In this episode, you’ll hear from Grace a first year college student at Rice University.  Grace is the founder and director of Kickin’ Violence, a 501(c)3 non-profit that seeks to empower the next-generation of leaders in non-violence advocacy through a unique platform of education, service, and martial arts.

In high school, she served as President of her school’s Interact, Founder and President of the Girls Who Code Club, Captain of the US Biology Olympiads Team, the Science Olympiad Team, and the Moody’s Mega Math Challenge Team. She served on the executive board of the National Youth Advisory Board for Love Is Respect and PETA. She is a passionate advocate for all marginalized people (and animals) and hopes to study the intersection of engineering, social entrepreneurship,  and international policy in college. She wants to create a non-profit think-tank that funds, develops, and implements innovative engineering technologies that solve the critical world issues outlined by the United Nations in the Sustainable Development Goals.

Grace’s undergraduate education is fully paid through a combination of Rice University merit scholarships and private scholarships.  She has won approximately $360,000.  Some of her outside scholarships include the Buick Achievers Scholarship, GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship, Coca Cola Regional Finalist and the Burger King Scholarship.

                                                  

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In this episode, I’ll share a strategy to reduce your taxable income so that you can lower the estimated family contribution (EFC) on your FAFSA when filing for school year 2018.

Disclaimer:  This post provides a guide or a place to begin.  It is an education tool that presents general information.  It is not intended to offer specific tax advice.  You should consult with an accountant for your specific situation.

Correction:  Around 4:55,  I said, “By Ken and Barbie making a $100,000 combined IRA contribution….” and should have said $10,000 combined IRA contribution.

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FAFSA4Caster — to estimate student aid

IRS website — IRA information

Family size definition on FAFSA website

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In this episode, I’ll share a strategy to reduce your taxable income so that you can lower the estimated family contribution (EFC) on your FAFSA when filing for school year 2018.

Disclaimer:  This post provides a guide or a place to begin.  It is an education tool that presents general information.  It is not intended to offer specific tax advice.  You should consult with an accountant for your specific situation.

Correction:  Around 4:55,  I said, “By Ken and Barbie making a $100,000 combined IRA contribution….” and should have said $10,000 combined IRA contribution.

Links mentioned:

FAFSA4Caster — to estimate student aid

IRS website — IRA information

Family size definition on FAFSA website

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@BiteCollegeDebt

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thescholarshipshark.com/feed

 

 

 

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In this episode, I’ll share a strategy to reduce your taxable income so that you can lower the estimated family contribution (EFC) on your FAFSA when filing for school year 2018.

Disclaimer:  This post provides a guide or a place to begin.  It is an education tool that presents general information.  It is not intended to offer specific tax advice.  You should consult with an accountant for your specific situation.

Correction:  Around 4:55,  I said, “By Ken and Barbie making a $100,000 combined IRA contribution….” and should have said $10,000 combined IRA contribution.

Links mentioned:

FAFSA4Caster — to estimate student aid

IRS website — IRA information

Family size definition on FAFSA website

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@BiteCollegeDebt

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Pam briefly discuss a few of the changes to the new SAT and what this means when applying to colleges and applying for competitive scholarships.

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PrepScholar

The College Board

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Pam briefly discuss a few of the changes to the new SAT and what this means when applying to colleges and applying for competitive scholarships.

Links mentioned:

PrepExpert

PrepScholar

The College Board

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In this episode we’ll briefly discuss a few of the changes to the new SAT and what this means when applying to colleges and applying for competitive scholarships.

Links mentioned:

PrepExpert

PrepScholar

The College Board

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   @BiteCollegeDebt

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How can community service lead to money? Community service scholarships are one of the more common scholarship categories out there and a lot of times it is not dependent on your GPA or your SAT/ACT score. It is based on what you have already done and how you have already served. Pam Andrews shares the two types of volunteering that yields maximum impact. She also discusses how to gain reward and recognition for the volunteer work that you have already completed.

Summary...

Your student should have an experience that is either interest-led or issue-driven.

They can create it themselves or they can work with an existing organization.

If your child volunteers at an organization get that reference letter; have them ask for that early.

Have them keep a journal with common essay prompts and weave in their volunteer experience.

Your student can enrich their resume with national, regional or even local recognition for the work that they have already done. Recognition includes Congressional Award of Honor, Presidential Service Award, and Ronald Reagan Leadership Award.

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