As we do the college search for the third time, I’ve been thinking about all of the things I have learned after going through this launching process twice already. In some cases, I find I am less worried about certain things as compared to when I was preparing with my first two kids because I…
Some families face an added challenge when searching for a good college fit for their student – their student has a disability or chronic illness, which means doing some extra research to be sure to find a place that can make proper college accommodations. It’s actually worthwhile for all parents to at least consider what…
College visits shouldn’t feel intimidating. College tours for high school students help you learn a lot about what your child likes.
So, now you and your child have spent some time online searching for different colleges in a variety of ways, and they have some ideas about what schools they would like to go see, and have even visited a few. There is that one school however, that they just LOVE, but where both their GPA…
Advanced Placement versus Dual Enrollment…this is a debate that I knew almost nothing about when my older kids were college searching. Dual enrollment, or dual credit, just was not something students did much at their high school. Dual enrollment, where a student takes a class and receives both high school and college credit simultaneously seems…
This is what many families struggle with as they are just beginning their college search with their student. Where and how to start to find a college fit? A college fit is so much more than just test scores and GPA. There are factors like location, size, finances, and maybe most importantly, how does the…
A few weeks ago, I was on the phone with a mom friend whose son is in the middle of his Junior year. Unfortunately, our public high school is a bit behind in advising students about the college search process. Because of that, many parents and students do not realize that to get the best…
This website comes after years of urging and encouragement from fellow parents whose children are on their journeys from high school to college. When I began the college search with my oldest kids several years ago, I quickly realized two things: that there was a lot I didn’t know and that this was going to…