Parents and students in grades 9 through 12 are encouraged to attend to hear from a variety of experts in the field of college admittance and financial help. We're hoping that Saturday will allow parents and students an opportunity to take advantage of any three workshops and get home by noon. With today's high cost of college tuition, those attending will have an opportunity to hear about creative college financing, financial aid and officials from our own College of the Canyons, who will explain the benefits of community college, an inexpensive and excellent choice for a two-year degree. The admission application process can be overwhelming. I've had two boys apply for college, each looking for different settings, goals and having different GPA's.
Some colleges require interviews and it can be an intimating experience for teens.
It helped to know what might be asked and how to answer the questions thoughtfully. Workshops that will be presented on Saturday include essay and interview assistance. Nothing takes the place of actually touring these campuses, but a workshop may help narrow the field. Many California students, for example, think that living away from home, having a chance to feel the four seasons or walking across campus in 3 feet of snow would be a wonderful experience. I have one son who doesn't like to wear jackets and another who kind of likes scraping the snow off of his windshield in the morning.