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10 Important Questions to Ask When Picking a College

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Ask the High School Guidance Counselor

The guidance office at your teen's high school is there to provide students and families with guidance about a realm of things, including everything that has to do with college searching. It is, however, the responsibility of the parent and/or the student to seek help from the guidance office. Therefore, when you meet with someone from the guidance office, you should be prepared with questions and record the answers so that you and your teen can develop your college search game plan.

  1. Who do I get in touch with in this office to get my questions answered in a timely manner?
  2. What resources - books, internet, etc. - are available to us through the school?
  3. How do we receive college testing and preparation course information from you?
  4. How does my teenager know that he is taking the right courses to get into college?
  5. What colleges have the students from this high school attended?
  6. Is there a list of scholarships students from this school have applied for in the past? Is there a list of scholarships that other students from this high school have received in the past?
  7. Do you keep a ratio of how many students from this high school make it through a four-year college with a degree as opposed to how many started college? What is it?
  8. What local scholarships should my teen apply for? When do we get started and what are the deadlines for those scholarships?
  9. What local community colleges are in this area? What do they offer?
  10. Are there tech schools in this area? What do they offer?
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