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College Parents: How to Say the Long Goodbye

Students come to the college experience through a variety of doors. Nearly half of them begin at two-year institutions. Millions more do not fall into the traditional pool of 18-22 year old first-time freshman. Large numbers also earn degrees online or in some blended learning format. But when most Americans think about students entering college the image that they conjure up is of some magical moment frozen in time in their minds during freshman move in day.