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[quote=Anonymous]My guess ~ she will be interested and engaged in spurts. This will be true even through senior year. There will be times you will pull your hair out when her level of engagement doesn't coincide with yours (if you're like every other parent!)

I would say the very best thing you can do and do it now: really know your budget for college. Without knowing you at all, I will say there may be colleges that you just can't afford. You need to know this so you can set some parameters for your daughter's search. There are financial aid calculators online which you should do now. They aren't perfect, and they will vary.

I would say do not spend too much time trying to find the ideal school (unless you are going to be full pay). Rather than fixate on finding "the best" "one school" try hard along the way to have your daughter fill her wish list with many possibles. We asked our daughter to apply to 10 schools. She received merit aid at 3, denied at 3, had never visited 5. Turned out -probably- the last school she added to the list (which we never gave much thought to) gave her a merit award worth 1/2 tuition for 4 years. She visited for the first time after acceptance, loved the school, and well, life is good.

More information that you wanted, I'm sure. Important: enjoy the journey. I read a lot of books, made a lot of files undercover. I learned a lot. You can do a lot of research to be prepared ~ she doesn't have to (and probably won't be) involved in everything.[/quote]

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