{"product_id":"major-mistake-how-smart-families-navigate-college-without-getting-played-paperback","title":"Major Mistake: How Smart Families Navigate College Without Getting Played - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey a. Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKristina Servidio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe College System Is Rigged. Here's How Smart Families Beat It.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour kid got into college. Congratulations. Now what?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're banking on that acceptance letter to guarantee a future, you're about to learn an expensive lesson. Because while you were chasing prestige and campus tours, the job market moved on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor Mistake exposes the brutal truth: most college graduates are unemployable, drowning in debt, and living in their childhood bedrooms-not because they're lazy, but because no one taught them how to turn a degree into a career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollege counselor turned industry whistleblower Kristina Servidio reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why \"follow your passion\" is the worst career advice ever given\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to reverse-engineer your teen's future BEFORE picking a major \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The MAPS Framework for choosing majors that actually lead somewhere\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why job shadowing beats campus tours every single time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to build a \"pivot portfolio\" that gets your kid hired before graduation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The hidden truth about why prestigious schools are failing their students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't anti-college. It's anti-college-without-a-plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServidio spent over a decade helping families navigate college admissions using the same broken playbook everyone else follows. Then she watched her own students graduate confused, directionless, and deep in debt-despite getting into \"good schools.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's when she burned it all down and built something better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor Mistake gives you the strategy successful families use to turn college into a launchpad, not a landing pad. You'll learn how to help your teen build proof (not just potential), create career clarity before senior year, and graduate with momentum instead of just a diploma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for parents of high school students who want their kids to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Choose majors based on market reality, not personality quizzes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Graduate with experience, not just good grades \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Build careers that actually use their education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Avoid the quarter-life crisis plaguing most college graduates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop hoping your kid \"figures it out\" in college. Give them the tools to figure it out NOW.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the families who think strategically don't just survive the college process-they dominate what comes after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53008919003443,"sku":"9798993325002","price":31.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/g3lXVp2mzb9798993325002.webp?v=1769680191","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/major-mistake-how-smart-families-navigate-college-without-getting-played-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}