October Newsletter 2013: Money Mistakes Awaiting College Students & More
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Beatrice Schultz, CFP®
Westface College Planning
College Funding Specialist
650-587-1559
Tune in to 1220am KDOW – the Wall Street Business Network from 3:00pm-3:30pm every Saturday for my radio show, College Smart Radio – Tackling the Runaway Costs of College. The show can be streamed live at www.KDOW.biz, too!Curious what College Smart Radio covers? Tune in this Saturday, October 5th, at 3 pm when I’ll be discussing “Six Essential Tips to Paying for College” with my guest, Mark Kantrowitz, a nationally-recognized expert on student financial aid.
Listen in to the College Smart Radio podcast of a popular show last month when I discussed the LEAP Fit 2 Flourish, Birkman Method® College Coaching, a career and college assessment tool, with my guest Lisa Mader.
Sending your baby to college for the first time can be a nerve wracking experience. What if there is too much partying? What if the roommates don’t get along? Will the food be all right?
There is another, less visible menace: the financial pitfalls that await college students.
From living on a budget to opening a checking account and planning a trip over spring break, college students are navigating new financial territory. And most college students are ill prepared for the challenge.
“They’re in that transition from under Mom and Dad’s wing to independence,” said Patricia Seaman of the National Endowment for Financial Education. Seaman should know: Her older daughter is a junior in college, and she has a high school senior.
The problem isn’t just one of dollars and cents. Students who feel unduly burdened by their finances often wind up dropping out of school…
Continue reading CNBC article here.
Our next upcoming workshop is:
- Tackling the Runaway Costs of College – Webinar: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 from 7 pm to 8 pm.
Parents and students are welcome! Please visit our workshops page to learn more or reserve your workshop and webinar today! Space is limited!
Paying for college is a daunting task. However, with the abundance of loan options and scholarships available to students this year, the burden and worry can be lessened. When including these extra funding sources, figuring out how much to compensate can be difficult.
That’s why we use Net Price Calculators to obtain the full cost of college after factoring in college loans and scholarships. Schools are now required by the federal government to post them on their websites in order for students to be able to access them easily and directly.
The net price of a school is based off of the entire cost (including tuition, room and board, etc.) minus the amount of financial aid a student is eligible to receive…
Continue reading Senior Scoop here.
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Get the facts. Educate yourself to potentially save tens of thousands of dollars on a single college education. Parents of more than one child heading to college in the next few years, can save even more.
At Westface College Planning we work with families to help you plan for and navigate the “paying for college” process. We teach you how to minimize your out-of-pocket expenses, maximize financial aid eligibility, understand the best way to navigate through the college selection process and prioritize your sources of college funds to protect your life savings!
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