{"product_id":"major-mistake-jeffrey-a-barnes-9798993325002","title":"Major Mistake: How Smart Families Navigate College Without Getting Played","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey a. Barnes,Kristina Servidio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993325002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Servidio Enterprises\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Jeffrey a. Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965511647487,"sku":"9798993325002","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f261029-e98e-40d6-bd99-beb4341e56b8.jpg?v=1767281063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/major-mistake-jeffrey-a-barnes-9798993325002","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}