College Bound

My parents didn't need to have a conversation with me about college. I was very driven, very smart, and if I didn't know what I needed to do, I'd find out. My boys are not me! So I'm very glad to have gotten my hands on College Bound. Melanie Studer does a great job of demystifying how to talk to your kids about college, and how to start preparing for it well in advance of when you think you should.

I have a graduating senior this year. I wish I'd had this book five years ago, because he is at loose ends now. No idea what he wants to do, doesn't think college is for him. I can't go back and start talking to him in middle school, but I can talk to him now. And I'll be pulling this book out a lot talking to my middle school son! He, too, says he doesn't want to go to college, but even if he sticks to that, I think the information I've got here will prove helpful no matter what kind of education he decides to pursue after high school.

To sum up: Got a kid in school who will need to figure out what comes after high school and how to make it happen? Get this book.