Avoid overparenting, set aside some time for yourself and, like Elsa, learn when to let it go

Higher Options at the RDS allows students to speak to representatives from a wide range of third-level institutions

Three people from around the globe who graduated (mostly elsewhere) but decided to begin their careers in Ireland

Delia-Sara Fandache is a fourth year business and Spanish student at DCU and ICADE Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid

‘I knew from day one I wanted to work in the music industry,’ says Kathryn Mason

Flexibility, boundaries and finding out how things are done are key to finding your feet in a new workplace

Find out about potential careers from Teneo’s Kelli O’Keeffe, barrister Joy-Tendai Kangere and NCAD course co-ordinator Enda O’Dowd

Third-level disability supports are there to support students with their learning and adjustment to college life

Ronan Meleady is a fourth year law and politics student at the University of Limerick

Feelings of isolation can emerge for parents as children grow up, become more independent and begin to leave home

‘Almost 4,500 every year in Ireland do not progress from year one to year two … There’s a lot of unhappy students and parents’

If initially it can seem a bit hard to break into circles, clubs and societies are key to settling in to college life, says one fourth year

Rent, food, travel, books, laptops and the €2,500 contribution fee add up to a considerable amount for students and families

New horizon beckons for teenager who hails from DRC but has progressed from St Aidan’s Community School in Tallaght

Having been denied Dare, Grace McNamara is very excited to have secured an arts place