Did you know most kids start talking about going to college in middle school? That's when college prep begins, but slowly. If you wait for transition planning you are very late. Did you know some schools waive transition planning for students going to college? Sometimes transition planning for your student includes something like busy work such as writing down some facts about three colleges--well it is countable. You don't want to be mean, but if kids will be taking algebra or something difficult in the fall, find a program or a nice summer school class to introduce the topic in the summer. Before high school starts, look at instate college entrance requirements and high school graduation requirements. Your student must meet high school graduation requirements that match college requirements. Take two years of foreign language in high school and there will be more foreign language requirements in college. Colleges do not waive foreign language very often (I'd plan on never). If a student is admitted without the language requirement met or another area is not met, those missing requirements must be met and the college graduation requirement has to be met too before college. Same is true of any other missing requirement. You will pay tuition for the make up classes and your student won't get credit toward college graduation. Credits can be earned at a community college. Really difficult high school classes could be done in summer school. You gonna need to provide something nice as a reward for summer school. Something the kid needs for college like a new bike or wants desperately are good choices.Your budget could be up to the college tuition for remedial classes. If your son or daughter has difficulty reading, get audiobooks from the local library or from Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFBD). It doesn't have be the same version. Shakespeare hasn't written anything new in some time. The movies where the actors use the actual reading are pretty cool. This sounds really mean but it isn't. Whatever your son or daughter learns before high school will help them in college and beyond.
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