Are you a parent of a college-bound teen? Do you feel left in the dark about the college search process? Please know you are not alone. Many of the parents who call us at Custom College Visits are experiencing the same feeling. High schools and colleges...
The time to realize a college or university campus isn’t what your teen thought isn’t when they show up with their luggage. As we head into the holiday season and with teens home for winter vacation, parents and teen's thoughts turn to that rite of...
NACAC Hosts Fall College Fairs Across the US Each year, the National Association of College Admissions Counselor (NACAC) offers free college fairs for students and their parents throughout the US. These events area great way for students to gather information and talk one-on-one with representatives from 200 to...
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You and your college-bound teen just spent a day (maybe more) traveling to the first stop on your week-long college road trip. You’ve settled into your hotel and are planning an early start so you can have a full day on campus. Your teen has...
Experience from North of 150 US College Tours Janice and I have probably been on 150 plus US college tours over the past 10 years. Some with our children when they were doing the college visit circuit, others as a college counselor checking out schools we...
Please Read Your Email! One of the benefits of planning college visits for our clients is that we get lots of emails from colleges. These emails range from simple confirmations of a student’s walking tour and information session to informative notes about each college. I’ve tweeted...
Sometimes it's important to review older posts and bring them current for new readers of Custom College Visits blogs. The book Letting Go has been a perennial favorite for parents of high school and college students. Here's Janice's post from a few years ago: I have...
STANFORD SPLASH DECEMBER 2018 The next Stanford Splash program for Fall 2018 is December 1 & 2, 2018 at Stanford University in Palo Alto. More information at: stanfordesp.org Splash is a program that brings students in grades 8-12 from everywhere to Stanford’s campus for a two-day learning extravaganza. Classes...
What's in Custom College Visits' Website? Parents of college bound students overwhelmed with the process of planning multi-day, multi-campus college visits will be pleased to learn about Custom College Visits’ website. Chock full of information on planning college tours for your teen, the site also provides information...