Pop Quiz for Parents

Please take out a sheet of lined, white paper and answer the following questions in blank ink. Keep your eyes on your own paper. I mean it.

  1. College is about:
    1. Job training;
    2. Preparing for a fulfilling and lucrative career;
    3. Networking;
    4. All of the above.
  2. Choosing a college:
    1. Helps me relate to my child;
    2. Makes for poor dinner conversations;
    3. Seems to require a surprisingly enormous amount of time and effort on my part…and I'm not even the one who gets to go!
  3. Campus visits:
    1. Are a great way to get a feel for the college;
    2. Serve as a great bonding time for our family;
    3. Seem to occur at inconvenient moments in our busy schedule.
  4. Right now, I’d say the college search process:
    1. Is fairly manageable;
    2. Frightens me;
    3. Makes me want to hide during my child's senior year and just show up for the graduation ceremony;
    4. Feels like a hot piece of lead on my forehead.

Extra Credit

TRUE or FALSE

I want my child to make the best decision possible and will do what is necessary to make that happen.