Getting Started - Part 3
Level 1 - Baby Steps
Welcome back! Previously, we discussed 1) the importance of identifying your talents and 2) how to translate those talents into career options.
If you missed them you can find them below:
Getting Started - Part 1
Welcome! One of the most common questions that we receive from parents and counselors is on how to get started in the college admissions process. In our experience, there are usually two kinds of individuals asking this question: A student is approaching senior year and there is a sudden realization that the process is more daunting than they originally …
Getting Started - Part 2
Welcome back! In the previous post, we provided an outline of how to get started when you are thinking about the college admissions process. If you missed that post, you can find it below: In that post, we focused exclusively on the importance of identifying your talents and focusing on developing them as the foundation of any college process. x
In this post, we will cover the process of identifying the correct colleges based on your individual needs.
1. Confirm that you need college
Not every single person needs to go to college.
Read that as often as you need to.
Know your talents and understand what those options are. For example, if you have a talent with fixing things and are interested in being a mechanic, you do not need need a college degree.
In the current environment, people tend to fall into extremes:
The “College is a Scam, avoid it at all cost” crowd
The “Everyone should go to college” crowd
Both are incorrect.
If your talents and career options aren’t in line with college, that’s okay. Don’t go to college just to go.
But if you need a degree for whatever outcome you are looking for, stop avoiding it and acknowledge that you need to go to school.
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