Custom College Visits Articles and News
Custom College Visits mentioned in US News Article
Experts say visiting colleges during the application process or after being admitted enables prospective students to more closely understand what it’s like to be a student, giving them insight beyond the information on school websites.
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.
NY Times Article – Turning College Visits into Vacations
“You have to gauge a little by your own child,” said Janice Caine, the owner of Custom College Visits, an agency that organizes campus tours for families. “You don’t necessarily want to pressure them, but I think it’s a good time if you have a school that is local to go see them and get an idea of what it’s like to be on a college campus and what kinds of questions people are asking.”
Campus Visits Help Students
As you make your way through the college search process, think of the school you will ultimately choose as your home away from home — a place that will be comfortable for you.
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.
Parent’s Guide to Planning College Visits
Custom College Visits ebook. In ‘College Road Trips, A Parent’s Guide: How to organize your teen’s college visits without losing your mind’, you’ll learn that with the right help and guidance, organizing college visits doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
Down the College Search Path
Any parent, counselor or high school student starting down the college search path can relate to Alice’s question to the Cheshire Cat; “Which way should I go?”
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.
Tour of Occidental College
Last week my colleague Diane and I spent an afternoon visiting Occidental College, a small liberal arts college in Pasadena, CA that offers a diverse and wide variety of learning opportunities. It has been a while since I was last there, and I wanted to reacquaint myself with the campus, the facilities and all that the school has to offer.
