When your teen starts the college search process, they will start to identify what is most important to them. Do they prefer a large or small school environment, do they prefer a campus style setting, an urban setting?
Do the want a school spirit experience (football games and the like), Greek life, or are they looking for an experience that will provide internships, and get them out into the working world sooner.
With so many options, visits to potential schools are really one of the best ways for students to understand their options and define their preferences. Once they've honed in on some of their preferences, it's advised that they start to identify 3 types of options: Ideal school, stretch school & safety school. The ideal school is one or two that they would really love to go to. A stretch school is a good school that they would like to go to, but it would be a stretch for them to get into. And the safety school is a school that based on their grades, SAT scores, and so forth, they feel comfortable that they could get into if the other options are not available. It is recommended that they apply to several schools to give themselves options.
Generally students should start identifying potential schools over the summer before the Junior Year. This gives them enough time to start honing in on their options, and preferences to decide where they will apply.
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Jane Cabrera
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