From the time we have our kids, we are thinking about their futures. College is one of those things most parents begin thinking about very early on in their children’s lives. However, what if you’re not sure your kid is ready. What do you do next?
- A CEO of a very large organization once said, “No CEO is ever ‘ready’ to become a CEO. There’s a lot of on-the-job learning.” That’s the same with college.
- You look at your kid and think, he didn’t do great in high school. My response is, “So what!” High school learning, grading, and all around expectations are nothing like the learning environment, grading, and expectations of college. That’s why measures of success in high school like good grades and high SAT scores are NOT very good predictors of college success.
- If grades and SATs aren’t great predictors of college success, then what is?
- Having a career vision. That doesn’t mean knowing exactly what job you want to do when you graduate. It means understanding what career you are interested in so you pick the major that is best for your.
- Learning that the very best way to succeed is to experience your learning. This means you have to do stuff in college. The more you do, the better you do academically and the more prepared you are for job success.
- Investing in a college coach is an investment in your kid’s future. Why? Because you don’t know what you don’t know. A college coach will help you make the best choices, in the most efficient manner, which have the greatest return on your kid’s time and energy.
The small investment in a college coach can save you tens-of-thousands of dollars. More importantly, a college coach can keep you from going through college and ending up only slightly better than you were when you graduated from high school. If you are looking for a coach, go to steveharveyphd.com and click on College Coaching. Competitively priced, with a program that is unmatched by other coaches, this college coaching program is well worth the investment.
Steven J. Harvey, Ph.D.
CEO, www.MyCollegeMax.com | CEO, www.steveharveyphd.com
