Comments on: Beware of the Turkey Drop http://greatcollegeadvice.com/beware-of-the-turkey-drop/ Expert Advice on College Admission Tue, 15 May 2012 22:50:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Katherine http://greatcollegeadvice.com/beware-of-the-turkey-drop/comment-page-1/#comment-4541 Katherine Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:15:40 +0000 http://greatcollegeadvice.com/?p=3316#comment-4541 Thank you for your feedback! Katherine Thank you for your feedback!

Katherine

]]> By: Katherine http://greatcollegeadvice.com/beware-of-the-turkey-drop/comment-page-1/#comment-4097 Katherine Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:24:20 +0000 http://greatcollegeadvice.com/?p=3316#comment-4097 Thanks for your comments Susie. That is great advice! Katherine Thanks for your comments Susie. That is great advice!

Katherine

]]> By: Susie Watts http://greatcollegeadvice.com/beware-of-the-turkey-drop/comment-page-1/#comment-4073 Susie Watts Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:28:09 +0000 http://greatcollegeadvice.com/?p=3316#comment-4073 I remember this with my own five children, but it was after their first semester during their winter break. All vented concerns that they didn't feel as happy as they expected to. I remindered them that one semester was not enough to feel as though you really belonged. It often takes a year. Each of them felt dramatically different at the end of their second semester and continued on to graduation. Parents need to teach kids to be resilient and find ways of making college into a successful experience. I would hope that as educational consultants we would have a better rate of success in helping students feel the fit is right from the beginning, but sometimes it takes a little time to adjust. Parents need to assure kids that this is normal and natural and be supportative in helping them make this new transition. I remember this with my own five children, but it was after their first semester during their winter break. All vented concerns that they didn’t feel as happy as they expected to. I remindered them that one semester was not enough to feel as though you really belonged. It often takes a year. Each of them felt dramatically different at the end of their second semester and continued on to graduation. Parents need to teach kids to be resilient and find ways of making college into a successful experience. I would hope that as educational consultants we would have a better rate of success in helping students feel the fit is right from the beginning, but sometimes it takes a little time to adjust. Parents need to assure kids that this is normal and natural and be supportative in helping them make this new transition.

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