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Planning life after high school isn’t easy: 4 tips for students and their families
Purdue psychology professor Shannon Pickett advises internships, financial planning, and exploring alternatives to four-year college as 56% of 2024 graduates took out loans, highlighting cost concerns.
- Writing in The Conversation, Pickett recommends four practical tips for post-high-school planning, as reviewed and distributed by Stacker.
- Many high school seniors and families face uncertainty about next steps as tuition and college costs rise, with about 56% of 2024 college graduates borrowing to pay for college.
- Students should interview or shadow workers to learn daily job realities and narrow career choices, while Pickett urges financial planning by reviewing tuition figures and projecting loan payments.
- Financial stress increases dropout risk among students, while trade and two-year programs offer direct routes to careers that may better fit some students' goals.
- Enrollment trends show trade‑focused schools rose almost 20% through 2025, while gap years remain rare at about 2% to 3% despite potential benefits.
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Planning life after high school isn’t easy: 4 tips for students and their families
The Conversation reports on four tips for families to help high school seniors navigate post-graduation decisions, from shadowing jobs to considering gap years.
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Planning life after high school isn't easy: 4 tips for students and their families
Planning life after high school isn’t easy: 4 tips for students and their families Many high school seniors are now focusing on what they will do once they graduate — or on the fact that they don’t at all know what is to come. Families trying to guide and support these students at the juncture of a major life transition likely also feel nervous about the open-ended possibilities, including startin...
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