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Making the Final College Choice

Making the Final College Choice

Choosing a College for Fall 2020

Choosing a college for Fall 2020 has been made extremely difficult due to COVID-19. What is normally a decision with many different variables has become so much more complicated because colleges don’t know yet what their landscape looks like for Fall 2020. As the looming deposit date deadlines approach, students Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 3 years ago
College Visits

College Resources You Need Now

It’s March of 2020. We are in the middle of a global pandemic. Colleges have ordered students to move out of dorms, with semesters continuing online post-Spring Break. ACT and SAT tests have been postponed or cancelled. AP tests are converting to online. It is a crazy time! As a Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 3 years3 years ago
Going to College

When Your Kid’s College Choice is Wrong

What do you do when your kid’s college choice is wrong? My short answer is, it depends on your kid. We spent the weekend with our middle daughter, a college Sophomore. She has been struggling with her housing situation – 4 girls in a 4-bedroom apartment has led to a Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 5 years5 years ago
Financial Aid

Wait For Your Financial Aid Award Letter!

Make sure you wait for your financial aid award letter before setting your heart on a particular college. That is, unless you can pay sticker price for the school without any merit-based aid or need-based aid. I heard a sad story recently about a family who didn’t do that. I Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 6 years4 years ago
Making the Final College Choice

Resources for Making the Final College Choice

Making the final college choice is a difficult decision for a student and his or her family.  Here are some resources to help. Your student has visited schools, filled out applications, waited patiently, and now the decisions are coming in.  How will she or he decide which school is the Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 6 years ago
College Search

Best Ways to Choose A College

There are several best ways to choose a college depending on the student and family’s priorities, preferences and limitations.  I believe that it is best to look at “fit”, but there are several different types of “fit”.  Let’s explore each and some scenarios where each should come into play. Financial Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 6 years5 years ago
College Search

Finishing the College Search

For my oldest daughter, finishing the college search came down to choosing between two schools.  I gave tips on how to do that here: The Final College Choice – Choosing Between Two Colleges. This year, for my middle daughter, finishing the college search was much easier.  She knew where she wanted Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 7 years7 years ago
College Search

College Fit – Sometimes You Just Know

At this point during senior year of high school, college-bound kids and their parents are focused on college fit.  A lot of kids ask, “How will I know what college is right for me?”  A lot of parents stress out when their students are still looking at several colleges without seeming Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 7 years5 years ago
Making the Final College Choice

Final College Decision Resources

Since it is getting down to final college decision time for high school seniors, I thought I’d point out some resources that can help you and your student in the final decision process. One of the most important parts of the final college decision is evaluating financial aid packages.  Here Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 8 years ago
Making the Final College Choice

Your Kid’s College Choice

It’s that time of year again.  If you are the parent of a college-bound high school senior, it is getting to be time for your kid’s final college choice.  Financial aid offers and final college acceptances should be arriving soon. By now, you are probably already sick of the “Where Read more…

By Wendy Nelson, 8 years6 years ago

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