Spring College Choice Tips for Parents of High School Juniors

Published by Wendy Nelson on

Last week I gave college choice tips for parents of high school seniors.  This week, I am focusing on high school juniors and next week I will talk about sophomores.

High School Juniors

Senior year is right around the corner and that means college applications, scholarship applications, recommendation letters and lots of stress!  As a parent, you can arm yourself now with the knowledge and tools to help guide your student through these processes. Here are some resources to help you keep everything under control.

Spring of Junior year is a great time to encourage your child to narrow down his or her college choice list to a manageable number of applications. Eight to ten is typically considered the maximum number for applying.  If he or she is not ready to narrow down the list, now is the time to do what it takes to get there!