Useful Tips to PARENTS

For Selection of schools And colleges for their kids

Parents always play a vital role when it comes to the decision of selecting the child’s schools and colleges.This is the second most important decision they make, apart from the decision to have a kid. In today’s scenario, parents have to start this analysis and research work well before the academic session begins as the admission procedure for a particular session usually starts at the month of November of the previous year. They have to go through the rigmarole of filling up application forms, attending interviews and finally the anxious wait for the final shortlisted candidate names. Since this is seen by many parents as the first and most important step for a good education and subsequently good career opportunity for their child, so selection of best schools and colleges for their kids have become a top priority for parents now.

The first and foremost thing to analyze before choosing a particular school/college for their kids is the academic track record of that particular school. In this respect, one should try to analyze the track record for at least 4-5 previous subsequent academic years of that school. It should be noticed carefully that there is a consistency in the results of the academic sessions; i.e; if in a particular session,the overall percentage of marks in board exam is 80% and in the preceding year it is 60%, then it implies that there is lack of consistency in results and parent should be more cautious before admitting their kid in that particular school.

Nowadays, most parents want that their kid should be engaged in some co-curricular activities other than mere studies at school. In this respect, the school /college should have the provision of co-curricular activities . As such, a thorough analysis should be done either from the school’s website or from existing/past students about the opportunity and encouragement a kid can have from the particular school.

Not the least important is to find out how near the school/college is from your residence. The proximity of school/college from the place of residence should always be a key factor for selection of school/college for your child. If the school is far away from your residence, then both precious time and energy of your child is wasted during the course of journey which is not at all desirable in today.

It is also important for a school to have a healthy teacher-student ratio especially in the lower classes. If the ratio is not satisfactory, then it is not possible for a teacher to provide individual attention to every student and subsequently your child may suffer due to lack of interaction and communication between students and teachers.A last but most important criterion is the financial criteria. Today private schools/colleges charge a hefty amount from the parents, which may not be possible for all of them even if they wish their child to get admitted to that particular school.