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Navigating the College Search Process: Strategies for Parents & Families

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This online course puts your family in the driver’s seat of the college search process. No need to hire an expensive hourly consultant to help guide your student to the right choice and to help them be more competitive in the process. You can leverage the instructor’s more than 25 years of experience as a senior admission officer at five different colleges and universities to become the expert who can help your student choose wisely and prepare for success.

Help your student build their decision-making skills, evaluate best options, write a compelling essay, give them confidence to ace college interviews, and compile all the application materials to tell a consistent story. Learn ways to navigate the financial aid landscape and discover tips for minimizing your family’s cost. Prepare your student for a successful transition by understanding the data-backed strategies that can almost guarantee your student successful outcomes and higher job satisfaction. Learn what steps you can take as a parent to support your student in the most effective way possible.

Self-paced, online, open registration, 5 hour course

  1. Modules:
  2. 1.  Overview of the Process
  3. 2.  Knowing Your Student and the College Timeline
  4. 3.  The Search Process
  5. 4.  The Application Process
  6. 5.  Maximizing Your Investment
  7. 6.  Making the Decision
  8. 7.  Making College Worth It

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Words can change your life, especially when they are words delivered with experience, authenticity, and insight.

Aaron's words - written and spoken - help people discover who they are and imagine who they can become. Whether you are discovering your career purpose, planning for college, seeking to add additional language or intercultural skills, or just trying to get some inspiration for the journey of life, Aaron's books, courses, and coaching will help you discover and live from the most authentic you.

With over 25 years as a higher education leader, speaker, author, and consultant, Aaron has helped people from all walks of life achieve their vision for the future. Aaron has written for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, University Business, The Times Higher Education, the Journal of College Admissions, Campus Life, Career Developments, Career Convergence, Student Affairs Leader, Recruitment & Retention in Higher Education, and more. He has consulted for over a dozen colleges, universities, and educational organization, taught career courses at the university level, and coached clients using certifications for the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator and the Enneagram. Aaron's inspirational words have been shared with young people in six countries on three continents.

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