Parent's Guide to College and Careers


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Parents have good reason to be concerned about their kids' education and career decisions. The ever-changing job market and burdensome college loans can make it very difficult for young people to launch an independent life without the help and support of their parents. This upbeat handbook gives down-to-earth advice for parents who want to constructively help with their child's college and career planning, without micromanaging or hounding. Experienced career counsellor Barbara Cooke opens parents' eyes to facts and strategies for mentoring their kids in this critical area, including the reshaped job market, the importance of wise career picks in the face of large student loans, how to connect interests to work, and informational interviews to learn about careers. Cooke also reveals how parents assist their children as they evaluate their postsecondary education options, explore college majors, seek financial aid, assess whether to go away to college or stay at home, and much more.




Teens' Guide to College & Career Planning 12th Edition


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With input from teens, parents, and numerous experts, Teens' Guide to College & Career Planning knows just how to talk to high school students about the important decisions involving life after graduation. This easy-to-read guide, with updated content, enables busy students to hone in on the right information for them. Whether it's mapping the road from high school to college, figuring out financial aid, determining if joining the military is the right move, preparing for an interview, or developing early career skills, Teens' Guide addresses each option available to young adults with meaningful information. Inside you'll find valuable advice from guidance counselors, instructors, college admission officials, military officers, and-most importantly-other high school students! Also includes, expert tips for interviews, resumes, and cover letters. With new content written by Justin Muchnick, current high school junior and author of Peterson's® The Boarding School Survival Guide, this guide will help you get ready for life after high school.




The Parent's Guide to College for Students on the Autism Spectrum


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A parent-friendly book, made especially so because it is written by parents who also are autism professionals, that takes the fear and mystery out of the college experience.




Route 529


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Are you concerned you won't be able to afford the cost of college or career training for your children? Are you confused about how to start saving for your children's future? Have you heard of 529 plans but don't understand how they work? Do you want to sleep well at night knowing you're doing the best you can to help to help the children in your life fulfill their dreams whatever they may be? Discover how an easy-to-use saving and investing tool can help you prepare to pay for their education and avoid the debt and regret associated with not planning ahead. Author Patricia Roberts has helped tens of thousands of families prepare for the cost of higher education through her 20+ years of professional experience with 529 college savings plans. She explains in encouraging and easy-to-understand terms exactly how to put a savings and investing plan in place with just a few easy steps and how to stick with it over time. THROUGH ROUTE 529, YOU'LL GAIN: - Valuable information on how effective and easy-to-use 529 college savings plans can be; - Inspiration to get started and information on how to stay on track no matter where you are in your education savings journey; - Insight about how others can contribute so you don't need to go it alone; - Strategies to avoid the burden of student loan debt by making smart moves while on the road to college and career training; - Peace of mind and so much more! If you like easy-to-understand information, easy-to-follow steps that you can immediately begin to take, and encouragement and great ideas from a mom who's been through the process of getting her child to and through college debt-free, this book is for you! Get Route 529 today and hop in the driver's seat to get your children to the futures they dream of with the peace of mind you deserve.







The Neurotic Parent's Guide to College Admissions


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Admissions rates of 6 percent? Kids applying to thirty-two colleges? Sixteen-year-olds with more impressive resumes than Fortune 500 CEOs? Has the nation lost its mind? Why yes, it has! J.D. Rothman, the Neurotic Parent of blog fame, takes readers on a hilarious satiric journey through today’s insane college admissions process. The vividly illustrated book takes you from the Itsy-Bitsy Fiske Guide and Junior Kumon Tips for Preschoolers through Rejection Letters from the Heart and Bed Bath & Bye-Bye.




Letting Go


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Steps to Career


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For the longest time, parents and children both, knew and believed that Medicine, Engineering, Management and Law were the only true 'careers' which could provide job security and steady paycheques. However, youngsters today couldn't have been more open to trying out offbeat careers. They are bold, patient, resilient and aware of the fact that a career that is in line with their interests has a higher chance of being satisfying. An equal, or probably more, parents are sceptical about these unconventional careers and would rather have their children go in for 'tried and tested' jobs. With 'Steps to Career', the author has attempted to dilute the dilemma of such children and their parents, providing them a wealth of information on the available conventional and unconventional career options, to help the children decide the right career for them, and the process.




There Is Life After College


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From the bestselling author of College Unbound comes a hopeful, inspiring blueprint to help alleviate parents’ anxiety and prepare their college-educated child to successfully land a good job after graduation. Saddled with thousands of dollars of debt, today’s college students are graduating into an uncertain job market that is leaving them financially dependent on their parents for years to come—a reality that has left moms and dads wondering: What did I pay all that money for? There Is Life After College offers students, parents, and even recent graduates the practical advice and insight they need to jumpstart their careers. Education expert Jeffrey Selingo answers key questions—Why is the transition to post-college life so difficult for many recent graduates? How can graduates market themselves to employers that are reluctant to provide on-the-job training? What can institutions and individuals do to end the current educational and economic stalemate?—and offers a practical step-by-step plan every young professional can follow. From the end of high school through college graduation, he lays out exactly what students need to do to acquire the skills companies want. Full of tips, advice, and insight, this wise, practical guide will help every student, no matter their major or degree, find real employment—and give their parents some peace of mind.




The Thinking Parent's Guide to College Admissions


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Furnishes a guide on how to negotiate the college admissions process, offering advice, tools, and procedures that cover everything from the college application timetable to writing an effective application essay.