By: Brady Norvall

Brady Norvall — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:30:22 +0000

Hi. Thank you for your comment/question. I’m not fully certain on what you mean when you refer to “aggressive planning”, so I’ll just tell you what I encourage and discourage. I think you might be referring to the idea of (hover) parents plotting their child’s future from day one. While I don’t condone either of these ideas, I believe it is imperative for the students to care about school in a way that allows them to understand the benefits and consequences of taking more difficult courses or less difficult courses. In high school, the parents need to support their kids in making good, challenging decisions with regard to the student’s ability. I always advocate that the kids take a more challenging curriculum than they think they can handle because 1) teenagers often don’t think they can handle much 2) the level of curriculum is the single most important factor for many universities and if a student doesn’t take Honors English for sophomore year, then she won’t be considered for AP English, junior year, and AP English should happen with some kids who don’t think they’re capable. Again, though, most of this should be dictated by the students. Most of my kids visit universities when they’re on vacations with their families, though I do know that there are some parents out there who PLAN family vacation around visiting universities from the time the student is in ninth grade. This, I discourage. Strolling a campus because you happen to be vacationing in the same city, however, I strongly encourage. Get used to college. Remember, we don’t want the process to be a nightmare. This typically means that parents need to control themselves, because what they project onto their student does matter and teenagers internalize everything. The right university for any student does not magically reveal itself over time, but it can be a much more organic process than some might think. Hope this helps.

By: Prasad

Prasad — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:42:57 +0000

When do you think a student should start thinking about college? Being a private school teacher, I know that aggressive planning toward college by a student (or a parent) when the student is in 9th or 10th grade is frowned upon. What is your sense on this? Is Junior year the best time to start planning for college?

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