What You Need To Do Before Taking Student Loans
URGENT! - If you have a college bound high school senior considering taking out student loans to help pay for college - PLEASE READ! Here...
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- Mar 29, 2022
- 7 min
How To Stay On Track When Applying For College
These days, many parents start thinking about college planning in middle school, or freshman year of high school. It’s never too early to...
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
How My Son and I Successfully Appealed For More Financial Aid
My son had been chasing an invitation to play NCAA Water Polo for a while from two schools. He had visited neither school since they are...
- Mar 23, 2022
- 5 min
Successfully Appeal Financial Aid
Congratulations - you’ve been accepted and received your Financial Award package! Maybe you’ve even decided which school you want to...
- Mar 16, 2022
- 4 min
The "We'll Figure It Out" Strategy
3/7/22 At the beginning of the school year, when my son and I started the admissions process, I kind of felt like a schoolgirl thinking -...
- Mar 16, 2022
- 6 min
How to Compare Financial Aid Offers from Colleges
At the beginning of the school year, when my son and I started the admissions process, I kind of felt like a schoolgirl thinking - is...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
Even The Kids Are Worried About Paying For College
Read the latest stats about parents and teens' feelings about college.
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
5 Ways The CCPS Will Unload Most Of The College Planning Work From Your Shoulders
We'll get you and your student on the same page to make sure everyone understands the importance, the timing and the process for getting...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
How My Son And I Created A School List
Ever noticed that a lot of advisors, planners, and coaches answer questions with the phrase "Well, everyone is different...?" I'll bet...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
How CCPS Takes Away Deadline Stress
Planning for college? I hope you're good at juggling. I'll tell you why, and 3 simple ways you can get good at it. Once application...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
When It Comes To Student Aid, CCPS Leaves No Stone Unturned
At CCPS, I define student aid as anything that helps your student get through college without loans. Ironically, a lot of students view...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
5 Ways To Get Un-Stuck When Planning For College
Look - I know you're going to feel paralyzed at some point along your college journey. Nothing is going to seem apparent or easily...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
A Peek Inside the College Cost and Planning Solution Experience
When I set out to design a college planning solution, I knew it had make life easier for you and your teen, otherwise - what's the point?...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
Unsure Of How Financial Aid Works? You're Not Alone
Financial aid is a blanket term meaning different things for different people. Unfortunately, it is often used a little too broadly for...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
How I Realized That Student Loans Don't Have To Be Inevitable
There have been two important moments for me that really opened my eyes to the possibility of helping kids get through school without...
Make A Good Impression
So, you’ve chosen which schools you’d like to visit and started planning trips. Of course you’ll want to make the most of those school...
Visit The Right Schools
I talk a lot about school affordability, but there is more to finding the right school for your student. In the years leading up to high...
How To Shop For An Affordable College
Get The College Cost Report This is the easiest way - by far - to shop for colleges that meet your budget. Since my mission is to help as...
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