How to Guide Your Teen to Choose the Right Major, College, & Career
How to Guide Your Teen to Choose the Right Major, College, & Career
(...without painting themselves into a corner, missing crucial deadlines, or risking choices you both regret).
As a parent of a teen, it can feel like life is on fast forward toward graduation. That alone is overwhelming on top of all of the to-do’s that need to be accomplished…
✔️Keep grades up
✔️Be involved in extracurricular activities
✔️Take the ACT or SAT, and oh yes, prep too
✔️Figure out your college budget
✔️Find the right colleges to visit…then apply
With thousands of 4-year universities, that last one on the list often leaves students like a deer in headlights and confused about where to begin.
By connecting with and following Lisa Marker Robbins at Flourish Coaching, I’ve learned a lot about college majors and how they relate to admission and the college-bound journey.
And I’ve come to believe that understanding college majors can make it a lot easier to create a college list that matches the student. That alone removes part of the overwhelm for teens.
Lisa has a complimentary video on “How to guide your teen to choose the right major, college, & career” that she created for parents (and students), and she’s given me permission share it with my audience! In this, she’ll cover:
How flipping the script on the college admissions process can help ensure an on-time (and on budget!) graduation and a career your teen will love.
How to know *beyond any doubt* that your teen has chosen the right college, major, and career path, and hasn’t based their decision on luck, picked the “safe” option, or inadvertently restricted their potential.
How to ensure your teen’s senior year choices don't trap them in an unsuitable major or close the door on an opportunity no amount of money or persuasion can open.
Lisa has been advising and supporting college-bound families for decades, and I think this is a great resource for parents and students as they prepare for college
My Best,
Dave the Scholarship Coach
PS This is a great informational video for you if….
You don’t know what you don’t know: It’s been years since you went to college, and you know times have changed. The last thing you want to do is give your child the wrong advice!
You want a timeline you can trust: Make sure your child’s future planning checks all the required boxes in the right order–and without missing any important deadlines.
You want reassurance from a trusted expert: Even if your student is already considering a specific college major and/or career, you need to make sure that the decision is an informed one.
Click here to watch Lisa’s complimentary video: “How to guide your teen to choose the right major, college, & career.”
Today’s Featured Scholarship:
Without college major and career clarity, responding to the essay prompt for today’s featured scholarship (and, in fact, most scholarships) will be difficult, if not impossible.
Today’s featured scholarship is the Courage to Grow Scholarship. Here are the details you need to know:
Eligibility:
You must be a junior or senior in high school or college student with a minimum GPA of 2.5 or better. U.S. citizens only please.
Application Requirements:
Complete the short application form
Explain in 250 words or less why you believe you should be awarded this scholarship:(Required)