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Advice we wish our parents would have given us before dropping us off at college

While our college years are well behind us here at ‘Northern Virginia Magazine,’ we can’t help but wish our parents had instilled us with this more pragmatic set of tips.

By Editorial August 30, 2016 at 11:00 am

The back-to-school season means freshly purchased notebooks, pens and backpacks; registering for classes and extracurriculars; and a whole new wave of college undergrads. While our college years are well behind us here at Northern Virginia Magazine, we can’t help but wish our parents had instilled us with this more pragmatic set of tips.

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