A Parent's Survival Guide to College Planning
One of the most anxiety-inducing pieces of the college planning puzzle for your teen will undoubtedly be sitting for the dreaded SAT and ACT exams.
And while no one can take the stress out of the process, these resources will help you and your teen understand the big exams a little better and help get organized.
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Right about now, you and your teen may be waiting to hear back from colleges about whether or not she’s accepted.
And as if the college application process that led up to this moment wasn’t stressful enough, the anticipation can be enough to drive you both bonkers. It’s easily one of the most nerve-wracking and anxiety-producing steps in the process.
In order to make this decision period easier on your teen (and on yourself), I’m sharing a few tips I’ve learned over the years about the do’s and don’ts of your own actions as a parent.
First, we’ll talk about what to do while you’re waiting, Then we’ll get into what to do when those decisions start coming in.
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By now you’ve heard all about the college admissions scandal involving desperate parents paying to bypass the proper college admissions process to get their kids in to prestigious schools.
There are just so many layers to the Operation Varsity Blues onion that it took me a while to know what I really wanted to write about.
There is So. Much. Here.
One of the most disappointing things about the scandal is, of course, the utter unfairness to every other student who tried to get in and didn’t. Another is the fact that the system is not a meritocracy as we’d like to believe.
And that Aunt Becky could possibly be involved in all of this.
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Your teenager’s going to be living at the college he chooses for (at least) four years.
He’s really got to feel comfortable and happy at this place.
While the academic side of things is so important, don’t discount the social aspect of college life – it’s just as essential to consider this for a student to thrive in school.
Let’s talk about three main things to take into consideration when it comes to the social environment that’s best for your teen:
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We all know that the reason kids head off to college is to get a great education.
(Although I’d argue that the experience has just as much to do with it, but that’s a different post.)
When you’re talking about the college search and finding the very best match for your teen, it’s important to dig in to determining the very best academic environment for her, too.
First, you may want to check out my recent posts on the same college search topic:
1| What Parents Need to Know about the Perfect College Match
2| Finding the Best College Match – Mindset
3| Finding the Best College Match – Location
So now, get that dinner prepared and get ready for some conversation tonight about what matters to your teen on the scholarly side of finding a great college match.
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