Scary as it may be, it is possible to survive the fearsome transition from 8th grade to high school. Easy? Not always. Possible? Of course. I made this transition three years ago and lived to tell the tale. These are some words of advice, hints of caution and things I wish someone had told me: […]
Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard’s president Lawrence H. Summers said, “When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not […]
It’s becoming increasingly popular for students to take a year off between high school and college. But is a gap year right for your child? Linda Connolly, post-high school counselor at New Trier High School in Winnetka, explains the benefits. “It is the opportunity of a lifetime,” she says. “Students are gaining real-life experience […]
Ethan Steinberg is traveling and serving others during his gap year between high school graduation and starting college at Miami University. Make It Better believes that the following excerpts demonstrates not only the value of a gap year experience, but also reason to be enthusiastic about the future Ethan and others in his generation […]
Why taking a year off, during or before college, might offer the greatest life lessons. Meet Zach Hofeld. Six-foot-two, Hollywood handsome and ripped (as the girls say), he’s sitting at an outdoor table in downtown Winnetka discussing the past year of his life. “I always equated taking a gap year with a negative,” he […]
When I told my Mom I was writing an article about efficient college packing, she laughed at me. I’m not surprised or hurt by my mother’s skepticism. After all, I was the college freshman whose parents had to rent a Ford Excursion in order to attempt to bring all my stuff to school. However, […]
From allowances and curfew times to who gets the car this weekend, the unresolved debates between parents and high schoolers are plentiful. One particularly hot issue involving parents and teens is whether or not the drinking age should be lowered. Donald Zeigler, a representative from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Alex Koroknay-Palicz of the […]
How much homework is too much? What is a parent’s most appropriate role?
“Look at my nose.” The eyes of 25 15-year-old girls looked up and blinked in disbelief.
