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Evaluating College as an Investment

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Career Planning Courses Higher Education Courses Personal Finance Courses Self-Assessment Courses Interviewing Skills Courses

Course Description

Overview

Get tips for finding your dream career, getting your college paid for (without loans!), and looking at higher education with an investor's mindset.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Be smart about student debt
  • Why graduate debt free
  • Evaluating opportunity compounding costs
1. The Perfect Career for You
  • The importance of picking your career first
  • Finding your career
  • Excel by determining your personality
  • Excel by determining your strengths
  • Excel by determining your favorite subjects
  • Taking action
2. Interviewing Experts
  • Why you should interview experts
  • Requesting an interview
  • Conducting an interview
  • Shadowing
  • Repeating and finding your major
  • Time for action
3. Utilizing Scholarships
  • The importance of scholarships
  • Finding scholarships
  • Excel by becoming valuable
  • Letters of recommendation
  • Developing your highlight reel
  • Applying like it's your job
  • Taking action on scholarships
4. Becoming a Student Investor
  • College as an investment
  • Evaluating the investment
  • Additional things to consider to excel
  • Action steps and conclusion

Taught by

WealthFit

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