Valuable insights from Lynn O’Shaughnessy
a nationally recognized college expert.
Dorm
August 4, 2010
Buying Stuff for A Dorm 2,050 Miles Away
How do you outfit a dorm in advance when you can’t load the car with stuff and head off to college? That’s the dilemma that a lot of college students face if they are attending school far from their homes — my son included. His school is 2,050 miles from our house in San Diego and airline baggage rules are...
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October 27, 2009
Cut College Costs: Be a Resident Assistant
Want to lower the cost of college? How does eliminating all your child’s room and board costs sound? It’s possible if your child becomes a resident assistant. A resident assistant serves as a surrogate mother hen to the kids in the dorms. RAs help settle disputes and make sure kids aren’t doing dumb things like hauling beer kegs into their...
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February 3, 2009
Living in a Palatial Dorm
When I think back to my dorm days at the University of Missouri, what I remember most vividly is getting scalded in the shower. I lived in Johnston Hall, which was named after a woman Latin professor when it was built right after World War II. The girls’ dorm was known for being centrally located and for its decrepit plumbing....
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