The cost of selecting the wrong subjects or wrong college—how Steering addresses it.

Wrong college?

Steering saves you from the cost of a wrong college

Imagine a kid getting into a college and wants to drop off within a few months or after one year. Steering takes the guess work out of the family discussions and prepare them for an objective analysis of a rewarding career opportunity for their kid.

We see so many stories of students planning the career path change within the first year of their college (see an example on Reddit). The reason can be uncertainty in career path, lack of interest in the subjects, the stream is not aligned with career aspirations anymore, they succumb to family pressure, or it can be other factors.

There are many hidden costs of selecting a wrong college, or of selecting wrong subjects or courses.

Kid’s emotional state of mind is uncertain
 
They get moody, lose interest in the studies, their grades suffer and since they do not know what they should do, it impacts their overall well-being in all walks of life. Their parents notice it, their friends to might see this change but in the absence of any way-forward, the problem gets deeper and bigger.

Impacts the family and loved ones

The parents are clueless for what to do now. “We have paid for the course, and you have already spent one year.” It wastes so much money and time now to find out that the kid is not interested. The family dynamics are at stake—everyone senses the stress, they don’t enjoy anymore and it influences their own personal or professional life as well.

The cost

Imagine how a degree costs to the family for its monetary value—sometimes the family might have raised a loan to pay for the college fees. It is a huge stress for them when the kid talks about leaving the college to study something else.

How Steering helps in saving the cost of selecting a wrong degree or a wrong college or both
 
We allow the students and the family to share their deeper and hidden concerns, aspirations, and questions in their own language. Our intelligent domain model extracts the meaning from those conversations and works on the scoring. Here is an example.
 
Steering's dashboard example where they share family discussions and conversations for a holistic career planning and life design experience.

In addition, the student and the family and loved ones can see that they are heard—their views and concerns are considered.

Steering does not advise on the course or college. It first builds the foundation where different opinions are discussed, the conflicting thoughts are addressed, and the family feels empowered and happy to make the right decision and select the best options.

When the student or their families think about a career path and select a college, they often have a limited perspective to see the success of their decision. In practice, they are not prepared for the real life challenges, and to respond to the mental model changes in the students when they get into the college.

Steering gives you the right framework and the space to discuss the real concerns before you make a decision about the college.

the cost of selecting wrong college and wrong careers for students, and how Steering helps in such cases.
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