| Meeting with College Professors
We're taking our Junior DS for our first official college visit next month during Spring Break, visiting Stanford, Berkeley and CalTeach (all arguably reach schools). We're fortunate enough to have a friend who knows a few professors and has opened the door for us to actually have appointments with professors. Given this is our first round of this, I'd appreciate any advice as to how this type of appt. might go. My DS can be very engaging if the topic is right, but also can be the typical "whatever" teen--especially with us there. However, as this is not an interview, I don't think he should see the professor alone, especially since we'd be right there, but I don't want to inhibit the conversation either. What should DS's questions be and should we chime in with a few also? (I'm thinking: how accessible are professors to students; what opportunities do freshmen get to take the classes they want; how is this school different from the other CA schools or than MIT or Carnegie Melon--or is that appropriate?) Thanks!! |