Episode Details

Episode Highlights With Katie

• Why I never even thought to question college when I was 17... and why I’m rethinking it now with my own kids.
• How college became the default safe choice, and why that may no longer be true in today’s world. 
• The emotional side of this decision for parents: fear, social pressure, and wanting to  do right by our kids.
• The hidden  avoidance pattern of using college to delay the hard question: What do I actually want?
• Why the social promise of college is so compelling  ... and how real community can be built outside of a campus.
• The financial reality of college: debt, lost working years, and why earnings don’t matter if debt owns your future.
• The downsides of spending 4–5 years in a homogenous group of same-age peers.
• How college can delay maturity, responsibility, and real-world skill-building.
• The added complexity when sports and scholarships are in the mix, and how I’m navigating that with my kids.
• The exceptions: when college still makes sense (and why this is not an anti-college  rant).
• What I’m encouraging my own kids to explore instead: apprenticeships, work, entrepreneurship, travel, and real-world learning.
• The questions I’m asking my kids (and myself) to help them choose intentionally... whether that leads to college or not
• My personal opinion and what I might do if I had to do it all over again

Resources Mentioned

• Reclamation Radio: Why You Shouldn't Send Your Kids to College
• Degree Free

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