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Everything parents need to know about the University of Southern California: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
Admissions
Learn how the Common App works, what parents should know about essays, deadlines, recommendations, fees and supplements, and how to help without taking over.
Admissions
Planning to transfer from community college to a four-year university? Learn how credits, articulation agreements, financial aid and deadlines really work.
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Family Weekend 2026Graduation 2027 (soon)Move-In 2026 (soon)Home Game Weekends (soon)Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Parent Travel HubCal Poly Family Weekend 2026Mustang Family Weekend runs October 2…
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Family Weekend 2026Graduation 2027 (soon)Move-In 2026 (soon)Home Game Weekends (soon)University of Virginia Parent Travel HubUVA Family Weekend 2026Family Weekend runs October 23 to 25, with the…
Admissions
Regional tuition reciprocity programs can cut the cost of an out-of-state public college. Find the right program for your state and compare the real cost.
Admissions
WUE can lower out-of-state tuition for eligible students at Western public colleges. Learn who qualifies, what it costs, and how to compare savings.
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Football Weekends 2026Trojan Family Weekend (soon)Graduation 2027 (soon)Move-In 2026 (soon)USC Parent Travel HubUSC Football Weekends 2026USC ties its Trojan Family Weekend to a home game, but…
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Parents Weekend 2026 dates for 75 colleges in one place. Most schools call it Family Weekend. Find your school's date, plus what to bring, what to…
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Compare four-year and six-year graduation rates and first-year retention for 268 colleges, each shown against the national average.
Admissions
Is test-optional going away? The honest answer for 2026-2027: which colleges brought back the SAT and ACT, why, and what it means for your student.
Admissions
What a Public Ivy is, the full list of Public Ivy universities for 2026, and why these public flagships got so hard to get into, even…
Admissions
A brutally honest, fully sourced 2026 guide to college admissions for parents: what changed since 2020, the numbers that matter, and what to actually do.
College Life
Empty nest syndrome hits college parents hard, especially mothers. Here's the research, real scripts, and a 30-day reboot plan to reclaim who you are.
Health & Legal
At 18, your student is legally an adult. That means FERPA, HIPAA, and a handful of legal documents now stand between you and their medical and…
Health & Legal
Does your homeowners policy cover your college student? Probably not fully. This guide covers replacement cost vs. ACV, liability, off-premises theft, GradGuard vs. standard carriers, and…
Dorm & Packing
Most dorms allow microwaves, but wattage limits, size caps, and outright bans at schools like Georgetown and GWU catch parents off guard. Here's exactly what to…
Health & Legal
Study abroad, internships, and off-campus housing create new legal exposure for your college student. Get the documents, scripts, and checklists you need.
Dorm & Packing
Parent-tested guide to the best organic, hypoallergenic dorm bedding: twin XL sheets, mattress toppers, weighted blankets, and white noise machines that survive dorm laundry. Full fire…
Health & Legal
FERPA waivers, HIPAA authorizations, and power of attorney for college students -- get the 2026 legal documents before summer break ends.
Dorm & Packing
Affiliate Disclosure: UniversityParent earns a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page. This does not affect our recommendations, we only suggest products we…
College Finances
How the FAFSA works for parents: contributors, deadlines, StudentAid.gov accounts, divorced-parent rules, and what your Student Aid Index actually means.
Health & Legal
Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. If you purchase through one of our links, UniversityParent may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.…
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Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. If you purchase through one of our links, UniversityParent may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.…
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Everything parents need to know about Ball State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Arizona State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Belmont University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about Boise State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Brigham Young University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about Clemson University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about Colorado State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Creighton University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Colorado Boulder: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about Emory University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about Iowa State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Lewis & Clark College: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about Loyola Marymount University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Louisiana State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Marshall University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about The Ohio State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about Pepperdine University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about Oregon State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Reed College: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about San Diego State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about Santa Clara University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Syracuse University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Berkeley: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Irvine: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Davis: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Riverside: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC San Diego: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Santa Barbara: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about UNC Charlotte: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UCLA: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a distance.
