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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College admissions can be overwhelming, esp for someone who doesn’t know what they want. Ask her how you can help. I helped my kids come up with schools to visit. They just had no idea what was out there. Once on campus, they could tell me what they liked & didn’t like and I’d use that to find more places to visit. That’s just what worked best for us, I think each family approaches it differently. [/quote]
+1

And you can do your part by considering the budget and whether that limits the search.

She is only 16!  Most juniors haven't been on official tours yet.  Try to squeeze one in this fall, with more for spring break.  A whole lot may change between now and fall 2020.

In our house, the motivation is barely beginning to gel when it comes to connecting the need for turning in assignments with the importance of grades for college admissions.  Even though they may have been aware of that logical connection for years, it might seem a million miles away for many kids that age.

We are making our junior go on a couple of visits.  When asked what he might want to do, all answers are "I don't know."  He hasn't really had exposure for himself even though he has seen an older sibling go away to college.  It's a process.[/quote]

+2.  I have a HS junior who is the same way.  We've already done some visits, schools that DH and I thought may be appealing to DS, and if you ask him what he thinks of each school, or what might be #1, #2, etc. on his list, he'll reply, "I dunno..."  But I think as the year goes on and his friends start visiting schools (most haven't yet), they're taking SATs and ACTs, and more talk in general about colleges, he'll grow more interested.  He's in a private HS and the counselors give a lot of individualized attention towards goals and choosing colleges, so he is going to be more involved down the line and hopefully more engaged![/quote]

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