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On Putting Down Roots

By Jahleese Ladson on Mon, 04/25/2011 - 11:52

Photo by Anna Levinson Jahleese discovers that adventures don't have to involve leaving home.

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My Job, My Paycheck?

By Jahleese Ladson on Sun, 01/02/2011 - 22:56

Jahleese has a job she loves and grand plans for her future, but her mother thinks that she should be paying rent to live at home. Who's right?

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Get Silly!

By Maddie Alpert on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 14:04

Maddie gets older, wiser, and sillier.

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Good Girl Habits Die Hard

By Maddie Alpert on Wed, 09/29/2010 - 13:50

Maddie reflects on the hardest part of college so far. Is it the classes? Dorm living? No, it's the battle with her good girl habits - in this case, the tendency to say "yes" to any and all social invitations, even when she really wants to say "no."

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The Couch

By Jahleese Ladson on Wed, 09/29/2010 - 13:03

Jahleese thought that college graduation would be the next step towards her own apartment. Instead, she finds herself here. This is the third article in Jahleese's series about life after college.

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The Curse of the Good College Girl

By Lauren Herold on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 08:34

Lauren takes a good, hard look at why she and so many of her friends are maxed out.

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Adventures in Babysitting

By Jahleese Ladson on Mon, 09/06/2010 - 20:28

Jahleese Ladson examines her decision to babysit in order to earn money while she looks for "real" work. Why should looking after a child make a thoughtful, progressive woman feel so insecure? This is Jahleese's second article in her series about life after college.

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Diploma in Hand... Now What?

By Jahleese Ladson on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 13:36

Jahleese Ladson reflects on her post-graduation job search. This is the first in a series of articles from Jahleese about life as a recent college grad.

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(Unnecessary) College Application Anxiety

By Maddie Alpert on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 10:42

GLI camper Maddie Alpert worked hard for her college acceptance letters. But hard work wasn't all she needed when it came time to make the biggest choice of her life. What she needed was a little perspective.

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A Mother's Thoughts About Choosing a College

By Cindy Loose on Sat, 07/10/2010 - 13:29

GLI parent Cindy Loose reflects on helping her daughter choose a college.

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