Author: Danielle Shorr

  • A Professor’s Guide to ChatGPT and AI Usage in College

    The year is 2025. Everyone and their mother (and father, brother, and sister…) has used artificial intelligence to some degree in order to make their life simpler. I’m not here to shame you—in fact, I do believe that artificial intelligence and language learning models like ChatGPT can come in handy sometimes. There are, however, important…

  • How To Get On Your Professor’s Good Side (And Stay There!)

    Hi! It’s me, your local college professor and academic mentor. I figured it might be helpful to know from a professor herself, how you can get on your professor’s good side. The connections you make now with your professors can help you greatly in the future, so it’s important to build meaningful relationships with them.…

  • So Your Student is in Their Second Year of College. What Happens Now?

    As you may know, there is a lot of advice out there for parents with students entering their first year of college or their last, and not much in between. What does the sophomore year of college look like for your student? What does it mean for you? Sophomore year of college can be a…

  • How To Support Your Student In Their First Year Of College

    Sending your child off to their first year of college can be intimidating, if not completely overwhelming. Almost all of the parents that I talk to say the same thing: “I just want my kid to be happy and enjoy their time.“ College is all about balance. It’s likely that for the first time in…