![]() ![]() Consider two applicants vying for the same job. Working professionals understand the value of networking. Encourage your grandchild to network with key people at their desired university ![]() It’s a very different world from when your kids and you were applying to college! Still, there are meaningful ways that you as a grandparent can help shepherd your grandchild’s college admissions journey (beyond just financial help). These statistics may look grim, but I want to give an accurate picture of the landscape. To cite just one metric: in-state tuition and fees at public schools has increased 212% in the last 20 years. At the same time, the cost of college has been steadily rising well above the inflation rate. Yet even before the pandemic, acceptance rates at elite universities were decreasing dramatically. Selectivity rates have gone up–in some cases shockingly so–in the wake of the pandemic. If you’re planning on helping a grandchild through the college admissions process, know that the game has changed in major ways over the last several decades. How Grandparents Can Help With College Admission ![]()
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