The College Admissions Edge

Andy Lockwood goes over the 9 steps toward mounting a successful appeal of your “lowball” financial aid and/or scholarship award.   For more information about his College Negotiations “Master Class” – which includes a pre-submission review of your appeal letter as well as sample letters that have worked in the past for Andy’s clients –…

Pearl and Andy host their 4th annual College Predictions webinar! They peer into the future and reveal what’s in store for Class of 2020 families and beyond re:  Which Colleges Will Be “Hot,” and Which Will be “Not?” Which schools will give the most financial aid, which won’t?  Will it be harder to get into…

Season Three kicks off with an episode of College Talk Tuesday (www.CollegeTalkTuesday.live) where Pearl and Andy chat discuss two case studies where parents shoot themselves in the proverbial feet when it came to their college planning.   Listen to learn from their mistakes, and hopefully feel better about yourself! 🙂 For more information on our…

In this live, unscripted webinar, Pearl and Andy answered more than 70 college admissions, financial aid, scholarship and test prep questions, including:   How to negotiate with a college Should we file a FAFSA (financial aid application) if we’re not going to qualify Do colleges rank high schools? How to motivate my 10th grader working…

Frequently, students who kick butt on practice ACT or SATs sh-t the bed on the “real,” actual test.   Obviously this is extremely frustrating, and only ratchets up college-related stress, as if there isn’t enough already!   On this episode, I interviewed a psychotherapist, mom and client, Sandy Woods, about how to cope with anxiety…

All business owners have several “loopholes’ that can help them qualify for more financial aid, or lower their tax burdens (or both).   In this episode, Andy interviews his personal CPA, Randall Rogg, about topics such as:   Sheltering personal assets in a corporation S Corp vs C Corp vs LLC Deducting your home office…

We see it all too often, kids fall in love with a college, manage to get into that college, GO to that college, and then…   …Come home?   Sadly, many kids come home with their tails between their legs days, or weeks after they make it to their “Dream Schools.”   Listen to this…

How to figure out which financial aid applications you must file, WHEN to file and how to avoid costly mistakes!   Covered topics: Which colleges require the CSS Profile (and why you should care) What happens if you make a mistake on the financial aid applications Which kinds of savings accounts penalize you more than…

This episode walks you through all the various and sundry ways to apply to college… …and whether applying early makes sense for you!   Topics include: Does EA help you get money? How much does ED really help you get into college, anyway? Does ED hurt your chances of getting money? More!   Thanks for…

“Secrets” of Paying Wholesale Prices for College…No Matter What You Earn Originally a live webinar,  topics included: *How six-figure-earning families can qualify for tuition discounts of 49.1% or more * How the financial aid formulas punish you if you saved for college, live below your means and pay your bills…AND how you can level the…