College Transfer Parent Questionnaire

Your son or daughter is filling out his or her own questions. Please answer these additional questions to the best of your ability prior to our first meeting. Please also help your child email copies of his or her high school and college transcripts and comments, testing reports (PSAT, SAT, ACT, TOEFL, etc.), and any other helpful information, at least a day or two in advance. Thanks!

Student's Name

Parent 1 Name

Relationship to Student

Home Address

Home Telephone or Mobile

Email Address (required)

Profession and Position

College, if any, and Year Graduated

Graduate School, if any, and Year Graduated

Parent 2 Name

Relationship to Student

Home Address

Home Telephone or Mobile

Email Address

Profession and Position

College, if any, and Year Graduated

Graduate School, if any, and Year Graduated

Please indicate who will be paying for the counseling process (both parents, one parent, another party)

How did you hear about Matthew Greene Educational Consulting and/or Howard Greene & Associates?

Your Child's Academic Background

What are your child’s academic strengths and interests?

What are your child’s weaknesses or greatest challenges as a student?

Please comment on his or her abilities in organization, motivation, focus, creativity, confidence, independence, and so on:

Your Child's Personal Qualities and Values

Please describe your child’s personality and character

Please discuss your child’s level of maturity, empathy, social concerns, involvement in the community, leadership skills, faith commitment, overall values, and/or other qualities it would be helpful to know about

Has your child had to manage or overcome any particular challenges or obstacles (academic, personal, medical, psychological, familial, social, etc.) that I should know about?

Your Child's Interests and Activities

What do you see as your child’s most important hobbies and activities?

Which, if any, do you see as particularly important in his/her college planning?

Does your child have any particular strengths, hobbies, or personal interests it would be important to understand?

Your Child's College Goals and Interests

Why do you think your child wants to transfer to another college?

Do you support his or her decision to transfer? Why or why not?

What kind of college or university do you see your child in? Given what you know about his/her background, development, and current goals and priorities, please provide some idea of the kind of college experience you envision

Are there characteristics would you like to avoid in a college or university? What kind of college experience do you not want your child to have?

Are there any specific colleges or universities in which you are involved, and which you might want your child to consider? Which ones and why?

Have you ruled out any colleges? Which ones and why?

Is it likely that your child will require need-based financial aid?

Are you likely to want to secure merit scholarships (non-need-based aid)?

Our First Consultation Meeting

Do you have any particular questions about colleges or the college admissions process which you would like to discuss in our first meeting?

Tell me a little more about your child and family. Is there anything else you would like to mention?