Shellee Howard, founder of College Ready, tells parents to start planning now instead of waiting. She warns against choosing colleges for athletic prestige and says to focus on academic, social, and financial fit. Generous institutions exist, but excessive student debt is a real risk.
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Hello, my name is Shellee Howard and I'm the founder and CEO of College Ready. Do you have a high school student? Are they ready for college? You have choices to make and you get to choose how you do the process. Which one will you choose? Overwhelm or having a plan? Do you know when they should start? Start now. Regardless of what age they are? Will you let your 17-year-old pick a college based on a football team or basketball team? Or will you have an academic fit, social fit, and financial fit for your family? Will you allow your student to go into debt by taking out massive loans? Or do you know the most generous colleges and where to find them? Do you want to do what everybody else is doing Or will your student have a standout strategy? Will you guess what colleges want, or would you like to know what colleges want? I am happy to gift you a free discovery session so you can answer all of those questions and make the best choice. Please reach out and send me a message, and let's get started.