Somebody has to ask the good question. May as well be you.

Whoever you’re about to sit across from — a surgeon, a landlord, a four-year-old, your dad — the questions are already written, in the order that works, each with a note on what the answer tends to reveal.

Who are you about to talk to?

Often needed:First date Job interview A doctor A new baby Buying a house A therapist

Ask a landlordAsk a surgeonAsk a four-year-oldAsk your dad while you canAsk a judgeAsk the tarotAsk an AIAsk yourself

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“What do you handle, and what do I need to take to someone else?”

Why ask it

Advising roles vary: some advisors register you, some only recommend, and financial aid, housing, and accommodations usually sit elsewhere. Sorting this out in the first ten minutes saves you weeks of asking the wrong office.

Read all 20 in “Questions to Ask College Advisor First Meeting”

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Why every question comes with a note

Anyone can hand you a list of questions. Knowing why one works, what it reveals, and when it lands, is what makes you better at the conversation instead of better at reading aloud.

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