| | Welcome to the FIRST OFFICIAL day of our BUILD THE PERFECT COLLEGE LIST 5 day challenge.
Over the next 5 days, we’ll walk you step-by-step through the college list building process so you’ll have a great list started by this Thursday!
So exciting, right?!
The most common question families ask us when they get started with this process is...
"Where and how do I start?"
In Day 1 of our Free 5 Day Challenge, we will discuss financial fit factors.
What good is it if your child gets into a school that you can't afford to pay for?
The Facebook Live tonight and worksheet for homework will provide you with the necessary steps you need to begin to understand what you're capable of (or willing to) pay for college, what the government and colleges are going to expect you to pay for college, and how financial aid works.
You will learn how:
- to figure out how much your family can afford to pay for college
- EFC is calculated and what YOUR EFC is
- schools offer financial aid and
- to estimate how much individual schools will expect YOU to pay.
Click here to watch Video #1 to kick off the list-building challenge (0:57)
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| | | | | In addition, we’ve also included a worksheet on financial fit factors. The worksheet is attached to this email (scroll to the bottom of the email), print it out now.
YOUR HOMEWORK AFTER TONIGHT'S FACEBOOK LIVE is to:- start figuring out your family's college budget
- calculate your EFC (we know it's scary, but you have to know it)
- and research college costs at 3 different schools.
Remember: Your College List Drives Everything!
Your student's admissibility, your family's affordability and the workload that is required to complete the application process.
This first day of this challenge will set the foundation for the rest of your college list creation process.
Don’t forget - Russ and Debbie will be LIVE in the 5 Day List Building Facebook Group tonight at 8:30 PM (EST) to answer any questions you have about today’s task. (If you haven't joined the group yet, click the button below now!!) |
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In the meantime, we encourage you to post any questions, comments or concerns inside the group and let us know what you’re learning from Day 1 of the challenge! We love to hear from you.
Good luck getting started!
-Debbie and Russ
PS: We’ll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with Step 2 of the list building process.
PPS: Don’t forget to BLOCK OFF YOUR CALENDAR for 8:30 - 9:30 PM (EST) THIS THURSDAY (1/30) for the most important part of the challenge...the LIVE Q&A with Debbie and Russ!
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| | (when you request to join the group, include the code "Perfect List" along with your email ) |
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