What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissionsby Christie Barnes Price: $22.95 ISBN: 978-1642503159
The Truth About Career Planning and the College Search Process “…the go-to guide for students to find the right path, at the right time,for the right tuition amount to lead to their best career outcome.”―Anna Costaras and Gail Liss, authors of The College Bound Organizer
The Truth About Career Planning and the College Search Process “…the go-to guide for students to find the right path, at the right time,for the right tuition amount to lead to their best career outcome.”―Anna Costaras and Gail Liss, authors of The College Bound Organizer
“As a Higher Education professional with six years of experience working in Admissions, Assessment,Advising, and, presently, as a Financial Aid Specialist, I have witnessed the considerable strain navigatingthe college process has on students and their parents. The internet is full of advice, but so much of it isoutdated or incorrect. It is evident that Christie Barnes spent many years gathering research that willvastly improve the preparation and transition process from high school to college.”―Natalie Eck, financial aid specialist at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida Society's guiding “truths” about higher education are now incorrect. Student debt is rising atalarming rates and many college graduates cannot find jobs. In What Every Parent Needs to KnowAbout College Admissions, college admissions planner Christie Barnes helps parents and studentsto cut through the noise and find the best school, which might not always be the most prestigiousor expensive one. Barnes has worked with national and state education departments who, along with industry andbusiness, have created a new national initiative to correct flaws in the “college-for-all” policy:pathways to growth careers—great careers that can be entered at different academic levels, thatwill lead to high income jobs in growth fields. Author of the Paranoid Parents Guide series, Barnes understands how the impact of technologyand remote learning affect the projection of job growth and opportunity in the next few years in apost-pandemic world. What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions, is the firstcomprehensive individualized career and academic planning guide to teach parents how toprepare their children for this new job market—by getting them into the best schools that are theircustom best fit. Barnes has worked with national and state education departments who, along with industry andbusiness, have created a new national initiative to correct flaws in the “college-for-all” policy:pathways to growth careers—great careers that can be entered at different academic levels, thatwill lead to high income jobs in growth fields. Author of the Paranoid Parents Guide series, Barnes understands how the impact of technologyand remote learning affect the projection of job growth and opportunity in the next few years in apost-pandemic world. What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions, is the firstcomprehensive individualized career and academic planning guide to teach parents how toprepare their children for this new job market—by getting them into the best schools that are theircustom best fit. In an interview, Barnes can discuss:● How individualized academic, then, career planning in middle and high school helpsstudents and parents understand aptitudes and passions to move beyond ‘undecided’ toidentify interesting, high-paying careers in growth fields.● How work-based learning in combination with related instruction can be an optionsmultiplier for students.● The new innovative programs endorsed by schools, colleges and HR departments canhelp parents and students more effectively plan for college and careers. About the Author:Christie Barnes is best known for her acclaimed Paranoid Parents Guides, countering what parentsperceive as worries and dangers with facts and statistics to focus their parenting efforts. She hasappeared on ABC, NPR, the New York Times, and other outlets helping worried parents. Barnesholds a BA from Mount Holyoke College and an MA Hons City University of London and is certifiedas a High School and College Career specialist. Christie Barnes is available for interviews. Please contact Pat Rose,pat@mangopublishinggroup.com, 415-608-7634 or Morena Guerrero,morena@mangopublishinggroup.com