From One Parent to Another: Being Practical Venice CA

From One Parent to Another: Being Practical

They say hindsight is 20/20. In this series, you can find out what other parents learned while going through the process of finding, selecting, and paying for their student's education!

Keep track of e-mail
Advice from Cathy, an admission dean and the wife of another dean, ""If I have learned one thing this year watching Mary go through the process it’s that parents miss out on a lot of information when they don’t see the e-mail messages between students and college representatives, namely, coaches, admission people, or student representatives. I have asked Mary to print all e-mail messages she receives so Dave and I can read them and so she can keep them in the folder she has set up for each school. You can learn a lot about the professionalism, sophistication, and education of the representative who is interacting with your child.""

Smarts aren’t all on paper
Carolyn, a college administrator and mother of two, counsels, ""I told my children when they applied to colleges that “smart” is not what they are but what they will become. Too many children think that an aptitude test or a teacher’s assessment or even a college admission offer determines their level of intelligence or predicts future achievement. We’re all works in progress and will never run out of things to learn.""

Be prepared to get dumped
Therese, a college representative who distributed admission materials at fairs f...

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