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WHY YOUR EFC MY BE HIGHER |
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Does EFC stand for “Every Freaking Cent”?
Hardly. Everyone knows EFC stands for “Expected Family Contribution,” and even though those numbers ARE crazy…through the roof crazy, it’s better to understand them and how they’re calculated than just screaming in frustration.
“Why Your EFC May Go Up This Year” can explain the basics and how the rise in the final numbers has been precipitated by the lowering of the allowance designed to shield some parental assets.
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FINDING MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS MADE EASY |
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For families with high school seniors, here's a last chance to make sure you've done everything you could to uncover merit scholarships for your student.
For families with high school sophomores and juniors, here's a chance to get a jump start on finding generous colleges.
This Merit Scholarship Workshop will give you access to a new tool I've developed to make searching for generous schools much easier!
By entering your student's academic profile, preferences for size and location, and other criteria such as special talents, sports, and specific majors, the College Free Money Finder supplies a list of schools that will be most generous to your student.
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In addition, the list of schools includes the specifics of any scholarships each school offers (deadlines, links to applications, gpa/test score criteria, etc). So no more searching on individual college website for this information.
I'm offering a steep discount of 50% off because you'll be among the first to use the College Free Money Finder and time is running out to find schools your student should apply to. Use coupon code HOLIDAY2018.
In this workshop I'll explain how the tool works, the data used, and other information you should know about merit scholarships.
When: Sunday December 2nd at 8:00pm EST.
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50% off all our workshop recordings from now till 12/31/18. Use coupon code HOLIDAY2018. |
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This workshop will walk step by step through the online FAFSA form and explain how your EFC is calculcated, which assets are included and identified as parent vs. student assets, should you use the IRS DRT, the pros and cons of using the new FAFSA mobile app, what documentation you need if selected for verification and more.
The recorded workshop, is led by Luanne Lee, a certified College Financial Planning Specialist with over 13 years of college planning experience in the financial services industry.
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Whether we like it or not, the financial aid season is upon us. So to help ease the pain, we recorded our workshop on filling out the CSS Profile.
Now's the time to make sure your CSS Profile form is submitted correctly. This workshop, led by Christen O'Connor, Associate Director of Financial Aid at Dartmouth College, explains the philoshopy behind why colleges ask the questions they do. As she walks through the form, Christen shares the most common mistakes families make, so you can avoid them.
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Do you want to make sure that your son or daughter answers each section accurately and appropriately, and submits the right information to portray his or her strengths?
We recorded our workshop, led by Marisa Meddin (Founder of Talk College To Me) “Conquering the Confusing Common Application: How To Avoid Filling out The Common Application Incorrectly.”
During this workshop Marisa showed exactly what information to include and exclude in each section to ensure your senior submits the strongest possible applications.
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NEED HELP WITH ESSAYS? As a subscriber to Road2College get a discount to use Prompt's essay review service. This is the service many private college counselors use for the clients they work with. Send a copy of your student's essay to get reviewed. Your student will get honest, constructive feedback on everything from the essay topic to the structure and grammar.
Road2College families already get up to 10% off. Plus, use the promo code R2C25 by December 15th to get an additional $25 off your purchase.
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Debbie Schwartz
Founder, Road2College
I'm a parent, like many of you, trying to navigate 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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