Green light: What lights you up?
Yellow light: What are you curious about but unsure of?
Red light: What definitely doesn’t feel like you?

There’s so much noise. Clubs, internships, leadership roles, volunteering — it can feel like you’re trying to reverse-engineer an admissions formula.

The goal isn’t to narrow everything down too quickly. It’s to create healthy options that allow your student to explore confidently.

Not a lecture. Not a pressure session. Just a standing meeting to ask:

What’s due this week?
What’s next?
What support do you need?

The first 90 days of college — or any post-high school path — are about adjustment, independence, and resilience.

Your role shifts from manager to mentor.