I sent 4 kids to college, but my youngest decided to enroll far away. It's been a completely different admissions experience.
A parent reflects on the evolving college admissions process while preparing their youngest child for a school far from home. The author highlights how modern tools like customized campus visits and admitted student days have changed the experience compared to previous years.
Why it matters
It provides practical insight into the changing landscape of higher education recruitment and the parental experience of the college transition.
The author's youngest kid is going to college far away. Courtesy of Trisha Daab My 5th and youngest is going the furthest away to college, and it's been a whole new experience. Custom campus tours and a financial aid review were all new to us. This time, the orientation was 2.5 useful and fun days for my kid and for me. I've sent four kids — my son and three stepchildren — to college, so I thought I'd experienced almost everything in this process: campus visits , move-in and move-out, loans, roommate issues, and family weekends. As my youngest kid prepares for college, I thought there wouldn't be many new experiences for me, but I was wrong. My final child (who uses they/them pronouns ) plans to attend a school far from home, which has offered me a totally different experience.
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