How to Suggest a College that is Right for Your Teenager

Everyone, admissions counselors, experts and parents are always hot to trot with advice on how to choose a college. Most of it is good advice, but we adults tend to steer teenagers away from our own mistakes. At seventeen or eighteen (or sixteen now as college interventions are trending younger) teenagers fail, sometimes impressively, to see the bigger picture. And that’s why, instead of bogging them down with a lot of self-reflection and soul searching, it is a better tactic to get your teenager thinking about the practical side of college and beyond. As a place to start, you can suggest these steps:

1. Do your homework The internet is too robust and accessible these days to not encourage your teen to find a computer (even at the library) and start looking at college websites. You can find out a lot about a college just by reading the student newspaper online and going to the clubs and activities page. It’s hard to imagine life in college before you get there, but at least your teen can get a sense of whether the activities and events listed on the college’s website have some general appeal. And teens who are particularly informed and opinionated must read the student newspaper’s editorial section to get an idea of how students think on that campus.

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Choosing the Christian College That’s Best For You

With hundreds of colleges and universities across the country and around the world, the whole idea of choosing one specific school can seem like an overwhelming proposition. You may already be receiving information and viewbooks from places that you never even knew existed. Today more than ever, schools are aggressively recruiting students via telemarketing, direct mail, college fairs, radio, publications, television and of course, the Internet. With so many choices, where do you begin? The following steps are designed to help you sift through the myriad of options by asking questions that will eliminate some schools while drawing your attention to those that will best meet your needs.

STEP 1 – FINDING THE TYPE OF SCHOOL THAT IS BEST FOR YOU. The first important step in choosing a college or university is to decide what type of school you most want to attend. You can quickly eliminate many schools by establishing an initial set of requirements. Ask yourself the following questions:

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