Parents never want to let their kids down, but it can easily happen when it comes to college and financial aid. If you make bad financial assumptions and don’t do your research, you can end up ruining your child’s college dreams. That’s what happened to one family that came to me after they made some huge mistakes and learned the hard way. But here’s how you can avoid doing the same thing by taking the right steps right now.
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Spring is Here and It’s Time to Visit Colleges.
As we head into spring, this is a crucial time to schedule college visits with your student. Spring break and the spring months are an ideal time for any high school student to visit colleges in person or virtually, no matter where you are in the college process. Visits can help your student narrow down […]
THCC Episode 144 – Career Planning Empowered by TikTok and LinkedIn
These days, social media platforms such as TikTok and YouTube are where younger people get a lot of their entertainment, and they’re also where students can learn about college and career planning. Join Brad and his guest, Justin Nguyen, founder of Declassified Media, as they discuss the edutainment phenomenon, some of Justin’s best career planning advice, and how students can use new media as well as LinkedIn to help plan for their future career. Listen Now…
THCC Episode 142 – Finding the Best Scholarships Through Access Scholarships
Searching for college scholarships can be time-consuming and tedious, but Access Scholarships is a great website and platform where you can quickly find, research and apply for them. Join Brad and his guest, Ayden Berkey, founder of Access Scholarships, as they talk about this resource and how to use it to find money for college. Listen Now…
THCC Episode 141 – Navigating the World of Work
One of the biggest questions for many college-bound students is how to land their dream job once they’ve finished school. In this podcast episode, we find out the best tips for landing dream jobs and navigating the world of work from Daniel Botero, founder of the career mentoring company, Mastering College to Career. Listen Now…
20 Core Areas of College Planning
When planning for college, there are 20 areas that just about everybody should work on. In fact, most people will need to include all of these things in their college planning, and virtually everyone will do most of them. They generally fall into four categories, which are College Finances, Choosing a School, Getting Accepted, and Your Family’s Plan.