Spring definitely hasn’t sprung where I live . . . it was twenty-five degrees colder here this morning than it was yesterday morning? Oh well, at least I’m not pawing around in the snow and ice like so many of my friends. Take Lilly and Molly
right now Hawaii and Florida are looking better and better as possible places for them to go to college.☺ My friend Dublin hates the winter weather–gives her so many bad hair days.
However, I know you can’t just consider the climate and weather when you select options for education after high school. I am thinking about taking a trip–checking out some more schools. I want to make sure I have really good options and good information. Not every individual can hound around on campuses. If you can’t go in person, remember to go virtually–the Internet makes most everything available at the point of your mouse. Ask your counselor for information. Talk to former students from your school. Talk to college alums in your area. I mean D I G for all the information you can get.
While I was thinking about my situation, I realized juniors will soon be heading out for college visits–some of my foster siblings at school who are juniors have already been on college visits and lots of them have talked to our counselor about plans for after high school. If you are a junior, what are you waiting for–get into your counselor’s/adviser’s office for a barking good conversation about your future.
For seniors, there could be interview visits at colleges for scholarship programs, second trips to reassess possible college matches, and the highly popular accepted students sessions that are cropping up all over. Those are visits at colleges where students who have been accepted are invited to a scheduled get-together to do a final run-through at a given college. The plus to these sessions is that you can be on campus with students who, unlike the traveling packs of students and parents on traditional college visits, actually might be in class with you in the fall following your senior year.
So . . . for a few of our chats to come, I’m going to talk about college visits. But, I’m also gonna woof about some fun things cause I’m about to go on winter break. I live in the land of Mardi Gras (and, I’m technically in Who Dat Nation territory).
Before I head out, I need to pack.
Do you think dogs have to pay extra for checked baggage?
Woof,
Clyde
