| | Attention Parents and High School Seniors (and families with high school juniors too!) |
| | OMG TIME’S RUNNING OUT TO APPLY BUT IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GET HELP!
As COVID-19 continues to reshape the college application process, it's more important than ever to make sure: 1) your student’s college list includes affordable choices
2) their essays give admissions officers a sense of who they are in the absence of SAT and ACT scores, and
3) you’re not missing out on colleges that can give you money and be the perfect fit.
Not every student applies early decision or early action, and even if your student has, there's still time to get their application strategy and details organized. |
| | Join Us: Tonight, November 10, 2020 8:30 pm EST
For Our Facebook Live:
Getting You To The Application Finish Line
We’ll Discuss:
Refining your college list to increase your acceptance rates Searching for schools that will offer the most merit aid Discovering great schools you never knew existed Estimating the true cost of a college Learning where your student is a good academic and social fit Writing and polishing your essays Receiving personalized help
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| With Russ Vitale College Admissions Counselor and Road2College Concierge (and parent of a high-school senior)
Hosted By Debbie Schwartz
Road2College Founder
(and parent of a high-school senior)
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Parents, bring your questions and your teens! Feel free to send a question about college lists or essays in advance to: Debbie@road2college.com. We’ll be picking a few to answer (anonymously) during the Facebook Live.
P.S. If you’re a family with a high school junior, this workshop will give you a jumpstart on what you need to know when it’s YOUR turn (which is coming sooner than you think). |
| | | | College Insights: The Help You Need To Find Merit Scholarships |
| | We have good news - our popular College Data Spreadsheet has been converted to College Insights, an online search site with more data and easier to use functionality.
Here's a sample of what you can search for and compare on College Insights:- Schools that offer the best financial aid
- Schools that are the most generous with merit scholarships
- Four-year graduation rates
- Early Decision/Early Action rates and the % of class accepted Early Admissions
- Regular Decision rates
- Average net price and sticker price of a school
- And a variety of criteria that matters most to you and your student, such as: location, test requirements, school size, majors offered, GPA, financial aid forms required, retention rates, endowment per student, and average loan balances
In addition, College Insights not only lets you see the information supplied by colleges, but by also by members of our own community.
Unlock the black box and look at real college offers other students have received at specific schools over the past two years. This information is valuable now to see what students were actually offered by colleges and it is valuable when your student receives his/her offers in the spring.
By comparing your student's offer to other students' offers, you’ll get a better sense of whether you can ask for more aid, and you'll also be returning the favor of sharing information by paying it forward for the next family and those in the future.
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| | | | My goal is to provide affordable services, insightful information and access to actionable data so your family can make more informed decisions about college.
Feel free to respond to this email with any questions you have. |
| | Debbie Schwartz Founder, Road2College I'm a parent, like many of you, navigating college admissions and paying for college. With an expertise in personal finance, analysis, and marketing, I'm working to give families the information and tools to make smarter financial college decisions. |
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