College is about many things, from learning about specific subjects and the world in general, to increasing your breath through a broad range of new and different experiences. But for almost everybody, including those who plan to get more education, college is, at its core, primarily concerned with one thing: preparing you for a career.

The Importance of Having a Plan...

A student without a post-college plan is much less likely to get off to an early start than a student with a plan. The importance of formulating a plan, as early as possible, cannot be overstressed.

The importance of having a plan now (or as soon as possible) becomes even more important further down the road. The distant future can be tough to plan for, and may even seem totally irrelevant to most college students, but the simple (and sometimes sad) truth is that many people's first "real" job out of school, for better or worse, sets them on a track that can be difficult to switch later. More...