Ep. 317 | What Is Your Child’s #1 Priority?

About this episode

Phil Black discusses the importance of flexibility as a priority for children planning for college and shares strategies to graduate with zero student loan debt.

In today's episode, I redefine what your child's #1 priority should be when planning for college. Years ago, the priorities were: How do I get into an Ivy League, Top 15, or Top 20 college? What should I major in? Those days are over. Today, given the changing job outlook, technological breakthroughs (i.e. AI, automation), and cost of college, your child should be solving for one thing and one thing only... FLEXIBILITY More than any other asset, flexibility will be your child's key to integrating into the workforce of the future. One of the best ways to maintain such flexibility is to graduate college with zero student loan debt. In today's episode, I lay out 7 strategies to do just that. Will your child be able to graduate with zero student loan debt? Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll in PrepWell Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Give us a review Share this episode with a friend Join our mailing list (by opting in on the homepage or in this article) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your 9th or 10th grader in the program PrepWell Academy's Founder, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phil Black⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , has spent a lifetime cracking…

People in this episode

Host: Phil Black

Topics covered

• college planning
• student loan debt
• flexibility
• job outlook
• technological breakthroughs
• strategies for college

Keywords

• college planning
• flexibility
• student loan debt
• job market
• AI
• automation
• PrepWell Academy
• strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PrepWell Academy, Goldman Sachs, Harvard Business School, Yale University

Places: Ivy League, Top 15, Top 20

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