If they don’t know the questions to ask how will they get the right answers?
Most importantly they are the only ones who truly know their child. Till they apply personal understanding of their child’s needs how can they expect others to make the right judgement.
Going to university isn’t just about going to the best ranked university, it is about finding the best “fit”. Issues like health, safety, stress, support system and extra-curricular activities are important.
1. Due to health issues e.g. asthma
2. Due to body mobility
3. Due to reading / writing challenges
1. Due to bitter cold weather and darkness in winter
2. Due to safety concerns
3. Due to large classes
4. Due to stress
London Business School – For over 20 years assisted the admissions office, interviewed candidates and chaired the alumni association in US and India.
Visited around 30 of the top 50 US Universities/Colleges where many of my friends studied or are alumni, including all the major Universities on the East Coast and most in California.
Worked for 16 years in the US on Wall Street as an investment banker. The last 30 years have been in India as an investment banker and with my own management advisory company.
Spent 4 years planning daughter’s college admission and now 4 more years guiding her through college, summer internship, teaching assistance position and finally a job. This 8 year period of planning and guidance can be very crucial. Most parents do not look beyond getting admission to a good college.
We mentored 20 parents over the last year. There were two students with challenges. The best news is that they both have got in to the perfect “fit” schools and are “happy”. One is going to the top ranked university in Canada and the other is going to one of the top 5 UC’s in the US.
The greatest joy comes working with parents whose kids have special needs. We keep discovering strong academic universities and colleges that are not only a good “fit” but missing from the list of college counsellors. We simply work differently and only focus on the needs of the kids.
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