The other day I saw a photo on Twitter; I have no idea whether it is valid, but it said, “High school students in 2013 have the same anxiety levels as insane asylum patients in the 1950s.” Maybe...

The conversation was flowing well. As the second semester senior debated whether she should make an excuse to leave, the question presented itself. Her grandmother chimed in to ask, “Where are you going...

As seniors come to the end of high school, their focus switches to college. The time for them to head off to college hasn't arrived yet, but when they do, they may need to pay off some of the debt. A smart...

The dreaded final question to college applications: “Is there anything else about you that we should know?” Errr… well, Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, Emory, Georgetown, Wake Forest, Tufts, Lehigh...

The zip of the suitcase, the crackle of duct tape and the silent tears of parents are the sounds that soon to be college freshman associate with moving out of their beloved homes. One of the biggest changes...

Orange and black balloons with streamers line the walkway leading to the intimidating stage that high school graduates walk across every year, time after time. Parents, relatives, and friends fill the...

I spent my adolescence in a perpetual state of anticipation. I twiddled my thumbs waiting for holidays, dances, birthdays, movies, Fridays, and of course, my eighteenth birthday. “Freedom” was the...