college bound
Everything you need to get your teens ready for college
Advice for Middle School Success
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Start Early with these tips for Middle School Success! Middle school is a time of transition and growing. Your child leaves elementary school, and has three years to be ready for high school! How is this possible? Here are some hard-won...
How Do I Apply To College?-12 Steps to Success!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin How do I apply for college? How you can help your teen! This post covers how to make this process easier for your teen, starting the summer before their senior year. There are many things to keep track of, so get organized! Check out this...
Backpack Essentials for College: What You Must Have
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Backpack essentials for high school or college Packing an organized backpack for high school or college is essential to academic survival. It is much smarter to plan ahead for classes,...
Is Your Teen Headed Back to College? Strategies for Success
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Is your teen headed back to college? Before they leave, sit down and talk with you teen about what their expectations are for the next semester. Do they have any worries? Do they need some different strategies to move forward? Honest...
5 Essential Tech You Need For College
Essential tech you need for college There are many items that your teen will need when they get to college, but a few of the most important items are the tech that will be necessary. This post breaks down the five essential tech items you need for college. Without...
About Me
Melanie Prather Studer has spent the last thirty years as a mother and teacher- preschool through middle school. When her kids became teenagers, Melanie started keeping notes and doing research to help her children get a head start on getting into college and ultimately out into the real world.
Resources I Recommend
Learn exactly what you need to talk about with your middle and high schoolers who are planning to go to college and why.
The College Preparation Planner
This 142 page planner has everything you need to organize the college search, preparation, and application process.
How to Win Scholarships
This guide shows exactly what parents can do to help their students prepare their scholarship applications in a way that will set them apart and get them noticed by the judges
