My son asked not to be contacted for a couple of days after his college move-in. The boundary helped us both adapt to our new normal.

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The author (left) didn't contact his son (right) after college move-in.

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I attended an academically rigorous magnet high school. I loved it, but I wanted something different for my daughter.

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The author attended a difficult magnet high school.

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Parents are buying homes in college towns so their kids can live rent-free. Sometimes, they're even cashing out big.

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A green townhome on a leafy street.
Candice St. Pierre bought this townhome for her daughter, who's attending Savannah College of Art & Design.

Candice St. Pierre

I dropped out of college at 22 and started a business. Here's how I raised over $50 million and got Mark Cuban to invest in it.

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Chen said the first few years after he left college were the most challenging of his life.

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I helped my daughter through the chaotic college application process. But there's one aspect no one talks about: the waiting.

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The author (right) helped her daughter (left) get through all the stages of the college application process.

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I studied film in college because it was my passion. Once I graduated, I craved a simpler life, so I pursued a different career.

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The author (not pictured) decided to not pursue filmmaking as a career.

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My son brought home his college girlfriend for a week. We had to set ground rules, but yes, they slept in the same room.

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The author's son (not pictured) had his new girlfriend stay over.

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I found a job after graduating during the Great Recession. Here's my advice for fresh grads struggling to get hired.

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As a Columbia graduate student, I thought an Ivy League degree would guarantee me a job. I was wrong.

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The author (not pictured) felt ill-prepared after graduating from an Ivy League school.

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We're producing a generation of students who will feel they 'don't fit' in the AI world, economist Tyler Cowen warns

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Tyler Cowen at the launch of The Growth Commission in London on July 12, 2023.
Tyler Cowen says AI is forcing a reckoning in education — and most institutions aren't ready for it.

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