In this episode, the premiere episode of The Highway to Higher Ed, Alex is joined by Rana Slosberg of Slosberg College Solutions.  Rana has been in College Consulting for ten years, inspired by the college search of her own daughter who ended up at MIT.  In her ten years, she has visited hundreds of colleges and universities around the United States.  Alex and Rana discuss the keys to developing a perfect set of colleges for a list for applicants, considering the impact of the pandemic on this process.  What’s the role of an educational consultant, and why is it important?

Key Takeaways:

-One of the first considerations for the college process should be with the money.  It’s better to be honest with a student up front about the financial realities they face than to wait for scholarships to come along and alter the picture.  While that honesty is awkward, it is critical.-The list that a student generates actually has an intimate relationship with their chances of success they will ultimately have at graduating from college and experiencing life successes.  The object of a college list is to produce the best “fit” for the student; a poor fit can lead to failure and drop out, an all too common outcome.-It’s important to balance the value of a school’s name brand value with the value of the educational experience the student will actually get there.  While the name on the degree does matter to some degree, the direction of the young life path has to matter, as well.        Learn more about Rana here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranaslosberg/Learn more about Slosberg College Solutions here: https://slosbergcollegesolutions/com