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COLLEGE  SEARCH  COMPARISON

Typical College Search: 
  1. Junior year:  The family works with an admissions consultant to identify colleges that are the right fit (academically, socially, etc.).
  2. Junior year and summer:  The family visits colleges and determines which ones "feel right".  The student finds his "dream school".
  3. Senior year:  The student applies for admission and financial aid, gets accepted to his "dream school", but finds that the financial aid award makes it impossible to attend.
  4. Outcome:  
  • With only weeks to go before the May 1 deposit deadline, the family scrambles to find other schools that are a "financial fit".
  • Disappointed, the student attends a different school with a better financial aid award or...
  • The family decides to "bite the bullet", and let the student attend the "dream school" that they can't afford.  Either the family and the student incur LOTS of debt for the degree, or the student has to transfer to a different (less expensive) school during or after his freshman year.  

College Search Using The 
"College Net Price Analysis": 
  1. Junior year:  The family works with an admissions consultant to identify colleges that are the right fit (academically, socially, etc.).  The consultant orders a "College Net Price Analysis" to determine which of the schools are a financial fit for the family.  
  2. Junior year and summer:  The family visits colleges that the admissions consultant has determined are a fit academically AND financially.  The student finds his "dream school".
  3. Senior year:  The student applies for admission and financial aid, gets accepted to his "dream school", and receives a financial aid award that makes it possible to attend.
  4. Outcome: 
  • The student attends his "dream school", and is not overly burdened with loan debt.  
We provide families, attorneys, CPA's and admissions consultants with a College Net Price Analysis reports, financial aid application assistance, financial aid award letter analysis, and assistance with financial aid appeals. 

Each College Net Price Analysis includes:
  • Your specific estimated Expected Family Contribution (used by schools to determine your financial aid award) based on your actual financial situation.
  • For up to 5 colleges (your choice, your Admissions Consultant's choice, your Financial Planner or CPA's choice, my choice, or any combination thereof)/
  • The college's Cost of Attendance breakdown, including tuition/fees, room/board, etc.
  • The Net Price for families in your income level.
  • An actual estimated award based on your Expected Family Contribution.
  • Loan information including the average indebtedness for graduates (complete with sample loan repayment information).
  • Merit, Talent and/or Athletic aid information.
  • The school's philosophy regarding financial aid; Do they meet meed? Are they "need blind?".
  • The school's admit rates, retention rate and graduation rates.
  • The Financial Aid Office contact information.
  • A list of all of the financial aid application materials and deadlines.
  •  A spreadsheet showing a side-by-side comparison of your schools.   
  •  A Glossary of Terms so that you understand all of the information in the report. 

Financial Aid Application Assistance: 
For those families who want some advice and assistance completing the financial aid forms (FAFSA, CSS Profile, institutional applications, etc.).

Financial Aid Award Letter Analysis: 
For those families who want a professional assessment of the financial aid awards received before making a final commitment to a school.

Financial Aid Appeal Assistance:
For those families who want to ask schools to take additional circumstances into consideration when considering their financial aid awards.   




EXPERIENCE
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Learn what specific colleges will cost you...  
before you apply!  

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Each Financial Aid Analysis Report starts with your individual Expected Family Contribution.  This is the number schools will use to determine your eligibility for need-based financial aid.  

Next, you select up to 10 colleges (your choice, your Admissions Consultant’s choice, your Financial Planner’s choice, your Guidance Counselor's choice, my choice, or any combination thereof).  

For each college, you will learn:
  • The "Sticker Price" - this is what it would cost if you paid cash for a full year of full-time tuition and fees, on-campus room and board, books, supplies, and other educationally-related expenses.
  • Your actual estimated "Net Cost" or "Net Price" based on what families with your Expected Family Contribution have paid after they received their financial aid packages.
  • The average "Net Price" for families in your income range.
  • Loan information, including average indebtedness for graduates (complete with sample loan repayment figures).
  • Merit and/or Athletic scholarship information.
  • The school's "Financial Aid Philosophy": Do they offer "need blind" admissions, and do they "meet need"?
  • The school's admit rate, retention rate and graduation rates.  
  • List of required financial aid applications and deadlines.

Each Financial Aid Analysis Report also includes:
  • A Spreadsheet showing a side-by-side comparison of schools
  • A Glossary of Terms
  • A copy of the ebook: Tips and Strategies for Finding the Best Value in a College: Financial Aid Solutions for Mid-Income Americans.  

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A STUDENT'S PRAYER
Now I lay me down to rest.
I pray I pass tomorrow's, test
If I should die before I wake,
That's one less test I'll have to take.