College is a very good investment if you are looking to get ahead in the business world, with many studies showing that those who studied at an institute of higher education make more on average than those who don’t. The downside of this is the student debt — which can balloon into the tens and…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
My Husband places 2nd at Mass Senior Four-Ball 2021
My husband placed second at the Massachusetts Senior Four-Ball, a two-day event held at Walpole Country Club and Foxborough Country Club this year. He met his partner, Jim Bandera, at a Senior Amateur event last year. They really hit it off and partnered for the first time at this event. My husband is 55-years-old, making…
Visiting Tufts University
We took a tour of Tufts University. My takeaways: Tufts has a 6-semester foreign language requirement. Languages include Latin and American Sign Language. You can also test out of this. All 6 semesters do not have to be in the same language. There is no Core Curriculum but there are Distribution requirements which is kind…
Unforgotten Blog Tour & GIVEAWAY!
Welcome to the Unforgotten Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of Unforgotten: The Wild Life of Dian Fossey and Her Relentless Quest to Save Mountain Gorillas by Anita Silvey on June 29th, blogs across the web are featuring original content from Anita, as well as 5 chances to win the complete trilogy: Unforgotten, Untamed, and Undaunted. Why…
Visiting Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College Visit. The tour was run by a student. There was no Admissions person presentation. We visited during Bowdoin’s fall break/Alumni weekend. There weren’t really many students on campus which gave it a different feel. My takeaways from Bowdoin: It’s a very small school that looks particularly strong in Performing Arts given all the…
How To Interview for College
I’m part of a First To College mentoring program at my local high school. It’s been great to learn about the college application process from many different experts. I found Ken Sawada‘s presentation to be particularly helpful on How To Interview for College. He is the Associate Director of Admissions at Syracuse University. Here is the presentation…
How To Help Tweens Embrace Their Inner Fashionista!
My daughter is going off to college and she needs to build her college wardrobe beyond sweats and athleisure. I used to dress her in matching outfits with her sister when she was really young, but she quickly became that child who only wore one outfit at preschool, and I had to buy multiples so…