A parent’s view
In a parent’s words
Parent of a DecadeAhead student · Read the student’s case study (PDF) →
Find what work gives you energy before investing years building toward it.
10 hours over 2 weeks · Expert guided · Students aged 15–20
Make sense of complex information and develop a defensible recommendation.
Turn user needs into effective solutions — refined through feedback.
Select the right customer, build a compelling case, and earn the decision.
Learn, operate, and troubleshoot complex systems with precision.
Model financial outcomes, weigh risk–reward trade‑offs, and negotiate terms.
Set direction, prioritize trade‑offs, and align people toward execution.
Break down complex ideas so others can understand and apply them.
Direct AI, check its outputs, and make the call.
Diagnose human needs, create and justify a care plan, and deliver with empathy.
Parent of a DecadeAhead student · Read the student’s case study (PDF) →
Nine live, one-to-one experiences across different kinds of professional work.
Students respond to the thirty activities while each experience is still fresh.
We identify the careers and majors that use more of what engaged them.
An answer to “Which major and why?” — from the work you have actually done.
Your student is going to do great. That part isn’t in question.
The question is when they find the work they love: before their college investment, or years after it?
Earlier is kinder.
About 10% of places are need-based. Just ask.
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