The Grandfather’s Letter that went viral: Advice for College-bound kids

Going off to college is scary. When my oldest granddaughter went from two decades of daily contact with parents, family and friends, 1500 miles away to a new state where she’d be totally on her own, I worried.

College Anxiety

So, I chose to write her an email, based on my memories of this transition in my life – trying not to be preachy and express some of the lessons I’ve learned. This letter went viral when I posted it to my blog and so now, I’ve created some videos explaining the main points of the letter. Watch the two videos below, one is a brief introduction and the next tackles the issue of anxiety, something many college freshmen face. My first week at college left me feeling humbled, humiliated, intimidated and horribly out of place. In the video, I provide a few concrete and easy steps a student can take to reduce that anxiety when it sticks up its ugly head.