Your student’s return to college for a second semester is very different from heading off to college last fall.  Students heading back to school for their second semester bring their wisdom and their mistakes, their college knowledge and their new life experiences with them.

With Missouri S&T’s priority deadline of February 1, 2022, quickly approaching, here is everything you should know about filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

Dear Kids,
The other day, you asked me what I want from you for Christmas.
I love you for asking. I could certainly produce a list. I can come up with gift ideas commensurate with a teenager’s and a college student’s income at the drop of a hat.

As college parents we worry about our student’s transition when they head off to college.  We know that it will be a big adjustment and that our student will be facing challenges and undergoing changes.  Sometimes, however, we forget that there will also be a big adjustment and some challenges when our college student returns home again for their first real vacation

Attending class is important for your student’s academic success.  Individual faculty members have different rules and guidelines on expectations for attendance in their class; these are typically outlined in the class syllabus. It is the discretion of each instructor to excuse the absence or allow make-up work for missed assignments and exams. Your student is responsible for notifying their instructor(s), preferably ahead of time, of class absence(s) and should discuss their specific circumstance.

Your student will experience disappointment. It is inevitable. There are the little disappointments that occur all through childhood, of course, but then there are bigger disappointments.  It may be failure to make the team or get the part in the play, a grade that is less than desired, loss of a scholarship, college application rejection, or a low GPA.  It might happen in high school or it might happen during college.