| | Reminder - We go live at 8:30pm EST tonight (1/28). |
| Welcome to Day 3 of Building The Perfect College List!
The first two days of the challenge helped you better understand the complexities of financial aid and how college admissions works.
You learned how to assess a school based upon academic criteria, and we stressed that the philosophy of “Thriving vs. Surviving” was crucial to your child’s success.
Remember, “A Happy Child is a Successful Child.”
In addition, we touched upon what were the more important aspects of on-campus visits and how to maximize the experience.
We also defined the admissibility potential of schools, and differentiated “reach,” “match,” and “safety” schools. Now in Day 3, we will discuss how to take your foundation to the next level.
If you missed last night's Facebook Live or want to watch it again, just click on the image below.
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| | | Day 3 will help you:
- Consider non-academic factors like social, geographic, club/activities, alumni associations, and more.
- Ask questions of the student, your family, and the college to confirm your assumptions
- Ensure you are on the right track and/or identify gaps to fill
YOUR HOMEWORK FOR DAY 3 is to list all the non-academic and non-financial criteria that may be important to you and your student.
- How far away from home is he/she willing to go?
- What type of activities and clubs might they be interested in?
- Do they like a city, suburban, or rural environment?
- Do they want to live on-campus or off?
- Do they have particular food requirements?
- Is sports or greek life important to them?
From the school website, YouTube and other sources we give you tonight, rate the criteria for 3 schools and compare the results.
Check out the Day 3 worksheet to see more questions to research and topics to discuss with your student.
(click on the image below to download this form or see the attachment at the end of the email)
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| | | Don’t forget - Russ and Debbie will be LIVE tonight at 8:30 PM (EST) to answer any questions you have about today’s part of the challenge.
Click here to watch the Facebook Live tonight!! (You can also view the recordings of Day 1 and Day 2 Facebook Lives here as well.)
In the meantime, we encourage you to post any questions or comments inside the group and let us know what you learned from Day 2 of the challenge! We love to hear from you.
Keep up the great work!
-Debbie and Russ
PS: If you missed Day 1 or Day 2 of the challenge, you can click here to catch up now.
PPS: Don’t forget to BLOCK OFF YOUR CALENDAR for 8:30 - 9:30 PM (EST) THIS THURSDAY (1/30) for the most important part of the challenge...the LIVE Q&A with Debbie and Russ! Click here now if you’d like text message reminders sent to your phone when we go live.
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