[fb_button] Do you have a plan for getting accepted and graduating from college? The United States student loan debt just tipped $1 Trillion last year for the first time in history. This amount of debt is HUGE! Take a second and realize just how much $1 Trillion really is. Let me write it out for you $1,000,000,000,000. Believe it or not, student debt is now following after mortgage debt. How much planning and research do you do before purchasing a home? College planning is just as important. Colleges are becoming more and more of a complex system and the odds will be against you if you aren’t in the know. There is no sign of student debt slowing down and in 2014 we should expect…
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The 2 Mistakes You Have to Avoid
Tweet In 2014, one of my goals is helping you navigate through the college planning process, so I decided to give you yet another valuable gift! Financial aid season has arrived, and I don’t want you to make the same mistakes I made when filling out the forms. Here are 2 common mistakes on financial aid forms: The #1 mistake students make is leaving a field blank. All income questions must be completed. If the answer is zero, or the question does not apply to you, write in a 0. If you leave an income or asset question blank, the federal processor will assume that you forgot to answer the question. Be careful to write your Social Security Number (SSN) and date of birth…
FREE Gift to Welcome 2014
Tweet Looking Back, To Help Make 2014 Your Best Year By: Brian Safdari This holiday season I thought to myself, “what better gift to give than the gift of knowledge for the New Year?” I have a special gift just for college-bound students and parents that you can download at the link below: Click here to download your Special Gift “A Checklist of Things You Should Be Doing” This FREE gift is a chapter of my very own eBook College Planning Made Easy. In this chapter I go over the things you should be doing right now if you’re the parent of a college-bound student. As we wrap up the holidays and bring in the New Year, I want to…
How can you avoid getting into $200,000 in student debt?
Tweet By: Brian Safdari Can you get into $200,000 in debt just from student loans? Of course you can, but I specifically wrote this article so you can learn how to avoid making this costly mistake. In this article I will cover three main topics: Why finding career options before college is so important How to properly plan for a college education How to avoid unnecessary debt A family we recently met with had 2 students going to universities in New York. They did not have a plan going into college and Nick, their oldest son, was undecided on his major and career. Nick spent his first 5 years in college figuring out what he wanted to do after…
How To Receive Free Money For College If You Are Going Through A Divorce Or Already Divorced
Written by: Brian Safdari The daunting task of submitting and applying for Financial Aid for college can be an overwhelming chore to say the least. Now imagine if you and your family find yourselves in a divorced situation. That’s right; it just got 3 times more confusing. Numerous questions may be swirling in your head: Which parent do we file under? Do the schools want both parents’ information? Do we have to provide EVERYTHING? The questions can go on and on. The good news is that in a divorce situation, you may just have many options in order to receive the most amount in financial aid, assuming you spend some time “planning” and gathering information…
Urgent Information for Early Action/Early Decision College Students
By: Brian Safdari Keywords: Financial Aid Deadline, Financial Aid, College Admission, College Planning, Planning for College, Free Money, College Application, Early Action, CSS Profile, FAFSA This week we kick off our new, online blog with exciting information from College Planning Experts. Before we dive into our important info on CSS Profiles, we want to take time out for all the families that were affected in the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan. If you would like to make a donation to the American Red Cross please Click Here. They have raised over $6 million in response to this typhoon. College Planning Magazine Here at College Planning Experts, we plan to start this college season the right way, by providing families with exclusive content that is…
West Ranch High School
Title: West Ranch High SchoolLocation: 26255 Valencia Blvd. Link out: Click hereStart Time: 19:00Date: 2013-12-05End Time: 20:30
West Ranch High School
Title: West Ranch High SchoolLocation: 26255 Valencia Blvd. Link out: Click hereStart Time: 18:30Date: 2013-12-03End Time: 20:00
Crescenta Valley HS PTSA
Title: Crescenta Valley HS PTSALocation: 2900 Community Avenue La Crescenta-Montrose, CA 91214Link out: Click hereStart Time: 19:00Date: 2013-11-14End Time: 20:00
Avery Library @ Cal-Tech
Title: Avery Library @ Cal-TechLocation: Cal-Tech CampusLink out: Click hereStart Time: 12:00Date: 2013-11-21End Time: 13:00
