| | | There are lots of creative terms for money, but knowing all about “moolah” won’t get you very far if you’re navigating the college admissions and paying for college processes.
Things like FAFSA, COA, and EFC may be more easily deciphered. But, “Accrued Interest,” “AGI,” and “Federal Methodology” can be more than a mouthful.
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| | Hit 5 of These Bases For a Home Run
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| | | Baseball season is almost over, but the big game has yet to begin.
Application season is also slowly drawing to a close. If your kid has yet to begin their college essay, knowing what constitutes a “big win” to essay readers will help them “hit it out of the park.” (Okay, that’s it for the baseball metaphors.)
Seriously though, there are five traits that colleges and universities look for in an essay. If your child hits upon two or three of these traits, they can consider that a win. Read 5 Things Colleges Look For in a College Essay for some tips.
For some extra help, check out this recording of a recent webinar where a number of students’ essays were chosen to be in the “Hot Seat.” Brad Schiller, of Prompt, did an amazing job of drilling down into the essays to explain and turn them into--forgive us, but we can’t help ourselves--“home runs.”
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| | | Need Essay Help? Call Prompt |
| | We just met you, and it might seem crazy, but if you have college essay issues, call us, maybe.
Let's have a FREE 10-minute chat.
Call Prompt or schedule a time for them to call you (they're available over the weekend too).
Their number is 1-844-5-Prompt or schedule a time to talk here.
psst - if you call before end of day Sunday (10/20), you'll get an extra special discount if you decide to get your student's essay reviewed too!
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| | What’s Up Ahead on The Road…
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| | Our friend, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, also known as The Money Coach, was recently interviewed about how she saved money by buying her daughter an apartment for college. Lynnette said it worked so well, that she’s doing the same thing for her son.
Our Facebook group, PayingForCollege101 lit up in response to this article, so we knew this was a topic that LOTS of other parents would like to hear about.
I'll be talking with Lynnette TODAY about whether it's possible for your student to become an in-state resident by owning real estate. Watch here at 8:30pm EST tonight.
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| | 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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