On today's episode: • The term "Feral Freshman" and why University of Alabama is using it • Tangible ways you can make life easier for your student • A shoutout to one college who's doing things right About: As both the Director of College Counseling at Lake Mary Preparatory School in Seminole County, Florida, and as a college consultant with Dunbar Educational Consultants, Allison Slater Tate advises high school students and their families to help them find college homes where they may thrive and grow.  Allison began college counseling professionally after establishing a career as a freelance writer and editor covering parenting, education, and college admissions for national outlets including NBC News, the TODAY Show, the Washington Post, Brain, Child Magazine, Grown & Flown and Scary Mommy. She also runs a Facebook group for over 4,000 Florida families on the college admissions process and runs application and essay workshops for local students as a community service. When she is not helping Other People's Teenagers, Allison has four children ranging in age from 10 to 20 and three unruly dogs. Learn more http://www.allisonslatertate.com/ (about Allison) Follow Allison on Twitter @allisonstate Follow Allison on http://www.facebook.com/astwriter (Facebook) _____ © 2022 She's Got Issues She's Got Issues is produced by Gwynne Sound, Keira Shein & Jill Smokler For more information contact info@shesgotissues.com