Subject: ICYMI Paying For College Discussions

Catch up on trending topics from our Paying For College 101 discussions.

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ICYMI – Trending Topics @Road2College
 
Road2College Parents - Check out our new feature!
 
In ICYMI you’ll be able to catch up on some info-filled posts you might have missed in our fast-moving Paying for College 101 group on Facebook.
 
To help busy parents like you, 2x a month we’ll capture recent links on trending topicshelpful posts and insightful comments on all things paying for college related.
 
You’ll find Paying For College 101 to be a supportive community where families discuss, ask questions and share info related to finding colleges and paying for college (financial aid, merit aid, loans, scholarships) so you can stay on top of what you need to know. 

If you're not a member of the group, you'll have to join to see the details of the conversation because the group is private and only accessible to members. 

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Below are the most popular topics, jump to our website to see a summary of each post, and click to the specific conversation in the group to read all the details.


Dilemma of Daughter Accepted ED But With No Aid
One mom of a senior in high school fears she made a “huge financial mistake because she ‘assumed’ her daughter would get Merit Aid from her top choice school if she was accepted Early Decision.” 
 
 
And on a similar note for parents of high school seniors: A mom wonders if her daughter has applied to the “wrong schools?”
 
 
College Loans
How do you explain a “potential $80K Debt Burden to a 17 year old?”
 
 
Deferred in Early Action
What are the chances of acceptance in the regular round of decisions if your child has been deferred in early action? A California mom says her daughter is now feeling “very uncertain and scared about the process” now that she’s been deferred in the Early Action round at Boston College. 
 
 
Average Kids Waiting on Acceptances from State Schools?
A proud mom in New Hampshire of an average student asks if she’s the “only one with a teenager that is still trying to figure out his life and his future?” 
 

Looking at you, parents of juniors. 
If you are starting to research colleges, listen to one New Jersey mom who worries that there are too many “reach” schools on her future-biology-major son’s list.
 
 
An Indiana mom recently toured the University of Chicago with her high school junior son. 
Beautiful campus, top academics, high tuition, low admission rate – but - is it really true that UChicago is “where fun goes to die”?

 
That’s it for now; stay tuned for our next edition of ICYMI coming in mid-January.


TOOLS and SERVICES TO HELP
My goal has always been to provide tools and content to help families through the crazy process of college admissions and paying for it!!


The first tool I've focued on is to help families find FREE MONEY from colleges based on your student's academic achievements, not based on your household income. 


When my daughter was applying to colleges I knew there was no way our family would receive financial aid. But it took me months to pull together data from disparate sources and search college websites for details on scholarships colleges offer.


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Use coupon code HOLIDAY2018, it's valid till midnight Saturday, January 5th.

Along with purchasing the tool, you'll also be invited to our January workshop on merit scholarships


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 education, data, and tools to make smarter financial college decisions.
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