What You Need To Know If You Have A Prospective College Student: A Chat With Author and Mom, Christie Barnes

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Christie Barnes is a mom of four and author of the recent book"What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions: How to Prepare Your Child to Succeed in College and Life with Step-by-Step Planner" She has been featured on ABC News, NPR, the New York Times, Forbes, Reader's Digest to name a few; speaking widely in person, TV and radio with more than 200 appearances.
Did you know that over 80% of parents cling to elite and traditional college and career mindsets? With the U.S. having the poorest college and career outcomes in the developed world, Barnes' new book "What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions: How to Prepare Your Child to Succeed in College and Life with Step-by-Step Planner" which reached #1 New Release in Educational Research, tackles parents' and teens' misconceptions with positive solutions.
On the podcast we chatted about:
-Why Christie wrote her book
- Why 30% of kids drop out of college by Christmas of freshmen year but since the pandemic that number has risen.
-What College Administrators are looking for in prospective students.
-The importance of your child attending a school that is a good fit for them and in many cases it's not the ivy league.
-Why education and employment ability are not the same.
And SO much more!
You will not want to miss this episode especially if you have a high schooler!
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