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We don't celebrate Christmas and so it is not like my kids get a ton of gifts in December and usually get one big thing that we discuss with them ahead of time.
That said, I think it all depends on the kid but I don't agree with some on this thread that kids would just bristle to get anything college related (juniors/seniors in HS). When my oldest child turned 16, her birthday was the first day of junior year of HS. While not her ONLY birthday present, we did get her the college directories/guidebooks and this was not an "ugh" present but rather an exciting time in her life to begin to look toward college and to explore colleges. Perusing such guidebooks to find colleges that were appealing was rather fun. I admit, I would be less inclined to call SAT prep books "fun"....LOL. But exploring colleges in guidebooks is not so "ugh" to all kids! I'd like to think that it is fun to look ahead at all the options out there and that that is a good starting point for the college selection process, which I think should begin in fall of junior year. Thus, I could see giving a junior college directories as one of their holiday gifts, but if you think your kid would not happily receive such an item, your mileage may vary.
If the student is a senior in high school, then the holidays may be a good time to get some of the bigger ticket items needed for college....be it a laptop, printer, mini fridge, bed linens, desk lamp, etc.
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