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When it becomes time to help your kids choose a college, how much choice do you want them to have?

It is really easy to push your kids to go to your old school. They might have visited there already. You might still have friends who live nearby. You know how safe the campus is. Or used to know…

The main considerations these days are;

Does college X do the course I want?
Is college Y near home, or will I have to live on campus? Can I live on campus?
What are the fees, can I get help through scholarships, bursaries, family ?
Will I need to work as well to make ends meet?
How long will it take me to pay off that student loan?
What’s the pastoral care and community like. Is it secure?

Nowadays, you can pretty much go to college in any country and have your qualification recognized worldwide.

Denise Witmer has written a great article about picking a college with your teen…

Begin at the beginning. You can start by asking easily digestible questions: What are your teen’s interests? How do these interests play out as careers? What major would that lead your teen into choosing? What colleges offer that major? What are the pro and cons to each of those colleges? When you and your teen take the time to go through these questions, and answer them thoroughly, you’ll both be confident in the college that is chosen.

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Posted in Fatherhood, Finances, School Daze, Websites on May 2nd, 2007

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