The college admissions process is grueling, as is the time that parents and students must wait for acceptance or rejection letters to come in the mail. These letters from college admissions offices can bring elation or disappointment. If your child is accepted to some or all of the schools to which they applied, fantastic! Help them celebrate their accomplishments, and then help be a resource as they make weighty decisions. That may mean visiting colleges again for admitted student events, evaluating financial aid offers side-by-side and talking through the realities of what it might mean to pick a particular school over another. Of course, for most students, some of those letters from colleges bring unwelcome news. Finding out your child didn’t make the cut at a college can bring sorrow and disappointment, and feelings of inadequacy. Being there for your child in these moments means that you’ll be able to help them come to terms with understanding that a college application rejection is not a reflection of their worth and there are plenty of other options out there. These moments are perhaps the most delicate in the parent-student relationship throughout this process. To better prepare for them, research some of the information found within the resource coupled alongside this post.
The Parent-Student Relationship In College Searches for more information on the college search process, be sure to check out the Encourage App
