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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you match a school with the child's personality? How do you decide that this setting is better for him or her?[/quote]

You help identify the important questions they need to answer for themselves.  And some of those questions/answers are pretty nebulous, but you help them identify what "feels" right for them by listening to them hash it out.

I had lots of conversations during junior and senior year with DS (now a freshman at a SLAC) about what sort of environment he liked.  After a couple of visits it was clear he liked smaller places with a strong sense of community.  He realized that he liked discussion based classes much better than lectures -- that also steered him toward smaller schools.  He didn't want a super rah-rah school, or a serious frat scene.  He didn't want a core curriculum or lots of distribution requirements.

I guess my point is that I didn't make this decision for him by any stretch, but I did help him figure out what mattered to him.  And, to get back to the point of the thread, I think he made a good choice and he's having a great time so far.[/quote]

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