Playing in the Box
Seeing my cat sitting in the box from our Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon order—and then looking at this photo—got me thinking.
From toy boxes to college boxes
Do you remember your children’s favorite playthings? For many families, the most loved items were not the actual gifts. Instead, it was the empty boxes that had held their Chanukah or Christmas presents. Sometimes it was a moving box that had just been unpacked.
If your children are now college-bound teens, chances are they are no longer playing in empty cardboard boxes. Instead, they are wondering how best to “unpack” and fit into colleges, which now stand in for those boxes.
Your teens, like most high school students, want to open each one of those boxes—each college—and peek inside. They want to know if it is a place where they can reach their individual goals and whether or not they will want to apply.
Unpacking colleges the right way
Years ago, there were many ways to open and unpack those boxes. Some approaches were simple and fast, while others took more time and care. Visiting colleges and learning about campus communities works the same way. You can rush through, or you can move more slowly and thoughtfully.
When we first set out to visit colleges with our daughter fifteen years ago, I will admit that some of those early visits were unorganized, rushed, and not very productive. That changed eleven years ago. That is when we started
Custom College Visits and built a step-by-step process for college tours.
Since then, this process has been proven over and over. It helps ensure that families base their investment in their teen’s college experience on a solid foundation.
How Custom College Visits can help
If you and your teen hope to visit multiple colleges across several cities and have immersive experiences with personalized engagement at each one, you should speak with us. We design campus visits and travel plans that reflect your teen’s interests and your family’s needs.
We also guarantee a worry-free campus visit and travel experience created specifically for your teen and your family. From schedules and logistics to campus connections, our goal is to make the process easier and more meaningful.
Let us help you and your teen open each of those “closed boxes” in the coming year. You will be glad you did.