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...
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 are taught by...
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...
Writing a College Essay Helped by College Visit Remembrances As students begin the daunting task (for some) of writing tightly worded, critically important essay for each college’s prompts one can almost feel the air being sucked out of the room. Is there anything that can help...
Janice Caine, Founder Custom College Visits was interviewed by Tony Wilkins for his Blog Talk Radio Show - Small Business Forum Radio on Thursday June 15 at 4:00 PM Pacific. Please listen to the recording. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tonywilkins ...
There has been much written lately about the 1% using private jets to visit three to four colleges in a day with their teen. No matter how you travel make sure you allow yourself enough time on each campus to fully experience the academics, lifestyle...
Janice Caine interviewed in College Covered article Check out this article in College Covered about turning a College Tour Trip into a vacation. Janice has some suggestions for planning your college tour trip. https://www.collegecovered.com/getting-into-college/how-to-turn-college-tours-into-vacation/...
Information about a Student Visa for international students wishing to study in the United States Information from the Official Website of the Department of Homeland Security If you would like to study as a full-time student in the United States, you will need a student visa. There are...
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...