Parents who want to choose a university for their children, visit the cafeteria

(Dan Tri) - When visiting any university with your child, take them to the cafeteria on campus to see if the school is a good fit for them.

An article by an American parent named Cristine Struble was published in the Education section of Business Insider (USA). Cristine shared her interesting experience in helping parents and their children choose a university.

Cristine said she has experience helping her two sons choose a college. When visiting any college, she and her son always stop by the cafeteria on campus so they can get a feel for whether the school is a good fit for them.

Cha mẹ muốn chọn trường đại học cho con, hãy ghé thăm nhà ăn - 1 — Student community is a very important factor in creating meaningful university years (Illustration: iStock).

Cristine found that visiting the cafeteria was a very important experience. Having her child sit at a table, observe the student groups, feel the atmosphere inside the cafeteria, and be able to talk to some of the students up close was a way to help her make the right choice about the school she wanted to try to get into.

Visits to schools can be conducted at any stage where parents and students feel they need them. For example, when a young person is struggling with the choices available to them, visiting the school and sitting in the cafeteria is a quick way to determine which school is right for them.

According to Cristine, parents and students should order food together, sit at the table, feel the taste of student life, and spend time observing student groups. Each student group will provide a small perspective. Feeling the style of many student groups appearing in the cafeteria will help children more or less in choosing a school, in addition to future career orientations.

If your child can't see himself in any group of students, isn't interested in getting to know anyone, can't start a conversation with anyone... then that school may not be the right choice for your child.

Having your child feel involved in the student community at school can help make the transition from high school to college easier. The student community is an important factor in making your child’s college years meaningful and fulfilling.

Cristine said her eldest son had dreamed of going to university, but the experience at the cafeteria made him decide to give up this priority choice because he felt it was no longer suitable.

Cha mẹ muốn chọn trường đại học cho con, hãy ghé thăm nhà ăn - 2 — Each group of students will provide a small lens into student life at a school (Illustration: iStock).

When the teenager visited another school, he could walk over to another table to meet and chat with the students. As soon as Cristine saw that her son could communicate comfortably with the students, she knew that this was the school her son would choose to attend.

When chatting with seniors, Cristine's son mainly asked about the curriculum, school clubs, dorm life...

Cristine never helped him meet the students, he had to take the initiative to approach them. It was a useful experience for him. After a few visits to the university, the teenager gradually became more confident and proactive.

Although the cafeteria is not the only place Cristine and her child visit, for her, it is an important stop. Seeing groups of young, vibrant people sitting together eating and chatting helps her child make a more informed decision about choosing a school.

(Dan Tri) - When visiting any university with your child, take them to the cafeteria on campus to see if the school is a good fit for them.

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