~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My Industry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The college process. Unfortunately, Parents of College-bound Students (POCS) and their children find it stressful because it's complicated, costly, and constantly changing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My Goal~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My goal is to relieve the stress by simplifying the process (from forming a successful college list to attending college graduation) showing how to make it affordable, and myth-busting college misinformation. With the knowledge to plan comes the ability to replace fear and anxiety with fun and enjoyment. I call POCS the "college condition parents are proud to have."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My Current Projects~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~• Owner POCSmom @ pocsmom.com• Long Island College Prep Examiner @ http://www.examiner.com/college-prep-in-long-island/wendy-david-gaines• I tour colleges and speak with professors and administrators, students and parents• I write and lecture for the college-bound and their parents so they, too, can survive and thrive during the student's college years~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Specialties:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~• College Process Writer• College Process Public Speaker• College Process Seminars and Webinars• College Process Researcher and Interviewer• College Insights Expert• Long Island College Prep Examiner