The College Search Companion

This College Search Companion is a simple yet comprehensive guide to help your and your child navigate the college search process with clarity and confidence. I created the College Search Companion after years of working with and helping high school students and their parents through the college search and application process. As a teacher of high school Seniors and a mom of three college-aged children of my own, I saw first-hand how unprepared for the college search process most families were. So, I gathered everything I had learned from students, parents, counselors, Admissions officers, and my own experiences on college tours and campuses and I put it in this very user-friendly guide - really more of a workbook - to help parents begin the sometimes stressful process of helping their children find the right college for them.

This 31-page guide (with extra pages for notes) has advice on how to start having the college search conversations, checklists for students and parents about expectations, college culture, academics, majors, and finances. It also has printable, useful checklists that you should take with you on college tours to really maximize your time on campuses, post-tour reflection prompts for both parents and students, and more.

This guide is for you if you’re looking to:

• Start the college search conversation with your high schooler

• Feel confident in guiding your child through this process

• Simplify the process through the use of clear, helpful advice and checklists