
The Cure for Helicopter Parents of College Students
With the start of a new school year at universities and colleges in the US, there have been a flurry of news reports and newly released books discussing the problems that “helicopter parents” are causing. These parents are so named because they are still hovering around trying to take care of their students who are attending college.
But, [...]
