College Funding
Guest Podcast: How Smart Parents Find the Right School for the Right Price
Guest blogger, Lisa Marker-Robbins, is the founder of Flourish Coaching. “Be smarter about slaying the college planning dragon!” is financial planner, Beth Walker’s advice to smart parents who want to preserve their wealth, limit college debt, or both. She joins the podcast to speak about the critical components required to begin college planning to help your student get…
What Exactly is Merit Aid, and are you Eligible?
You may have heard of merit aid, or merit scholarships. Maybe you heard that it helps pay for college, but do you know how it works or how to get it? Here is what you need to know about merit aid as your student prepares for college applications. Colleges grant merit aid scholarships to students…
Your Financial Aid Award Letter: How To Decipher Your True Cost of College.
Congratulations, you are finally receiving your college acceptance letters! Getting into college is a huge achievement and a big step into the next chapter of your life. After you enjoy that initial feeling of relief, expect another piece of the puzzle to arrive. Your financial aid award letter. If you filed the Free Application for…
Awards, Appeals, Waitlists & Final College Selection
Hi Friend, It’s April! Congratulations to all our seniors! College acceptances and financial aid offers have finally arrived. YOU get to choose your best academic, social, and financial fit college. Parents and students sometimes ask: Can I appeal my financial award? Yes, there is a process in place where you can appeal, and a financial aid…
Should You Appeal Your College Financial Aid Award?
You have received financial aid award letters from your colleges, but the award from your first-choice college is less than you had hoped. What can you do? Should you appeal for additional assistance? Maybe your award does not reflect your current financial situation, or a recent scholastic achievement, or perhaps you have a more generous…
Emerging From the Pandemic Recession
As Americans move forward under a new presidential administration, it’s a good time to look at what has changed, what is changing and how your student can grow from those changes.