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College Visits are SO Important
Have you been on a college visit with your college-bound student?
High school seniors are SO BUSY. I know, I was the mom of one a few years ago! Before you know it, your senior year has flown by and you are putting on your cap and gown for that big graduation moment.
Don’t get so busy that you don’t take the time for your college visits!
You should plan NOW and sign up for college visits at the schools you are thinking about attending. If you are still unsure after one visit, go again. We visited my son’s college THREE times before he made his final decision.
We also shipped him out of town to visit a college in another state that he thought that he’d like to attend. He had a good time, but realized that the college was just not for him, as well as the distance. A plane ride home would be very financially tough for our family.
Be sure to read: Use College Visits to Gain Scholarship Information
Have you made any college visits yet? I’d love to hear about them! Parents, feel free to chime in here, too! Share how you felt at your student’s prospective college. I have the tissue ready…
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Monica Matthews is the author of How to Win College Scholarships. She helped her own son win over $100,000 in college scholarships and now shares her expertise with other parents and their students. She truly has “been there, done that” in regard to helping parents and students navigate the scholarship process.
Her method of helping students in finding college scholarships, writing unique and compelling scholarship essays, creating amazing scholarship application packets, and more have taught desperate parents to help their own students win thousands of scholarship dollars. She teaches them how to apply S.M.A.R.T. with outstanding results.
Monica’s scholarship tips have been featured on many prominent websites, and she has been dubbed the “Go-To” expert on college scholarships.
