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The Most Important Features You and Your Teen Should Consider When Choosing a College

The Most Important Features You and Your Teen Should Consider When Choosing a College

The Most Important Features You and Your Teen Should Consider When Choosing a College
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The Most Important Features You and Your Teen Should Consider When Choosing a College
Tuition Cost
Housing Options and Availability
Programs: Major and Minors
Proximity to Home
School Size: Students and Campus
Current Education Level
Plans for Graduate School

The Most Important Features You and Your Teen Should Consider When Choosing a College

Graduating from high school and entering the world of college is an exciting, yet terrifying time for both parent and child. High school dances and football games fade away as you consider the future at a young 18 years of age. One way to make it more exciting than terrifying is to plan ahead and know what to look for when choosing a college.

Kids hear names like Harvard, Yale and Princeton and often set their sights on them with no understanding of why they are so revered or why so many want to go there. Many spend years working themselves to the bone to solidify a good grade point average and ACT or SAT score, only to find that they missed the entire high school experience to get into a school that doesn’t suit them or their dreams.

As we work to educate on ways to be prepared for parenting and all the important decisions that come with it, we’ve put together a list of things to consider before you and your child choose a college, and they may not be the things you expect to hear. 

Kids often get mixed messages about college. They’re told they have time to discover what they want to do and nothing is fencing them in, but within one or two years of graduating high school, they have to make crucial decisions about their future and career. Studies show that students do better in school if parents are involved and actively engaged, so your kids are already one step ahead if you’re here.

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