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Helping You Plan For Your Post High School Education, 24/7

11/29/2014

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Since the mid-1990s the Internet has had a resounding impact on the way parents and students obtain knowledge about planning post high school education. It’s also been a valuable resource for college admission counselors and the colleges themselves.

It’s possible today, to visit colleges thousands of miles away without ever leaving the comfort of your own home. Do you want to know what the entrance requirements are for a given college, don’t despair, with a quick Google search, your can have the information right at your fingertips. Do you want to apply to a college? No worries. You can download the college application in a matter of seconds. What if you want to apply to more than one college? Presto, open up the Common Application and you’re able to apply to hundreds of schools with a simple click of the submit button.

If searching, visiting and applying to colleges online isn’t enough to keep you busy for hours and hours on the Internet, I am happy to tell you that there’s more. Without even breaking a sweat, you can find Podcast, Blogs, Social Media Sources, Financial Aid and Scholarship information all pertinent to the college admissions process. But wait, there’s more! You can even find SAT and ACT test preparation courses on line. Some are even free. And, after you’ve studied to do the best you can on those standardized college entrance exams, you’ll want to search for all that free money out there via a private scholarship search. Yes, there’s free money out there to help pay for you to go to college. So, stop reading this blog now, go open a web browser and start surfing the worldwide web.

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    Michael Rappa is a nationally recognized college-funding expert, and a Certified College Planning Specialist (CCPS) through the National Institute of Certified College Planners (NICCP). He is the president and founder of Ivy League Wealth Strategies, a fee based full service college and financial consulting firm covering all aspects of the college application and funding process. Since starting his local college funding practice, he has helped hundreds of parents send their children to college without spending their life’s savings or jeopardizing other important financial goals like a secure retirement. He is a firm believer that any parent, regardless of their background or financial circumstances, can send their child to college if they know how to play the financial aid game properly.

    He has earned the designation of Chartered Financial Consultant, ChFC® and Charter Life Underwriter, CLU®  Additionally, he earned his certification with
    distinction as an Independent Educational Consultant from UCLA. He is a member of the National College Advocacy Group

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