I. DETERMINING COLLEGE FIT
--How should high school students determine whether or not a college is a "fit'?
--If a college is not a fit, what should high school students be thinking about?
II. CHOICES
--Discussing post-high-school study as an important, expensive personal choice, not simply an assumed next step.
--What kinds of non-scholarly options students can exercise after high school?
--When is college not a right step?
--What are the benefits of earning a college degree in terms of future career possibilities?
III. PROFESSIONALS
--Interested in those with professional experience counseling students in decisions about life after high school to inform story angle, or other professionals outside of education to inform employment without degrees, or the "or Not" part of the article.
---Successful without a degree? Tell me more!
--Interested in a short list of what students can do after high school if they decide to forgo the 4-year college route.