Need help! Daughter and college prep.?

Question

My daughter is graduating this year and no one else in my family went to college. I don't know where to begin. She keeps talking about dead lines and scholarships and act, sat test. I feel really stupid. Any ideas as to where to start. I don't want to mess things up for her.

Answer 1

Please don't feel stupid! No one is born knowing this kind of information. I was the first in my family to go to college, and my parents and I had to find this stuff out for ourselves too. Your daughter is lucky to have a parent who really wants to help.

So here's what you do. Go to this website and register there:

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/index.html

On this website, you can click around and learn about the various things she'll need to do. Be sure to look at the PLAN (timetable, calendar) for seniors.

Here are the things she needs to do NOW:
register for the SAT or ACT tests. She needs to register by Sept 12 to take the SAT test on October 14, or she needs to register by Sept 22 to take the ACT test on October 28. Online registration is easiest. She does not have to take both tests, but the SAT is used nationwide, whereas the ACT is more common in the midwest.

http://www.actstudent.org is the ACT website, and you can register for the SATs through the collegeboard website.

After you click around on the collegeboard website, you'll be familiar with most of the things you need to know. If you get confused, post another question, and I'll look for it. :)

Best wishes to both of you.

Answer 2

Ok first things first. She needs to apply to colleges asap and take the SAT and ACT asap as well. Seriously you only have like till november for most colleges to get all this done. Worry about scholarships once all the applying and testing is done. Get her an SAT or ACT study guide so she can start brushing up on stuff. Register her in the SAT and ACT tests now! The more she takes the better her scores will be. Make a list of colleges that she is interested in and try and visit them asap as well. Remember, most college applications are due in october or november and these applications take a couple hours to do. Make sure you have all things handy for the apps too. You will need your tax info, her transcripts, ssn, some colleges require an essay. Good luck!

Answer 3

Yeah definately get a full on meeting with her guidance couselor at school. And make sure you get her to all her tests. They are the most important thing when it comes to getting into college.

When you meet with the guidance couselor maybe you should also talk wiith them alone too to get the low down on how do to some things you don't know about. Don't tell your kid that your clueless because that would be discouraging so if you don't know something just go research it.

A lot of bookstores have tons of books on the steps to get into colleges so you migh want to get one or at least look over it.

One more thing, not to be rude, but if you have any financial trouble at all that will actually help your daughter get into college as long as she an acceptional student because colleges look at as her overcoming adversity.

Answer 4

Talk to the guidance counselor at her high school They can provide you with all the info you need and help you help her as well. This is their job and they should be able to do it better than a lot of people here. I wouldn't know about scholarships or financial aid because the school I went to had a low enough tuition that I was able to pay as I went. Good Luck and Congratulations.