Learn How To Cut College Costs

HomeFind ScholarshipsLearn How To Cut College CostsThis page may contain affiliate links.Feb 15, 2016Do you have an extra $250,000 to pay for one childs college education? Very few families do. Starting February 24th, Michelle Kretzscmar (of DIYCollegeRankings) and I will be offering a 4 week online course for busy parents with high school students. The course will focus on how families can cut the cost of college and it can be done! We all know college costs a lot and most parents aren’t exactly sure how they’re going to pay for it. That’s why we’re excited to offer this course to help parents better understand how they can pay for college and share our resources to help parents  find schools they can afford.   REGISTER  NOW What Will You Learn? We designed  Roadmap To Cutting College Costs to help busy parents jumpstart their learnings of what they need to do to target colleges that are more likely to offer aid. Every week we provide written lessons, videos, a webinar, handouts, and access to discussion boards. This course teaches parents how to become smarter, educated consumers of higher education by understanding: EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) Financial aid terminology Government sources for funding college Institutional aid from colleges   and How to identify Useful data for researching more generous colleges Participants will also receive our valuable lists such as a comprehensive list of full tuition scholarships, schools that meet 100% of financial need, schools that don’t award merit scholarships, and more.   REGISTER  NOW    Check out these other Road2College posts  on cutting college costs: 5 Myths About How To Pay For College Follow The Money To Find More Generous Colleges Paying For A Private College When You Dont Have Enough Saved Merit Scholarship: Research Schools Now To Save Money Later    What Makes This Course Different? What makes this course unique is it’s exclusive access to data to help families â€Å"follow the money† to research and find schools  generous with financial and merit aid. The course will explain where the data comes from, what it means, and how to use it. There is no other resource publicly available that allows parents to compare, sort and filter colleges using any of the 50 data fields provided.   Ã‚   Heres a sample of the data well be looking at and teaching parents how to use for all colleges:    REGISTER  NOW    Cost of the Course The price of this course is $199, but compare that to $15,000 or more in scholarships youll potentially be able to find by using information in this class to target the right colleges.   If you refer someone to the course, who ends up enrolling, you will receive a $50 refund. Refer four people who register and you will take the class for free. Find out even  more about the class here – Roadmap to  Cutting the Cost of College. Questions? If you have questions, please email me at: [emailprotected]. Enroll now and I’ll see you in the class soon! Bonus Gift When You Enroll When you enroll, youll also receive 5 college lists to jumpstart your research. Youll get lists of: 448 Colleges That Have Free Application Fees 208 Test Optional Colleges 235 Colleges Most Likely To Meet Full Need 35 Colleges Considered Public Ivies 444 Colleges With 50% Acceptance and Graduation Rates A Little About Us: Michelle and Debbie are both professionals, who have a passion for educating parents on college funding and using data to find affordable schools. We are also parents who have been through this process with our own children (and will be doing it again soon). We dont work one on one with families, but have focused instead on sharing our knowledge and resources to jumpstart parents understanding of financial and merit aid. We have combined backgrounds in finance, education, and data analysis. Michelle has a background in data analytics science and education research with a graduate degree in Education Public Policy and Debbie has an MBA in finance and has worked in financial services for investment, credit card, and student loan companies.             Road2College Debbie Schwartz is former financial services executive and founder of Road2College and the Paying For College 101 Facebook group. She's dedicated to providing families with trustworthy information about college admissions and paying for college. With data, tools and access to experts she's helping families become educated consumers of higher ed. View all posts CATEGORIES Find Scholarships TAGS EFCMerit Scholarships Financial AidNEWER POSTThe Takeaway Wk of 3/8/15OLDER POSTRegister For Roadmap To Cutting College Costs