How Should You Prepare Your Teenager For College?

College is altogether a new ball game. The freedom, fun, gang war, thrills, mass bunking, cafeteria gossips, making fun of others, heroism, falling in love for the first time, infatuation with the spectacled girl, and the list continues.

The apparent thinking about the college life is not wholly similar to the reality. The movies and soaps exaggerate the actual situations into dreamy expectations. Teens fall prey to them. The parents and the seniors have to say the kids:-“Child! Let’s face the fact.”

The admissions are quite severe than we think. The adolescent minds are the wanderers. Thus:

Basics must be initiated

The teens are new to the interview culture. An interview is not about answering all the questions asked by the interviewer. It is the opinion of both shared with each other. Therefore, tell your child that there is nothing to be afraid of. She/he has to be confident and exchange the views. Inform the person taking the interview if an answer seems unknown or partially known. Professional dress, maintaining eye contact, confident reply, etc. are the plus points.

Proper dress code

College goers like funky attires that snatch other’s eyeballs. But, it won’t work in the interview room and the classroom. The right decorum must be maintained for the disciplinary purpose. Ask the boy/girl to be in a professional dress and practicing teaming up clothes with sober and subtle colors. Semi-formals are also okay.

Pre-practice

It says that practice makes a man perfect. Same goes for the women too. Start preparing your teens for the college through mock tests, viva, etc. Buy the required books and other materials of the specific subjects and look what’s inside. The kids will get the hints of what is lying in the upcoming path. It will help them to cope with the educational years with ease.

A walk into the college campus

The preparation to enter the college can be made smooth if you take a stroll on a college campus with your kid and show him/her how things work there. Have a small chat with the coordinators and the professors. Introduce your child to them. It will build confidence in him/her.

The days have changed, and the touch of advancement has incorporated several potential factors to it. Most of the teens have to start earlier due to the considerable research attached along with the given deadlines that ask for early submissions. Additionally, the competitive exams and admission exams urge the students to be college ready before the actual college session.

Plan

Proper planning leads to the flawless execution. Ask them to prepare a list of the upcoming goals. Don’t overload with expanded works. Divide and schedule them part by part.

If we can generalize the list, it goes this way:

Now, it’s the time to look for the desired qualities in the college such as:

Then, the research must begin.

The sources:

 

Talk to the existing students of the college and ask about the pros and cons of the college, the lecturers, safety culture, academic sophistication, social aspects, etc.

Check:

• Whether the application form is filled correctly and completely

• All the required documents are present

• The given numbers of signatures are provided

• Cross check with the fellow students

Several colleges offer financial aids and scholarship to the deserved students. The best person to approach for the entire information:

Confidence is the central aspect of college admission. Be with the student to help him/her find the right ways to identify the advantages of the upcoming academic career. Try to confess their achievements. Arrange a list of probable questions that can be asked of them during the ongoing admission process. Also, rectify their mistakes and provide them the accurate way to deal with them. Research on the federal aids through online medium.

The futuristic career lies after the end of the college education. Therefore, choose very carefully. A wrong decision means a year lost along with lots of finance. Your child is your responsibility. If further doubts arise, feel free to consult an academic counselor who can guide you and your teen to go the correct way and have a bright future.