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Message: [QUOTE="Umami Zen, post: 4279295, member: 10678"] My wife is a retired executive recruiter and has frequently commented on the general lack of professional guidance provided at colleges for their students re: career development and preparation for pursuing their career of choice. There are outliers-of course- an extremely focused student who knows their area of interest and that specializes/excels in that major. Or colleges with huge endowments to assist in this effort. Colleges are in the business of selling their classes to students.--Make no mistake about that. They love five and six year students. LOL Why bring this up?? The undergrad decision is an important and fundamental building block towards establishing the basic criteria for that first job out of college. It is not the end of the road. Having a positive experience for the kids at an affordable price that allows them to grow and mature as people/students is key. Once they're out in the work world and/or in a Masters Program (hopefully paid by their employer) ..That's when the rubber meets the road. Advanced degrees.. ie MD/JD--even more so. Nothing earth- shattering here but I thought it might be of interest to some parents to hear what recruiters are experiencing in those initial sessions with graduating seniors looking for employment after graduation. Many times- Clueless.. Takeaway-Enjoy and grow at school.. Challenge yourself. Becoming an adult will come soon enough. Project yourselves out 10-15 years --after your kids are out of school and have strong careers and starting their families. The conversations you will have with them are priceless and can add some context to this process. My son enjoyed college immensely but has frequently said the real world is where its at.(after college) Enjoy the ride. [/QUOTE]

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