The College Readiness Quick-Start Plan
Know What Your Student Should Work on Next
Answer a series of focused questions and receive a personalized 30-day plan for strengthening your student's college readiness—without trying to tackle everything at once.
One-time payment • Complete in about 15–20 minutes • Download and print your plan
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Your College Readiness Quick-Start Plan
Your Top Priorities
- 1Organization and Follow-Through
- 2Independence and Self-Advocacy
- 3Financial-Aid Awareness
30-Day Action Plan
- Week 1 · Enter all known deadlines in one calendar — Student
- Week 2 · Send one email to a teacher or counselor — Together
- Week 3 · Review the basic types of financial aid — Parent
Weekly Family Check-In
Sundays, 15 minutes · What progress did we make? What needs to happen next?
College preparation can feel like one long list of things you might be forgetting.
Between academics, applications, finances, organization, independence, and emotional readiness, it can be difficult to know what deserves your attention right now. The Quick-Start Plan helps your family focus on a few meaningful priorities and turn them into manageable next steps.
How It Works
Three steps, about 15–20 minutes
01
Tell Us About Your Student
Answer focused questions about your student's grade, goals, current habits, and areas where support may be needed.
02
Identify the Priorities
See which areas deserve attention now and select the priorities that feel most important to your family.
03
Follow Your 30-Day Plan
Receive clear actions for the student, parent, and family to complete over the next four weeks.
What You'll Receive
A complete planning toolkit for the next 30 days
Everything below is included in your one-time $9 purchase, and everything is yours to keep, print, and reuse.
Create My Quick-Start Plan — $9- Personalized college-readiness snapshot
- Three recommended priority areas
- Customizable 30-day action plan
- Grade-appropriate recommendations
- Separate student and parent action steps
- Parent-student conversation guide
- Weekly family check-in agenda
- Progress tracker
- Printable and downloadable Quick-Start Plan
- Recommended next step after the 30 days
This plan may be especially helpful if:
- You are unsure where your family should begin
- Your student becomes overwhelmed by long planning lists
- You want your student to become more organized and independent
- College conversations frequently create tension or confusion
- Your family will be navigating college for the first time
- You want to prepare your student for success after admission—not simply help them get accepted
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About Dijha
Guidance Grounded in More Than 20 Years of Higher-Education Experience
I'm Dijha Allen, an experienced higher-education professional and student-success advocate. For more than 20 years, I have helped students understand college expectations, navigate academic challenges, access support, and create practical plans for moving forward.
I created the College Readiness Quick-Start Plan to help families look beyond admission and consider what students need to enter college prepared, confident, organized, and ready to advocate for themselves.
Dijha Allen, Ed.M.
Founder, Dijha Allen College Consulting
- 20+ years in higher education and academic advising
- Student support, college transition, and success planning
- Helping families navigate complex educational systems
Questions families ask
The College Readiness Quick-Start Plan is an educational planning resource. It does not provide legal, therapeutic, medical, tax, or individualized financial advice. It does not guarantee college admission, scholarships, financial aid, academic performance, or any other outcome. Families should consult qualified professionals when specialized guidance is needed.
You Don't Need to Plan Everything Today. You Just Need the Right Place to Begin.
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