College Selection / Touring Timeline?

3puppies
Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:00:56 +0000

@jennifer26 There is a lot to read here at this forum. I doubt anyone will say you’re too late, your child is already doomed because she hasn’t toured any colleges yet, and it is completely her parents’ fault… Most will say you’re right on track. Visit one or two schools that happen to be nearby something else you’ll be visiting, to get an idea as to what the difference between a small school vs. a huge university, etc.

What’s far more important than college visits before freshman year will be the courses she takes, and how she does at them.

But even more important that that is to begin to have the money talk. Start with a few hints here and there so you ‘ll know that she’s paying attention, that you don’t have unlimited resources. How much you’ll expect her to do, vs. what you’re able to help with. When you realize the process is very different that when her parents’ generation went to college, it will help.

Add in a dose of humor about thank heavens that she’s smart enough to figure out so many of the electronic interwebs things that were done differently in our day - we had to submit PAPER applications, etc., can help her realize that you both will learn a lot about this process.