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Arizona: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Houston: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Nevada, Reno: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Oregon: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Rhode Island: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of San Diego: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of San Francisco: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of South Florida: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Utah: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Washington: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Wyoming: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Texas at Austin: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Texas at El Paso: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Southern California: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about Ball State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Arizona State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Belmont University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about Boise State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Brigham Young University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about Clemson University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about Colorado State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Creighton University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Colorado Boulder: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about Emory University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about Iowa State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Lewis & Clark College: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about Loyola Marymount University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Louisiana State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Marshall University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about The Ohio State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about Pepperdine University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about Oregon State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Reed College: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about San Diego State University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about Santa Clara University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about Syracuse University: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Berkeley: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Irvine: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Davis: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Riverside: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UC San Diego: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about UC Santa Barbara: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from…
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Everything parents need to know about UNC Charlotte: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a…
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Everything parents need to know about UCLA: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected from a distance.
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Arizona: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Houston: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Nevada, Reno: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Oregon: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Rhode Island: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of San Diego: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of San Francisco: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of South Florida: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Utah: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Washington: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Wyoming: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to stay connected…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Texas at Austin: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how to…
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Everything parents need to know about the University of Texas at El Paso: move-in and housing, academics, money and financial aid, health and safety, and how…
Admissions
Learn how the Common App works, what parents should know about essays, deadlines, recommendations, fees and supplements, and how to help without taking over.
Admissions
Planning to transfer from community college to a four-year university? Learn how credits, articulation agreements, financial aid and deadlines really work.
Admissions
Regional tuition reciprocity programs can cut the cost of an out-of-state public college. Find the right program for your state and compare the real cost.
Admissions
WUE can lower out-of-state tuition for eligible students at Western public colleges. Learn who qualifies, what it costs, and how to compare savings.
Admissions
Is test-optional going away? The honest answer for 2026-2027: which colleges brought back the SAT and ACT, why, and what it means for your student.
Admissions
What a Public Ivy is, the full list of Public Ivy universities for 2026, and why these public flagships got so hard to get into, even…
Admissions
A brutally honest, fully sourced 2026 guide to college admissions for parents: what changed since 2020, the numbers that matter, and what to actually do.
College Life
Empty nest syndrome hits college parents hard, especially mothers. Here's the research, real scripts, and a 30-day reboot plan to reclaim who you are.
Health & Legal
At 18, your student is legally an adult. That means FERPA, HIPAA, and a handful of legal documents now stand between you and their medical and…
Health & Legal
Does your homeowners policy cover your college student? Probably not fully. This guide covers replacement cost vs. ACV, liability, off-premises theft, GradGuard vs. standard carriers, and…
Dorm & Packing
Most dorms allow microwaves, but wattage limits, size caps, and outright bans at schools like Georgetown and GWU catch parents off guard. Here's exactly what to…
Health & Legal
Study abroad, internships, and off-campus housing create new legal exposure for your college student. Get the documents, scripts, and checklists you need.
Dorm & Packing
Parent-tested guide to the best organic, hypoallergenic dorm bedding: twin XL sheets, mattress toppers, weighted blankets, and white noise machines that survive dorm laundry. Full fire…
Health & Legal
FERPA waivers, HIPAA authorizations, and power of attorney for college students -- get the 2026 legal documents before summer break ends.
Dorm & Packing
Affiliate Disclosure: UniversityParent earns a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page. This does not affect our recommendations, we only suggest products we…
College Finances
How the FAFSA works for parents: contributors, deadlines, StudentAid.gov accounts, divorced-parent rules, and what your Student Aid Index actually means.
Health & Legal
Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. If you purchase through one of our links, UniversityParent may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.…
Tech & Gadgets
Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. If you purchase through one of our links, UniversityParent may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.…
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Family Weekend 2026Graduation 2027 (soon)Move-In 2026 (soon)Home Game Weekends (soon)Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Parent Travel HubCal Poly Family Weekend 2026Mustang Family Weekend runs October 2…
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Family Weekend 2026Graduation 2027 (soon)Move-In 2026 (soon)Home Game Weekends (soon)University of Virginia Parent Travel HubUVA Family Weekend 2026Family Weekend runs October 23 to 25, with the…
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Football Weekends 2026Trojan Family Weekend (soon)Graduation 2027 (soon)Move-In 2026 (soon)USC Parent Travel HubUSC Football Weekends 2026USC ties its Trojan Family Weekend to a home game, but…
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Parents Weekend 2026 dates for 75 colleges in one place. Most schools call it Family Weekend. Find your school's date, plus what to bring, what to…
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Compare four-year and six-year graduation rates and first-year retention for 268 colleges, each shown against the national average.
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