I offer a package of services to put your mind at ease when your child is applying to college.

My goal is to find the best financial, social, and academic fit for your child — and to take away most of the stress from the process of selecting schools, applying for financial aid, deciphering financial aid award letters and writing financial aid appeal letters.

SELECTING A COLLEGE

There are thousands of colleges in the United States and thousands of colleges in other countries. I will help your child will find one that works the best for them and for you. 

Plan visits to colleges during your child’s junior year, the summer before senior year and senior year. Talk to your child about what you experienced and what they experienced. Do you see your child at the college? Do they see themselves there? Why or why not? 

FINANCIAL AID

(Take a deep breath. Now exhale. We will figure this out together.) Many colleges don’t reveal too much about how they award financial aid. As you apply for financial aid, you may feel like you are buying a house without really knowing how much the house costs, which you would never do. 

All schools are required to provide Net Price Calculators (NPC) to help families figure out how much they will actually need to pay for college. To find a particular college's NPC, search for the "College Name" and "Net Price Calculator". 

The path to a financial aid award letter all begins with the Federal Application for Student Aid (FAFSA). Some colleges also require you to fill out the College Board’s CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE.

After you apply for the FAFSA, you will receive an EFC (Estimated Family Contribution). Your EFC will guide colleges in awarding you financial aid.

To get an estimate of your EFC before you complete your FAFSA, go to the College Board's Big Future website (www.bigfuture.org) and enter "EFC Calculator" into the search box in the upper right-hand corner.

Remember, you and your child have come so far already...

Remember when your child was in ninth grade and you couldn’t image them graduating from high school? Well, now they are on their way to something bigger. Congratulations! Let's figure out “what comes next” together.