Explain Early Action/early decision?

JennFolsom
Sun, 21 Feb 2016 04:50:18 +0000

Thank you for the clarification! My daughter and her friends are talking bout colleges and possible careers, just talking and of course at a middle school maturity level particularly in relation to people who they know (mostly older siblings) who are going, the process of getting in, etc. When I chat with the other moms at pick up time it is a topic of hot discussion (many of them have older kids and telling me lots of college mistakes they feel their older child has made) Some of the stories I hear make me feel like I need to gather the info earlier rather than later… Most of the families ended up hiring someone to help the last year and some paid someone to help for all 4 years. I was hoping to avoid that cost by doing some research ahead of time. My daughter is our oldest so no frame of reference except from back when I went and let’s just say that was a whole different world! We have been discussing what she “thinks” she likes doing. More interested in lower level science (likes science Olympiad but the more fun events, less of the study ones), English, history, etc. Also discussing where she might want to live after college. She already has strong opinions on that : )

Just FYI I have looked at a few college listing type books at the library with her so have a ballpark idea of costs.

Jenn