Trust Developing Future Scholars Inc. in Houston, Texas, for college preparation advice and financial planning tips. Our company teaches parents how to prepare their children to secure professional positions on or before graduation in a chosen field. DFS’ 12 Steps to College Success will give you lessons in plain English on the following topics:
1. Empowerment for Parents and Students- Know what you need to do NOW to get your child ready for college.. Start early or start now! Know where you stand. Our company has helped more than 3500 families plant the monetary seed for academic growth. Contact us today for college preparation advice or to order your copy of DFS 12 Steps to College Success.
2. Selecting the right college or university for each individual –
Learn the 4 most essential criteria for college selection, and questions to ask at your school’s College Night. First, we address why your child is going to college (Hint: it’s not to get a good job.) The DFS 12 Steps to College Success parental empowerment program teaches you how to get your child into a prestigious school and secure the funding to do so. At DFS, we start SAT preparation and exposure as early as the fourth grade.
3. How financial aid is awarded – know what colleges and universities will do for your child BEFORE you even apply. Learn the financial aid formula and what it means to your individual situation. Learn how to take emotion out of the decision making process and look at the numbers. Don’t “want” the school more than the school “wants” you.
4. Career Choice and Infiltration – You will learn what to look for in a career in addition to how to negotiate salary upon graduation.A quality education in this country can sometimes literally be left up to the lottery.Do you feel lucky today? Are you willing to gamble with your student’s college career? You, and your immediate and extended families must now become involved from a position of power.
Parental involvement without parental empowerment does not work. Become the best counselor your child will ever have by showing him or her that you are there for them and you know what you are doing. They no longer have to wait for the school counselor to give them the information they need.
