A Parent's Survival Guide to College Planning
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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This post continues our college search conversation about helping your teen find the absolute best college fit.
And this week’s topic’s a big one:
Determining location.
The information you find here will help your teen to determine the best physical environment for him after high school.
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
Ready to go? Let’s jump in…
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There are a few steps in the college search process that are needed to create a list of schools that are a great fit.
Your teen needs to:
We’re going to focus on that first, critical step in the process today to build a great foundation. This is where the whole college search process begins in understanding what the “best college fit” for your teen actually is.
Ready to get this going? Let’s do this.
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Your teenager might have a college or two in mind that she’s considering for admissions.
Or maybe she doesn’t have any idea at all – she has a hard time even beginning to think about a list of potential colleges.
No doubt – this is challenging. There are 4,000 potential schools out there. That’s a lot of options, and it can take some serious effort and dedication to find the perfect college match.
So it’s no wonder your teen’s a little paralyzed and overwhelmed in the process.
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