Getting Junior in College May Not Be as Hard as Keeping Him There
For many parents, it all begins the moment they know that their family is about to expand. Others wait a while, but somewhere around the time Junior hits thirteen or fourteen, they suddenly realize that college is approaching and at a very rapid rate. Plans have to be made! 
Schools selected, financial matters discussed, career objectives considered, scholarships, grants, and yes, student loans have to be researched, selected and applications completed.
Junior must begin filling out college applications, writing essays, providing references, making visits to various campus and of course there is the SAT and ACT tests that must be taken. Parents will be well advised to purchase books and DVD's to assist the child in studying for these examinations. Oh, did I mention that each application will most likely include a non-refundable application fee from fifty to two hundred dollars!
Now the wait! Tests have been completed, applications submitted, campus visits made, and all that's left to do is wait for the letters. Once the letters begin to arrive Junior will have the opportunity to select, from those who accepted him, and begin making final plans to enter college. As a parent, you now know what the total financial impact will be and exactly were you stand.
From the time Junior receives makes his final decision to the first day of classes you are busy buying clothes, books, computers, a car (?), and miscellaneous accessories. The day arrives and Junior is off to college and you can give a big sigh of relief knowing that his future is bright and in four years you will watch as a receives his degree.
Wait! Did you know that Junior stands more than a fifty-fifty chance of not completing the college you just spend the last two-three years getting him enrolled to attend?
Junior must begin filling out college applications, writing essays, providing references, making visits to various campus and of course there is the SAT and ACT tests that must be taken. Parents will be well advised to purchase books and DVD's to assist the child in studying for these examinations. Oh, did I mention that each application will most likely include a non-refundable application fee from fifty to two hundred dollars!
Now the wait! Tests have been completed, applications submitted, campus visits made, and all that's left to do is wait for the letters. Once the letters begin to arrive Junior will have the opportunity to select, from those who accepted him, and begin making final plans to enter college. As a parent, you now know what the total financial impact will be and exactly were you stand.
From the time Junior receives makes his final decision to the first day of classes you are busy buying clothes, books, computers, a car (?), and miscellaneous accessories. The day arrives and Junior is off to college and you can give a big sigh of relief knowing that his future is bright and in four years you will watch as a receives his degree.
Wait! Did you know that Junior stands more than a fifty-fifty chance of not completing the college you just spend the last two-three years getting him enrolled to attend?
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