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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sit down with your kid.  Look at grades and test scores.  Talk interests and possible majors.  Be up front about costs.  What can you pay?  What will he need to cover.  What student loans cost.  What academic scholarships are possible.

Pick 10 colleges to consider that fit generally with his major.  Do not exclude any colleges based on cost if your kid has good grades.  Many privates have resources to turn a list price price into something close to in-state public college tuition.

Go do the standard visits right now.  Get started.  Check out at least 1 small college with a potential fit for possible major (unless major is for sure engineering- then you are very limited for small schools).  Check out at least 1 urban and 1 small town college.  Do the official tour.  Check out the area.  Get a feel for the campus.  After you have done 4 or 5 you will begin to be able to decide within a couple of hours if a college is a potential “yes” or not.  If so - make an appointment to talk to the admissions advisors.  Do not be shy about what you can afford.  They will do their best to get you to sign up.

Get your kid’s track resume in order.  Get that sent out to coaches with a good cover letter that includes information about why your kid wants to go to NW Regional State.  Coaches will spend time looking at information sent by someone who wants to go to their school while they will blow off mass emails.

Spend time with your kid practicing a campus visit.  Not many high school kids spend a few hours chatting with adults they do not know.  It’s a good learning experience.  Your kid needs half a dozen decent questions in his pocket that he can use as conversation starters.  Have your friends help after some practice with you.  Talking for 30 minutes with a few adults he does not know well is good practice.

The goal is to learn about colleges and see what feels potentially right.  Every coach is happy to get a potential recruit who wants to go to their school, and has legit times that work for the team.

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This is amazing advice! Saving this. Thank you [/quote]

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