Do you remember talking with your high school guidance counselor about ways to prepare for college? Some of us do, and some of us do not. Every day teens are asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” "Where do you plan to go to college?" "How will you pay for college?" These questions can be very difficult to answer.
This practical and fun survival guide with smart tips from graduates, parents, and professionals should help answer your questions on how to prepare yourself in high school for college and career search, ways to complete the step-by-step application process, and how to pay for your post-secondary education. Students,parents, and professionals have offered their insights by answering the question: “If you knew then what you know now, what would you have done differently during your college planning process?” As the saying goes, “Hindsight is 20/20.”
Learn tactical tips on how to survive the college planning process. Your College Planning Survival Guide provides you with:
•Critical advice from students, parents, and professionals that have been there
•Detailed tips on how to approach every aspect of college planning from start to finish
•Powerful strategies for the most challenging questions about careers, colleges, and financial aid
•A must-read resource if you really want to know the “ins” and “outs” of the search process
Your training guide spells success –
•Survival Sense – Identify Your Goals and Your Gifts
•Use Action – Create a Plan of Action for High School and College
•Record Where You Are – Build Your Resume for Success
•Value Living – Gain Direction, Prepare Yourself, and Anticipate the Next Step
•Identify – Know Who Can Help You Along the Way
•Vanquish Fear and Panic – Learn How to Handle Stress
•Act On Your Search – Explore Careers, Majors, and Colleges
•Learn the Ropes – Kick start Your Future, Know Your Role in the Process
