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Parent Prep for College Visits

Parent Prep for College Visits

we all hope our teens will take the initiative to do the initial background research on different colleges and universities, and ultimately develop their own college list and their unique list of questions as they prepare for college visits. Yet, along with preparation for standardized tests, a daunting class schedule, and keeping up with extracurricular activities, it’s difficult to for them to take-on the added responsibility of planning college visit logistics.

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Helping Families From Around the World

Helping Families From Around the World

This is Why I Enjoy Helping Families

About two weeks (Spring 2017) ago I received an email from a mom in Russia. She explained to me that her son had been admitted to several U.S. colleges and they were headed here to visit them, so afterward he could make his final decision about where to attend.

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Keeping A College Visit Journal

Keeping A College Visit Journal

Keeping a journal is an excellent way for your teen to capture his or her thoughts and observations about the campuses you will be visiting. Having detailed notes will also allow your teen to compare the different schools once you arrive home and the journal will serve as a refresher if he or she needs to come back to the information at a later date.

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College is Not High School

College is Not High School

I recently came across this GREAT article by Lauren Felter of LSU and thought it was important to share the information with our readers. In the article, written last May, she explains a number of ways that college differs from high school.

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