Planning for College – Managing Wants and Desires
Children are often influenced in ways that are not always obvious. As mentioned in part 1 of this 3 part series on planning for college, family conversations about fond college memories and experiences, likely occur long before a child narrows their choice about where to apply and enroll. Children will also be influenced by friends and their ideas or maybe where a teacher encourages them to explore. Ideally, they consider their intellectual and vocational gifts and settle on a few schools that align well with their longer term professional or vocational aspirations.
All the while, parents may be trying to …
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