Why trust Professor Matt McCarthy to guide your son or daughter through their first year of college? Because he has spent more than two decades doing exactly that—at scale, and with measurable results. Having taught tens of thousands of first-year students in one of the largest, most demanding university environments in the country, he understands not just academic content, but the real reasons students struggle: accountability, time management, attendance, and mindset. Professor McCarthy doesn’t guess what works—he’s seen every failure mode, every excuse, and every success story, and he intervenes early, directly, and honestly. Parents trust him because he tells students the truth, holds them to adult standards, and gives them the structure and discipline they need to survive the critical first year.