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"Only 36% of students graduated from college in four years."
- US Dept of Education's National Center for Education Statistics

Our services are designed to help your child graduate in four years from the right college with the right major while designing a plan to comfortably pay for college, saving for your retirement, and minimizing the impact to your current lifestyle.  

We help students properly prepare for college - educating families about today's complex admissions and financial aid forms.

Some of the services we offer to help you achieve your goals:

College Funding Strategies
  • Calculate your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and then provide recommendations to reduce your EFC 
  • Provide strategies that minimizes your college costs
  • Complete a financial overview on college funding, current cash flow, and retirement and develop a plan that improves each area
  • and much more

Student Counseling
  • A certified counselor works with the student to discuss careers, college choices, and majors.  A report is generated for the parents and the student with a summary of the interview and best fit college recommendations
  • Online assessments and personality profiles assists with the student's self-awareness and certified councilor's analysis
  • Up to three college admission essays are reviewed, edited, and critiqued
  • A customized action plan is created to maximize the student's admission while minimizing your out-of-pocket expense
  • and much more

College Discounts (AKA the appeals process)
  • Analyze up to three Student Aid Reports (SAR) to ensure you did not get under-awarded
  • If the SAR offering is under-funded we have trained professionals who provide you with tested negotiation letters and will guide you through the appeals process.  We will give you the statistics and data while teaching you how to speak the Financial Aid Officers (FAO) language, all to communicate your competence and reasoning why their offering was underfunded.  We find that most parents are overwhelmed and uninformed per negotiations, and FAO's are banking on that fact  

Paperwork delivered On-Time
  • If you file late you lose money.  Over 90% of FAFSA forms are returned with errors or omissions thus reducing the aid you may receive.  We ensure all your forms are filled out correctly and on time the first time.  We file your FAFSA, CSS/Profile, and additional school required forms on-time to maximize the money you receive
  • We maximize your ability to receive grants, scholarships, and loans 

Action Plan & Checklist
  • The parents and the student receive emails notifying of each months goals and tasks to maximize your college bound results
  • A personalized web-based checklist is enabled so you may see what is completed, what needs to be completed, and your plans status
  • Unlimited support - Contact us as often and with as many questions as you want without concern of being billed for every call

Peace of Mind
  • Our team of experts ensures you'll receive the absolute best College Selection, College Funding and Financial Aid experience

WILL YOU BE READY FOR COLLEGE
WHEN THEY ARE?

SELECTING AND INTELLIGENTLY
FINANCING THE BEST FIT COLLEGE FOR YOU


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