10 Aug 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....
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29 Jun The Elephant in The Room – VR
Is your teen starting or in the middle of their college search? Do you want to help them get a jump-start? Keep reading. Virtual Reality college tours are the next hottest thing. How do I know? Well, I see the signs. Go on Amazon and search...
24 Jun Keeping A College Visit Journal
Important Details Can be Easily Overlooked In the excitement of visiting a vibrant college or university, it's understandable that many important details can be easily overlooked or forgotten once you arrive home. This can be true especially if: You're visiting multiple colleges during a short time...
20 Jun Summer College Visits
I am often asked by parents whether or not it makes sense to visit colleges and universities during the summer, when most classes are not in session. Of course, in a perfect world, everyone would like to schedule visits during the school year but that...
17 Jun Helping Your Teen Find The Right College Fit
Where Parents and Students are Focused During the College Search So much of what parents and students seem to be focused on during the college search process these days is the reputation of the school. As such, they go about the admissions process as if it is...
01 Jun Parent’s Guide to Planning College Visits
Custom College Visits announces the publication of our first 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....
31 May When University Doesn’t Work Out First Time Round
Within hours of dropping my son, Ben, off at university in September 2012, in England where we live, I got the first text message saying he didn’t fit in with the other guys in his apartment and felt lonely...
27 Mar 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?”...
17 Mar 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. ...
07 Mar Engaging on Campus
Much of the college experience is about engaging on campus and in the community at large. Your student should meet new people, have new experiences, and engage with students and/or members of the faculty or the administration. A college visit and tour should, among other...