你应该开始和你的孩子讨论这封信和你孩子的需求, 的优势, 以及对学术领域的兴趣, 运动, 还有课外活动和社会参与. 你应该研究尺寸的利弊(大尺寸vs小尺寸). 媒介对. 小),位置和环境(农村vs. 城市), enrollment (coed or single sex); you should look into the desirability of specific programs or areas of instruction.
不幸的是, it is not possible to say 一般来说 which schools belong in each of these three categories; the answer to this question will be different for every applicant. 我可以在一定程度上提供, 根据你的成绩和成绩单,至少知道你被某所学校录取的可能性. 在你九年级的秋天,我会更清楚地知道你在某些学校的机会, 特别是在第一个标记期结束后.
More and more people are asking this question each year; most schools are working every year to increase the size of their financial aid budgets, 有需要的人也能得到钱.