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What To Expect From Working With College Planning Experts

What To Expect From Working With College Planning Experts After over 15 years of experience, College Planning Experts is proud to have helped so many students and their families through the college process from starting with filling out applications to getting accepted to their top dream school. I started this company in 2004 and I am overwhelmed by how many families our team has been able to work with. I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the families we have worked with, their specifics needs and how we were able to guide them on their college planning process. First Child Going To College Mike: “They really streamlined and made sense of the whole {financial aid} process.” Mike and his family came to…

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Begin The College Search Early. Get Into Your Dream School

Begin The College Search Early. Get Into Your Dream School When I graduated from college I was over $53,000 in debt. Yes. That is the real number that I was burdened with right out of university. I could not believe the damage my degree had made on my bank account. Getting a higher education was a goal of mine that I was proud to have achieved. Spending four years climbing a steep mountain of exams, study guides and everything in between is only valuable once you have reached the summit. And I did. But what I met at the top of the mountain was not only my degree and a bright future career path, but I was also met with a huge amount of money…

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College Deadlines: How To Apply For Your Dream School On Time

There are two time periods that I can think of throughout the course of one’s life where life itself can become extremely busy. Those times are when you are a high school student doing your best to get into a great school and when you are a parent of a high school student guiding them towards a bright future in college. There are only a few minutes a day to breathe and then it is back to the full daily schedule. Between studying for the SAT’s, writing application essays and maintaining a solid GPA, applying for college is an overwhelming process for a student in general. For Parents, it can be equally overwhelming as we fill out all the necessary paperwork, take our kids to all the…

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How To Get Grants And Scholarships Regardless Of Your Income

How To Get Grants And Scholarships Regardless Of Your Income One of the most important messages I share with my clients is this: Financial Aid is available to everyone regardless of how much income a family makes or how many assets that they have. So many families believe that they are not eligible for Financial Aid or they believe that they will only get a small amount of Aid. This is simply NOT TRUE. When the time is taken to strategize a financial aid plan based on a family’s finances, they have a better chance of getting more money for college because they know exactly for what they are eligible.     This is something I have been sharing since the beginning of College Planning Experts….

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You Need To Know These Three Magic Letters

Magic. If we think about that word we probably visualize magicians at a circus or Disney characters or card tricks. College planning, however, is most likely not our first thought associated with the word Magic. But, wouldn’t it be so nice to snap our fingers, wave our wands, call out our genies and get our kids into their dream schools easy-peasy? That would be a dream. Well, I cannot promise you any of those things, but what I can promise you is that the closest thing to real magic you can get in this college applying process are three little words. These words will mean a lot to you as you start the journey of getting into college.       A few years back I uploaded…

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Parents, Why is College Planning So Important?

Let me start by saying this; “You don’t know what you don’t know.” The reason that I say this is because I believe it is the number one most important thing to understand as we start the college application process. With all the steps involved to get your child into their dream school, it is no surprise that a lot of parents become overwhelmed so easily. How can you have a game plan if you don’t know how to play the game? I started College Planning Experts to answer this question and ease this process for parents. Before I explain further, I want you to think about a time you decided to learn a new skill or think about a skill you would like to…

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How The Government Shutdown Can Benefit High School Seniors

A High School Senior has one goal: Getting into the college of their dreams. They work hard in school for years to secure their future. Hours at a time are spent on homework and studying for the SATs. They write draft after draft to perfect their college application essays. Parents work just as hard to get their child into a good school. Recently, many news sources are relaying the detrimental impact the government shutdown has on High School students. In an article from USAToday they breakdown some of the problems students are facing; “When completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, some students have found they need additional verification material from the IRS. However, the part of the IRS that allows them…

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So You’re Writing Your College Essay…

It’s officially college application season! What better way to celebrate than with expert tips on how to perfect your personal statement? Here are essential tips from The New York Tips: Your personal essay is your voice – it shows your prospective colleges who you are aside from grades and test scores. Let it be known that you have character, passion, values and life experiences. Emphasize how you’ve made this world a better place. Have you volunteered somewhere? Write about it! Show that you can make their school a better place, as well. Write about an experience you’ve had in your desired field of study, like an internship, an extracurricular activity, lab research, etc. This will demonstrate the passion you have for what you’ll study at school!…

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Interested in Entrepreneurship?

Interested in studying entrepreneurship in college? Here is a list of the top 25 entrepreneurial undergraduate programs according to The Princeton Review: Babson College University of Houston Brigham Young University University of Michigan – Ann Arbor  City University of New York – Baruch College Northeastern University Washington University in St. Louis University of Maryland – College Park Baylor University Temple University University of Dayton University of Oklahoma University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tecnológico de Monterrey University of Utah Syracuse University University of Iowa Miami University North Carolina State University Ball State University University of Kansas DePaul University Loyola Marymount University Oklahoma State University Drexel University Schedule a FREE Analysis with College Planning Experts to learn which field is best for you to study…

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Ease Your SAT Stress

Hey, soon-to-be high school juniors – NOW is the time to focus on your SATs. College Planning Experts recommends taking your SAT either during the Fall or Spring of your junior year of high school, depending on your SAT tutor set up. Ease your SAT stress with these tips from the Princeton Review: Slow Down and Score More: Your SAT score is based on how many questions you score correctly, not how many total questions you answer. Slow down and read each question to actually understand what it’s asking you. The more time you take to answer each question correctly, the higher your chance of increasing your score! Mimic the Real Test: When practicing for the SAT with your tutor or by yourself, take your…

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