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COLLEGE APPLICATION GUIDANCE
The college application process can feel stressful, confusing, and overwhelming. Forms are lengthy, packed with supplemental questions and essays. Deadlines and requirements vary from school to school. And then there are the strategies—how do you give your student an advantage when competing for a spot at their dream college?
Strong grades and test scores are important, but in today’s competitive admissions landscape, they’re often not enough. It’s the overlooked details that make the difference between getting into a top-choice school or settling for a lesser option. Our College Admissions Experts partner with families to craft an admissions portfolio that stands out as truly irresistible. We’ll help position your student to rise to the top of acceptance and scholarship lists.
Impactful Essays & College Applications
Nowadays, applying to college can feel like earning a degree in paperwork. Between endless forms, tight deadlines, and conflicting advice, it’s easy to feel lost in the process. Instead of sifting through hours of online opinions, you can go straight to the experts.
With our guidance, your student will:
- Write personal essays that stand apart from thousands of other applications
- Stay on track with every deadline for each school on their list
- Walk into admissions interviews feeling confident and prepared
COLLEGE PLANNING MISINFORMATION
Two of the biggest misconceptions about college planning are:
- You don’t need to begin until junior year of high school.
- We make too much money to get any money from a college.
Nothing could be further from the truth! In reality, the earlier you start, the better prepared your family will be—financially, academically, and strategically.
Think about it: if you’re going to invest $100,000-400,000 or more in your child’s college education, doesn’t it make sense to start planning well in advance? Proper preparation takes time—time to save, time to explore smart funding strategies, and time for your student to discover their career interests and dream schools.
Starting early means:
- Maximizing Financial Aid & Scholarships – The earlier you plan, the more options you have to reduce out-of-pocket costs even with higher income or assets.
- Strategic Savings Growth – Families who not only begin saving earlier, but also save smarter, have the advantage of more growth potential and even exemption from the college aid assessments.
- Academic & Extracurricular Readiness – Many students need the right coach to help them build a strong college resume and brag sheet.
- Clarity of Direction – Early exploration helps your student identify passions, career paths, and the types of colleges that will best support their goals.
Don’t wait until deadlines are looming and opportunities are limited. Take charge of the process now. Complete the form and request your College Planning and Funding Meeting to see what steps your family should be taking—year by year—to stay ahead of the curve.
FAQs
College Admissions Counseling offers guidance based on a student’s interests, qualities, and career aspirations to maximize their potential for acceptance into a student’s chosen colleges.
We have strategies to get into those hard-to-get-into colleges and how to market and position your child to stand out over thousands of other proactive students.
In addition, we go above and beyond to address financial considerations. A big mistake many people make is getting into a college–and then realizing they can’t afford it. We ensure you avoid this costly mistake.
Most middle-income and higher-income families do not know that there are specific grants and scholarships for their family, and many ways to save on paying for college costs. It helps to remember that colleges are a business. Our multifaceted approach has helped many families who didn’t think they would qualify for financial aid get tens of thousands off college expenses. We make college affordable for families of all income and asset levels.
College Made Easy is not a lending institution or a scholarship fund. Our team of college financial experts will help you maximize your financial aid potential and ensure you do not get sucked into borrowing expensive college loans that favor the college instead of your family.
We work with our parents through the whole college process, for all your children, by providing customized financial, tax, risk, and EFC/SAI solutions to help achieve the most savings for your specific financial profile.
It is true that school guidance counselors and college advisors can also be helpful in the college planning process, but consider this: your school counselor probably has a caseload of 500+ students. Our services give you the personalized attention you need when making such a big life decision. In addition, school guidance counselors do not provide guidance on complex financial, funding, and tax issues. We have the training and ability to advise on your financial situations and ways to strategically afford the cost of college.
No, in fact, that is the exact reason to hire us in the first place. The reason your student is overwhelmed, confused, stressed, and does not know what college is right is that they have not received the proper help in high school. Remember, our service can include private meetings with your student to create a career profile, pick the right schools, and focus on the right majors if needed. We will be working on these important decisions every step of the way and holding your hand all the way through the process.
You will find our fees quite affordable and with various programs to fit your budget and needs. You can find these options outlined on our offering page.
Since you are assessed by the colleges on your prior, prior year, the earlier you start, the better. And, when it comes to college planning, time is money. We’ve saved families thousands more by getting started as early as 8th and 9th grade–in fact, we consider 9th grade the BEST time to get started with college planning. Don’t worry if your child is already in their senior year (or even in college) already, there are still strategies we can employ that can save you money. We can help you identify costly mistakes you may have made in the past, or are currently making–and prevent you from making them again. Let us provide you with a free assessment, and you can decide the next steps.
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