Kaplan Launches Boost, a Unique Online Booster Program Designed to Help Pre-College Students Focus their Future Paths
Innovative Program Reimagines the Gap Year with Exploration of Fields of Study, Interaction with Professionals, Work-Integrated Learning Projects
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Kaplan, a leading global educational services provider, today launched Boost Year™, an innovative online pre-college booster program to accelerate college and career readiness.
With data showing that 30% of undergrads change their major at least once within three years of initial enrollment1, 40% of bachelors’ degree holders would study a different major if they had to do it all over again2, and only 35% of traditional college graduates feel higher education prepared them for the workforce3, Boost seeks to help bridge the gap between the college experience and career readiness. The 14-week Boost Fall online program, which will run from September – December 2020, will help students assess their interests and strengths, identify and explore target careers, understand and build core professional skills needed for their future and create a personalized go forward plan for their next steps. The subsequent Boost Spring program, which will run from January – April 2021, will enable students to apply their learnings to real world work experiences.
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“College is one of the largest investments any family makes, and yet more and more data shows it isn’t yielding the desired outcome for graduates, even as college costs increase,” said Megan O’Connor, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Kaplan Test Prep. “Boost helps students make the most out of their college experience and provides exposure to professionals and actual work projects to better focus both their studies and career ambitions.”
The program structure for Boost Fall allows for flexibility, and will offer a combination of live instruction, on demand sessions, customized study, hands-on work experience projects, live interviews with professionals in a students’ area of work interest and ‘pulse checks’ as students’ interests evolve. Students will receive 1:1 mentoring with experienced Kaplan advisors dedicated to guiding students on their education and career paths as well as be part of a small cohort for networked learning and reflection.
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