Avoid discouraging words. Too many teens have heard the following statements this year: 
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Parents often tell their children that they should only apply to public colleges where they will be considered an in-state student. They do that because in-state students normally pay a lower tuition rate than out of state students enrolled in public colleges and universities. Some parents go one-step further and direct their children to apply to a community college or local four year college for the first two years so that they can live at home and save on dorm costs.
Parents and students often find the college process stressful. The main stressor, they say, is that many options are only available during specific windows of opportunity and this information is not readily available.