{"id":123,"date":"2013-12-16T19:45:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T19:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2015-03-11T02:15:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T02:15:13","slug":"readiness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Readiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-315\" src=\"http:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/readiness-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"readiness\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/readiness-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/readiness-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/readiness-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/readiness.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There are many factors to consider when determining college readiness. Some of these may be tangible, and some may be intangible. If a student is not &#8220;ready&#8221; to go away to college, there are alternatives available.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Ready?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>Has the student taken a rigorous curriculum and performed well? We analyze this by looking at transcripts and A-G approved courses<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>How are the student&#8217;s standardized test scores? We discuss the scores and what they mean in relation to various colleges<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>Is the student mentally prepared to be &#8220;on his\/her own&#8221;? This determination is made through authentic assessment (discussions and activities)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>How far away from home is the student prepared to go? We use questionnaires\u00a0 for parents and students to answer this question<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>What kind of extra curricular activities has the student been involved in? We help focus student in particular areas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>Has the student taken a leadership role in any activities? We also help guide students in this area.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>What does the student do in his\/her spare time? We discuss what colleges are looking for and make suggestions for a better college resume.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>Does the student have any special talents? Music, dance, theater, athletics?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Not ready yet? We discuss pros and cons of alternatives.<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>Gap year: travel, work?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li><strong>Community College?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-567 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shadow-divider_cni-blue-300x7.png\" alt=\"shadow-divider_cni-blue\" width=\"300\" height=\"7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shadow-divider_cni-blue-300x7.png 300w, https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shadow-divider_cni-blue.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many factors to consider when determining college readiness. Some of these may be tangible, and some may be intangible. If a student is not &#8220;ready&#8221; to go away to college, there are alternatives available. &nbsp; Ready? &nbsp; Has &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/readiness\/\">read more<span class=\"meta-nav\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":613,"href":"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions\/613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soarcollegeplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}