We all know that college visits are designed to allow students to find the right college fit: to explore, ask questions and get a feel for campuses and what each school has to offer. Students should be armed with a list of questions about each school to learn the most they can on tours.
Parents, too, should be asking thoughtful questions. While it’s great to put the responsibility of finding out all he can about a college, I’ll bet that young Johnny’s not thinking about things like campus health services.
Check out this list of essential questions parents should ask on each college visit.
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Spring break’s upon us, and high schoolers everywhere will be descending upon college campuses to get a clearer picture about whether each school is the right “fit.” College visits are such an important part of the entire college search and planning process.
Recommendation letters from teachers, counselors, employers or coaches are a necessary part of the application process for most colleges, and so of course it’s to a student’s benefit to get some really solid, impressive feedback to submit to schools.
There are so many parents who are just sure their teen will get into their competitive dream college. And many of them apply only to those very selective schools – that’s all you’ll see on their college lists.
As the mom of two busy teenagers, I appreciate the kick-in-the-pants that a new year brings to my planning duties. And again this year I’ve resolved to keep on track with all sporting events, school responsibilities and college planning obligations from the very start.