Many families dread the day when their college student says to them, “I want to live off-campus.” Months later, they realize that their initial dread is being replaced by the “move-in day” dread. This often comes about a week… Continue Reading
The long-awaited day is finally here. You have been planning for (or at least picturing/worrying about) this day for years and are about to have one less (or no) high school student in the house. Depending upon your student, you… Continue Reading
As students and families reconnect over winter break, grades are published and students start planning for the Spring semester ahead. Based on recent conversations on the UMass Amherst Family to Family Facebook page here is a quick overview of 4… Continue Reading
Although it is only November, many students around the nation are pitching the idea of moving into an apartment to their parents and family members for the fall semester. With 15,000 on campus beds at UMass Amherst, any student that… Continue Reading