{"id":7586,"date":"2023-10-17T14:43:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/business\/?p=7586"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:43:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:43:17","slug":"how-care-specialists-help-families-with-college-planning-and-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/business\/how-care-specialists-help-families-with-college-planning-and-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: How Care Specialists Help Families with College Planning and Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For many working parents, helping their teenage children navigate the complexities of applying to colleges and universities can be time-consuming and stressful. From helping them find the right college, to understanding the application processes, and figuring out how to pay for college, it can feel overwhelming. Not to mention, finding the right help can be difficult and expensive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, employers can help. Care Specialists is an employer-sponsored benefit that saves college-bound students and their families time, stress, and money by helping them navigate all aspects of the college planning process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Care Benefits Helped a Student with Learning Disabilities Find the Right College<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Caryn Galpin<\/a>, a Care Specialist with a BA degree and background in education, has five years of experience helping families with college planning and admissions. In her role, she has worked with hundreds of families to understand students\u2019 goals, explore their academic strengths and interests, and guide them to resources to help them succeed. One of the things Caryn loves most about her job is helping families uncover resources that they did not know were available to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A case that is most memorable to Caryn is helping a student who has learning disabilities get into the college of her choice. College-planning is difficult for any student, but when a student has learning disabilities or other unique challenges, it can be even harder.  One particular high school student was finding it difficult to manage the application process, meet deadlines, and get the scores she needed on college standardized tests. The student\u2019s mother turned to Care for support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caryn reassured the mother that there are plenty of resources available. She set up a call with both the mother and her daughter to understand the student\u2019s college goals\u2014as well as to learn more about the student\u2019s learning disabilities. Caryn then went to work researching options and preparing referrals and information to resources including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n