Purdue Or Princeton? Students Should Chase What Empowers Them For Long Term Success

In his new book, The Journey: How to Prepare Kids for a Competitive and Changing World, college admissions strategist Greg Kaplan unpacks the traits and experiences that truly matter — not just during the college admissions process but also in the years that follow.

“I wholeheartedly reject the notion that someone needs to attend the most prestigious school,” said Kaplan, who has helped thousands of students find the right fit in higher education. “We really have to put the emphasis on having the skills and the preparation needed to do whatever it is that makes them happy.”

Having practiced law and worked in investment banking early in his career before pivoting to working with students, parents and educators, Kaplan knows what the world — and its population of college admissions officers — is looking for in today’s youth and tomorrow's leaders.

“At the end of the day, we are playing the long game with a child and their future,” Kaplan said. “What kinds of skills and perspectives can they build?”

In The Journey: How to Prepare Kids for a Competitive and Changing World, Kaplan goes beyond the well-chronicled college admissions madness and cuts to the core of parental angst, delivering a definitive guide that shares what parents can do now to help their children make the most of the opportunities they will encounter in the future.

Emphasising these fundamental tenets of successful adulthood — grit, leadership and passion — The Journey paints a realistic picture of the lack of preparedness among today’s youth. Using stories of parents and students who have struggled and succeeded, Kaplan pushes students to consider: What do you want to get out of your college and work career? How can you jumpstart your journey into the real world? He asks parents: Are you preparing your children to attain a life of health, happiness and financial independence?

Rooted in humorous stories sprinkled with bits of brutally honest advice, The Journey provides valuable information for parents, empowers young people and encourages families to work together in healthy ways to prepare kids for their next steps.

About the Author

Greg Kaplan is an internationally recognized college admissions strategist and speaker. Headquartered in Newport Beach, his firm, the Kaplan Educational Group, helps hundreds of high school seniors and over 1,000 underclassmen reach their educational and career potential each year. Kaplan draws on his experience as an investment banker and lawyer to tie one’s education to their long-term goals. Beyond earning admission, he and the Kaplan Educational Group Team are committed to helping all of their students become healthy, happy, and financially independent
adults.

The Journey: How to Prepare Kids for a Competitive and Changing World
Publisher: HCI Books
ISBN-13: 978-0757325045

Available from Amazon.com