Articles, frameworks, and breakdowns for families navigating college planning, career direction, and financial decisions — written by Dr. Zed.
Dr. Zed · The Kilted King
Built Education Encompassed after watching brilliant engineers end up miserable — because of a plan that was never made before graduation.
Launch with a strategy, not guesswork. Most college plans are backward—major first, then career. Education Encompassed flips the script. Our framework prioritizes Career Alignment First so students graduate with clarity, confidence, and minimal debt.
College without a roadmap is expensive guesswork. Discover how strategic student services save parents thousands by focusing on career alignment and scholarship mapping before day one.
Getting into college is not the finish line. Dr. Zed tells seniors and juniors exactly what to do this summer before application season hits harder than expected.
$1.7 trillion in student debt did not have to happen. Dr. Zed breaks down how to compare schools by cost, not brand, and the FAFSA strategy most families miss.