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?”...
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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...
29 Feb College Road Trip Planning – OMG!
Many families plan college road trips with their teen and everything goes fine. That said, many parents get overly stressed trying to plan a multi-day family road trip. With many tours for both family and clients under our belts, we thought we would share some...
27 Feb Life’s Little Emergencies
We have all experienced a “little emergency”: misplacing or losing a cell phone, not finding important paperwork or being far from home and needing forgotten login information. When your teen is away at school some of their “little emergencies” can be frustrating for them and...
07 Feb 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...
22 Jul Custom College Visits Press
July 22, 2015 - TravelAge West "the trusted voice of the travel industry in the western U.S." featured Custom College Visits in a front page article. A campus tour has long been a precursor to enrolling in a university. It’s a chance for prospective students to...
13 Jul Colleges That Change Lives 2016 Summer Events
College Fairs Summer 2016 Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL) is dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process. CTCL works to dispel publicly held myths about college choice particularly the notion that college choices are severely limited to todays high school students...
14 Jun Safety on College Campuses
Being a Stakeholder in Your Safety and Security We felt it was important to present this guest blog by Roger Aldrich Chief Communications Officer and Principal at The Center for Personal Protection & Safety about safety on college campuses. Please share with other parents and college-bound...
17 Apr Villanova Candidates’ Weekend
'Awesome' Recently, one of my students with whom I have been working over the past year, described his experience at Villanova University's Candidates Weekend as awesome. Although this is not always the case, it is all the more reason why students who are working to make...