Culture Fit Assessment, College Edition | Beta, limited to 20 families
One college transfer can cost your family $44,000 to $91,000.
Find out whether your student will thrive at each school on their list before the November deadlines, not after a hard freshman year.
About one hour of your student's time. Report and review call in two weeks.
Sample report
High school senior, class of 2027
School E was her first choice. Schools A and B were not on her list until the assessment surfaced them.
You get one shot at freshman year. Most families make the call on a campus tour.
They loved the tour
Beautiful campus, great guide, a hoodie in the bag. None of that tells you whether your student will thrive there in February of freshman year.
Every choice feels like a coin flip
You make this decision once or twice in a lifetime. The school has far more data on your student than you have on the school.
The hidden costs pile up
Lost credits, an extra semester, a delayed start on a career. A transfer costs far more than a semester of tuition.
There is no do-over on year one
A hard first year follows a student. Getting the fit right the first time protects more than money.
The same method I use to predict executive fit, applied to the college decision.
Most college tools ask students what they want and hand back a list. This one measures who your student is, measures what each school actually asks of its students, and scores the match.
Mission statement
Your student writes a short personal mission statement using my guide. About 20 minutes. Most students have never put their purpose in writing.
Two assessments
The PR6 resilience assessment and a Big 5 personality profile in the Driven app. About 35 minutes, and your student keeps app access for 30 days.
Report and review call
A written comparison of up to five schools, then 30 minutes with me, student and parent together, to decide what to do with it.
What goes into the score
Every school on the list is scored on the same three pillars, so you see where it is strong for your student and where it will ask more of them.
Mission alignment
55%I compare your student's mission to each school's mission as it is actually lived, using student outcomes, retention, and culture evidence, not just website copy.
Resilience profile
25%The PR6 measures six domains, including composure, tenacity, and collaboration. A high-pressure campus is a great fit for some students and a hard road for others.
Personality fit
20%A Big 5 profile shows how your student works, relates, and handles change. I score each school's size, structure, and social culture against it.
Culture Fit Assessment, College Edition: sample report
High school senior, class of 2027
Five schools compared. Names withheld at the family's request.
Schools A and B were added by the assessment; neither was on the student's original list. School E was her first choice. When the data points to schools that were never on the list, I tell you which ones and why.
What one year at the wrong school, then a transfer, actually costs
These are national estimates. Low end is public in-state, high end is private, and your numbers will differ by school.
$9K to $28K
Credits that don't count
Transfer students lose an estimated 43% of their earned credits on average (U.S. GAO). That is tuition already paid.
$10K to $33K
An extra semester
Replacing lost credits adds roughly a semester at a public in-state or private four-year budget (College Board, 2025-26).
$25K to $30K
A delayed career
Half a year of entry-level salary that arrives six months later than planned.
Estimated cost of one transfer
About 1 in 3 college students transfers at least once (U.S. GAO). Neither number includes what a hard year costs a student's confidence.
$44K to $91K
A senior came to me with five schools on her list. One of them, a school she had worked hard to get into, scored under 35% for her. Schools that were never on her radar scored above 80%. She is visiting those campuses now, with time to spare.
Dr. Donita Brown, from the college edition beta
Know before November 1. Not next October.
Early decision and early action deadlines land November 1 and 15. The assessment takes about two weeks, so a family that starts by October 15 has its answer with room to act on it.
Beta pricing through December 31, 2026
$300
Per student, up to five schools. $475 starting January 1, 2027.
Reserve a spotThe beta is limited to 20 families so each one gets my full attention.
Everything included
✓ Mission statement guide and feedback
✓ PR6 resilience assessment and 30 days of Driven app access
✓ Big 5 personality profile
✓ Written comparison report, up to five schools
✓ 30-minute review call with student and parent
✓ One follow-up email round after the call
Your two weeks
After checkout, I'll ask for
Your student's name, high school, and graduation year; up to five schools to compare; intended major or area of interest (undecided is fine); any schools where they've already applied or been admitted; a parent email and phone for scheduling; and a student email for the app invitation.
Why I built a college version
I'm Dr. Donita Brown, a Professor of Management at a university in the Southeast, a certified habit coach, and the founder of Management Minute Consulting. Before academia I held executive roles at HCA Healthcare and the State of Tennessee.
I built the Culture Fit Assessment to help organizations predict whether an executive will thrive in a role before the offer goes out. When my own daughter started her college search, I saw families making the same high-stakes fit decision with far less information than a hiring committee gets. So I built the college version on the same method.
My work answers one question: will your student thrive once they get there? Admissions consulting, test prep, and essay help are separate services, and I'm glad to point you to good ones.
Questions parents ask me
What if my student's dream school scores low?
Then you know what that school will ask of them, and you can plan for it with eyes open. A low score is information, and information in October is a gift. I've seen students choose the lower-scoring school anyway and do well because they went in prepared.
My student has already decided. Is this still useful?
Yes. The report shows where that school will stretch them, and the resilience work gives them tools before the first hard semester.
Does any school see the results?
No. Results go only to your family. If the university where I teach is on your student's list, I'll tell you up front and score it with the same evidence standard as every other school.
My student is under 18. How does that work?
A parent or guardian enrolls, gives consent, and joins the review call. Your student completes the mission statement and assessments on their own.
Why is this a beta?
The method is proven in executive hiring. The college version is new, so I'm pricing it low while I build case studies. You get the full assessment at a price that goes up January 1.
One hour of your student's time. Two weeks. $300.
Against a decision that costs more than most cars and shapes the next four years.
Reserve a spot for $300Questions first? Email donita@management-minute.com
The Culture Fit Assessment, College Edition, is an educational fit analysis offered by Management Minute Consulting, an independent business with no affiliation to any college or university named by a family. Scores and recommendations are informational and support, never replace, a family's own judgment. They are not a prediction or guarantee of admission, financial aid, academic performance, retention, graduation, or career outcomes. The PR6 and Big 5 are self-report instruments; results reflect how a student responds at one point in time and are not a clinical or psychological evaluation. This service is not admissions consulting, academic advising, financial advice, or counseling of any kind. Students under 18 participate with a parent or guardian's consent. Results are shared only with the enrolling family and are never provided to any school.
Sources: U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-17-574 (transfer rate and credit loss); College Board, Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid 2025 (annual budgets). Cost figures are illustrative estimates based on published national averages and will differ by school and family. The PR6 resilience assessment is delivered through the Driven app under license.
