student aspirations

"After knowing more, students and parents can better discuss and think about all these factors to decide if college is indeed the best option, and what type of college is best"--Provided by publisher.

Offers high school students who do not want to pursue a traditional college education an overview of the choices they have after graduation, featuring interviews with dozens of students who choose an alternate track in life.

Explains how assessment procedures can assist in finding the profession that is best suited to one's personality and talents.

Examines the lives of one football scholarship class at Pennsylvania State University over a five year period.

Denise Clark Pope reveals what she learned about today's over-achieving and overly stressed high school students while following five motivated and successful students through a school year.

Offers high school students who do not want to pursue a traditional college education an overview of the choices they have after graduation, featuring interviews with dozens of students who choose an alternate track in life.

Provides information for students who may be struggling to decide what to do with their lives after high school, and shares the stories of some young people who have chosen a non-traditional path rather than going straight to college.