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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]T[b]his fit stuff is nonsense to [/b]me.  Every college has different kinds of people. Encourage your child to find people that align with them. From sporty to political to gamers to scholarly.  I wanted my kids to be comfortable with themselves with all kinds of people.  Once they get a real job, they will have to get along.[/quote]
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OP, there is no such thing as fit".  Kudos to you for trying to google it.  "Fit"is what moms on here brag about after their kids are in college and they think/hope they nailed it and say ridiculous things like "they are living the best lives".  You've got 3,000 colleges in the US and more abroad.  There is no magic answer.  Any good college counselor will tell you the first thing you do is figure out, with your partner, how much per year, multiplied by 4 years, and by the number of kids you have.  If you don't have savings, do it out of HHI but subtract taxes.  Only then - after figuring out how much you can pay - do you sit with your kid and say "we can afford X".  "We are an in-state family". "We are a community college transfer, in-state Virginia Family". etc.  If you can pay for USC (cal) at $99K a year, good for you.  So you have that discussion.

Only then do you start discussing the size of the institution, region, possible major, interests, and chances of getting in (GPA and test scores).  then you start visiting maybe four of them and see how your child reacts and then readjust your list.

YOur high school counselor will show you Naviance or Scoir or whatever data bases they have to show you your child's own chances of getting into these institutions based upon reach, target safety.  Then you have to decide SCEA, ED, EA, RD.

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+1.  AND THEN when your kid gets into one of the 10-12 and you install them and they manage to get through the first semester, you come on here and brag about "amazing fit".

There is no such thing.

Start with your high school counselor.[/quote]

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+1.  AND THEN when your kid gets into one of the 10-12 and you install them and they manage to get through the first semester, you come on here and brag about "amazing fit".

There is no such thing. [/quote]

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