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Students across the country are now back in school, and for many families, conversations about life after high school are just beginning.
Ned Johnson has some advice for parents as they help guide their children through the college search and selection process. Johnson and William Stixrud, who together penned The Self-Driven Child, shared tips in a recent article published by U.S. News & World Report.
Compatibility with your college roommate is important. When I started college, I was matched up with someone who lived close to my hometown, but he also kept me up all night, every night, by talking to his girlfriend on the phone in our (very small, very cramped) dorm room. He also chewed tobacco, and his car never worked and so he was constantly asking to borrow mine. Needless to say, this was not an ideal match for me.
Here’s how to improve your odds of being compatible with your college roommate.
Let’s say you want to major in biochemistry, you want a small college not too far from home, and you want to play volleyball. Now what?
If you search for colleges using your priorities, you are bound to find a number of appealing candidates. Naturally, your list will change as you learn more about colleges—and yourself.
From “millions of scholarship dollars go unclaimed” to “it’s too much work,” misconceptions about college scholarships need debunking.
“A full ride.” These are magic words to anyone beating the bushes for scholarship money. But students who get an all-expenses-paid college experience are rare. Let’s move on to a more realistic view of scholarships.
Your application essay is not about grades, scores, or achievements—it’s about you. It introduces you as an individual and shows that you can write and think coherently.
Colleges want curious and articulate people who are ready to enter college. Your essay can show them you are that person.