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Navigating through college life can be a bit tricky, especially if it is your first time as a parent going through it. With new freedoms, responsibilities, opportunities and choices, it is important to understand that students can’t do everything. Ernest Wang, MD, Emergency Medicine at NorthShore, shares his advice about preparing parents and kids for college.
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College is what students make of it, but remind them they will still have their whole lives ahead of them. Things will go wrong, but learning how to deal with challenges is part of personal growth at school. Follow these tips and help your child make college the “best four years” of their lives.