4. Are there any major obstacles to success that your child has overcome or is dealing
with?
5. List three adjectives that best describe your child, and why?
6. What would you most like an admission committee to know about your child?
7. Is there anything specific you feel we should know about your child which would be
helpful in counseling him/her with regard to college selection, or in fully describing
him/her in the counselor recommendation? (Educational background, family situations,
medical history, achievements of note, etc.) You need not list activities as we have that
information.
8. Are there any particular colleges or universities to which you have encouraged your
child to apply and why?
9. Are there any parameters that you have placed on your child’s application list? For
example: only instate
schools (or any other geographic considerations), only schools at
which the student wins a merit scholarship…how important is the cost of attendance to your
family in this process?
10. If you have any anecdote which you feel to be particularly revealing of your child’s
personality or character, please share it here.