I decided that since I was having more school reluctance than I wanted from Alex, that I would fix that with a visit to a local university. He has never had a visit to a college, other that visiting G4 and I want him to understand what he needs to do to get into one. I am not beating him over the head with books because I enjoy it. So, I called a local university, Seattle University and made an appointment for a tour and a meeting with an admissions counselor.
It turned out to be the best thing in the world for Alex. I keep forgetting that he doesn't come from the same place I do and even though he has expressed interest in college, he had no true understanding of what that meant. We got a great tour guide and really fell in love with the campus. It is very small, only 4300 undergrad students, with most living on campus. It felt very much like a family campus with a lot of community spirit. Afterwards, we met with an admissions counselor, which went very well.
