Our guest for this episode of College & Career Readiness is Jeannie Burlowski.

Jeannie starts off the episode with her passion for getting students through college without debt. She has been an academic strategist for the last 25 years.

Don’t miss what she says about her clients who have $180K worth of debt with time left in school.

Her advice for students and families is priceless–helping students to avoid loan debt.

She tells listeners that a lot of what students are told about college is simply a lie.

Jeannie says that her book is always being updated because she learns new ideas all the time for saving themselves from college debt.

She’s a proponent of career assessments to help students learn more about what they want to do, and no one needs to go to a fancy school to have a happy life.

Jeannie says that counselors are the lifeblood of the college and career readiness conversation, but they don’t have enough time to do that part of the job, which is why they need a tool. Jeannie suggests the use of MaiaLearning to help counselors accomplish this.

Don’t miss the tips and tricks that she outlines for counselors to use with students and families to use at home, including career assessment and tuition assistance.

You’ll want to hear what she says toward the end of the show about CLEPs exams and Modern States.

Finally, go to debtfreecollege.us for help with a debt-free experience.

If you want to learn about a technology platform that Jeannie references during the show, book a demo with MaiaLearning.com.

Book a time to discuss college and career readiness with the host of the show, Dr. T.J. Vari.