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Creating The Acceptable College Applicant

Sending your kids to college has never been more difficult or more expensive, and outstanding grades no longer guarantee acceptance. With competition at an all-time high, students are facing the toughest admissions committees in history.  Families are being strangled by soaring tuition costs and a financial aid system designed to eliminate all but the most knowledgeable and persistent applicants...

 

College  Selection Tips

It is highly recommended that early in the college selection process, the entire family visit schools to determine suitability. The criteria to be considered before submitting an application should include...

Letters of Recommendation – a College Must

An extremely well written, all-telling Letter of Recommendation (LOR) can absolutely make the difference of being accepted or rejected at any college. Submitting outstanding LOR’s improves the chances of being accepted even for students with less than superior numbers. As most colleges require LOR’s from a guidance counselor and...

The All-Important College Application Essay

The essay is the most crucial piece of writing the student will submit to any college. This is the college’s first exposure to the student, and first impressions are lasting. A memorable essay contains the student’s Kodak moments interlaced with some less than blissful adventures to create necessary drama...

The Early Bird Admissions Menu

Most families confuse the options on the Early Bird Admissions Menu: Early Admission, Early Read, Early Decision, Early Action and Early Notification. Learning these options and other admissions strategies are crucial in determining where your student will spend their college years, and how much it will cost...

Saving For College

Planning for college can begin as early as birth and proper financial planning in the early years can make all the difference when it comes time to have to cough up all that cash - as much as $220,000 (2007).  Here are some of the best ways to save for college...

529 Savings Plans, Trick or Treat? 

Financial aid offices across the county must be in a state of euphoria now that Congress has made the 529 tax exemption permanent. Adding to their joy is the increasing number of states making contributions to 529 accounts state tax deductible. Sadly, this will only encourage more unsuspecting families to set up these plans which will take most of them down a path paved with financial hazards...

How To Pay For College Without Going Broke

To ensure their children’s success in today’s intensively competitive world, parents are faced with the absolute necessity of paying for a college education. As students approach the high school years, it is understandable why so many families feel the stress to financially prepare for tuition and related costs which have not only gone through the roof already (Boston Univ., $51,000+), but continue to increase as much as 15% every year!  With no relief in sight, how can a college or college-bound family survive?

Financial Aid Bonanza For Small Business Owners  

College and college-bound families should be looking into a unique opportunity to save tens of thousands of dollars on college costs for school year 2008-2009.

 

There’s a gigantic loophole in the 2008-2009 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, (FAFSA). As a result, families who own and control a small business and who are only required to complete the FAFSA, have a rare opportunity to capitalize on a financial aid bonanza!

College and the Autistic Student

(With 2 must-see videos)

As researchers learn more about Autism and as public school services improve, more autistic students will graduate from high school and be academically, socially and emotionally prepared for college. This report offers a wide array of information that families should be aware of and valuable resources for those families who are blessed with an autistic child.

College Goal Sunday – Touchdown or penalty?

Regarding those countless locations in over 40 states where college financial aid officers and state officials are the main speakers, College Goal Sunday, a new generation of the old Financial Aid Night, could have disastrous consequences for those families who need financial help the most.

College families overpay the IRS – again!

Families who made their best guess as to which of the Education Tax Incentives would save them the most on their income taxes, have put their 2006 tax returns to bed.  However, for many a sigh of relief is a bit premature. Countless families, even when assisted by professional tax preparers, chose incorrectly and will or already have significantly overpaid the IRS – AGAIN!

Congress Extends Tax Deduction For Millions of College Families

For some a gift – For many the Grinch

Thanks to a last minute effort by Congress made last December, President Bush extended the Tuition and Fees Deduction for one more year. However, while the opportunity has been viewed as a yearlong Christmas present for some of the 4.7 million families with students in college, for many – all that glitter won’t produce any gold!

Schooling Illegals – Has the light gone out?

Arguably, the topic of the decade is Immigration. Tricky, controversial, vague as to the right and wrong of it, and everyone has an opinion. But before an intelligent discussion on this issue can begin, we must first recognize and acknowledge our own heritage; that all of us, spare the American Indian, are immigrants, and that this country, for the most part, was built by immigrants...

The College Loan Scandal – Evolution and Solution

(With Video)

What started out as informative Financial Aid Nights every fall and evolved into College Goal Sunday in January has now transformed itself into the largest student loan scandal in history!

Private Scholarships: The Billion Dollar Ripoff! 

Towards the end of every school year, most non-profit organizations hold their Awards Banquets where worthy students are honored with various scholarships. Often, the names of recipients appear in the newspapers as an acknowledgment of all their hard work and dedication. Since the awarding organization is primarily giving the money to be used for the student’s education, they simply ask the family where the student will be attending, and parents, unaware of the pitfall, tell them. Virtually all such organizations are responsible for the fatal error of making the check payable to the student and the college. So sets the stage for the billion dollar scholarship ripoff.

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Ask Reecy™ (Expert College Tips)

Key excerpts from admissions/financial aid expert, Reecy Aresty's interview with Emmy Award-winning TV journalist, Mary Caraccioli, host and executive producer for "Money Matters Today," courtesy of CN8-TV, Philadelphia, PA.  Reecy is the critically acclaimed author of the parent/student manual, How To Pay For College Without Going Broke, and lectures on college funding throughout the country.

Today more than ever before, expert advice is essential to survive college admissions and the financial aid process. During the last three decades, Reecy has helped thousands of families.  For additional information on any of the admissions and financial aid material covered - Ask Reecy™ – free expert advice only an email away.

How To Pay For College Without Going Broke

 

You can read the Table of Contents of the best college book of its kind on the market today – or you can watch it! Enjoy this entertaining illustrated Table of Contents in this informative presentation of what is arguably the best book ever written on the subject.

 

"Reecy Aresty is an informed, interesting, and complete source on all matters relative to circumnavigating and understanding the quagmire that funding for higher education is in this day and age.” – Brad Shepard, WHYN News Talk 560,  Springfield, MA

 

“A helpful family guide to college financing: Don’t despair if you have an acceptance letter, but not enough financial aid. Aresty says if you plead your case properly, you could increase your financial aid by thousands of dollars. That’s The Savage Truth!”  – Terry Savage, personal finance columnist for the Chicago Sun Times and TV commentator on CNN, CNBC, PBS and NBC

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