College Guide Books

homerdog
Wed, 10 May 2017 14:32:36 +0000

I think the Fiske book is too big and intimidating for our S19 right now. We have the 2017 version and I’ve earmarked some pages for him, but the size of the book itself makes it a little daunting. He hasn’t opened it yet even though it sits out on a desk where he does his homework every night.

I set up an email account for him exclusively for college info and then subscribed to the email lists of 15 schools that I thought may be on his list. He has yet to open any of the emails but he likes getting the snail mail they now send. That’s about the speed of his interest right now- reading cool pamphlets about a school’s science programs or their study abroad options takes about five minutes and they are easy on the eyes. These little chunks of information have definitely been starting points to come good conversations.

I’m not going to have him check the box on the PSAT to receive mailings from any and all schools. We will continue to be deliberate in our info seeking so he’s not overwhelmed or thrown off by getting mailings from schools he isn’t considering.