You can't know where you are, if you don't know where you're going.  This chapter explores how much a student knows about where their future career is headed.  College is the beginning of their career.  

Numbers, schnumbers.  If students don't take a look at the cost of tuition today, they'll be surprised in a few years when it spikes up.  Saving for college is something that needs to happen on the parent side, and the child side.

The college you want, may not be the college you need.  It also may not be in the best interest for you in the long term.  In this section, we discover what each college requires, and how to achieve that before it's too late.

School records are the gatekeepers of the college experience.  Without those records, the college doesn't know who you are, what you've done, and what you're likely to do.  Teacher Recommendations are golden, if you can think about that on the first day of high school.  Glowing recommendations carry a lot of weight in the application process.

Does the college deserve your admission?  You need to look at what they have to offer you, as well as, what you can add to the student body.  Is there enough diversity in the demographic makeup of your school?  What is the culture?  Who graduates?

Do you actually need a car?  What does it cost to have a car?  Who is going to pay for it.  These are questions that need to be answered while you're still walking.

If a student doesn't know what they want to do yet as a career?  Great!  That means they are open to all possibilities.  However, in due time, they would need to narrow their focus and decide which road to take.  The clearer the vision, the clearer the path to get there, and also which map to use.

After college, you're going to have an interview for your career.  You must know how to interview before that day.  What is the appropriate attire for your position?  What are the interviewers expecting?  How can you be disqualified from your first impression alone.  Social media has gotten people fired before they were ever hired.  There's some cleanup that needs to be done.  This section will help you see that.

The Real World is a different being from college life.  When those bills start coming in, it's Game On.  There is no manual for adulthood.  You have to hit the ground running, or get run over.  This area of the book will question just how much you know about life after school.  You will get caught up to speed.

Now that we've traveled into the future, here is a trip back to school.  What is your current school life situation.  How will it affect how you see the world, and how you approach your career?  It may not seem relevant, but if you hold onto things from your past, they will contaminate your future.  

Do you have the right personality for your career choice?  Are there things you need to change to make sure you succeed.  This section does some introspection, a talk with the man in the mirror.  Self-reflection usually comes later in life, after many trials and consequences.  We can skip some of that by looking internally now.

This is a blank Checklist, that allows you to add items on the list that you want to accomplish, by assigning due dates.  Be your own accountability partner.  It also helps you keep track of how close you are to achieving your most pressing goal, which is to get admitted into a college.