Finally, your student has been admitted to college. Yay! One challenge though, is they’ve likely been admitted to more than one college. They now have to make a critical decision: where they’ll attend. As a parent, your role during this stage is crucial—not to make the decision for them, but to support, guide, and help […]
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It’s that time! High school students are scrambling to submit their early decision and early action applications to college. Perhaps your student is doing the same, but should they? Are there advantages to applying early versus applying later? Definitions Early decision and early action are two application options in which students apply to college in
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This is the time! Your student has been admitted to one or more colleges for the following year! This is a time for celebration, but also of stress, because now they have to decide, and you’re wondering what college should they choose? It’s all about the Fit I’ve addressed this in my post “It’s All
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There are many ways to “visit” a campus, other than a traditional campus tour, interview, etc. This item is being posted in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, while many students and family members are considering how they can make their final college choice decisions. And since a traditional college visit isn’t possible
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It’s time. Your student has received offers of admission from at least one, or perhaps many colleges and all could become their college of choice. And yes, we know how difficult this time can be with the cheers and happiness that accompanies having a choice. So what’s a rising first-year university student to do? They
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“Truer words were never spoken,” is a line from a very old comic strip entitled “Pogo.” It may seem really crazy to those parents who want their sons and daughters to attend small colleges to get the personal attention they may need or want, to discover that lots and lots of students truly thrive in
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