"Secrets" of How To Slash College Costs by 25% - Or More - Even if You Think You'll Never Qualify For a Nickel of Grants or Scholarships
The proof of your program was she was accepted at seven Top 100 schools four of which were out of state, waitlisted at two out of states and was only declined at the "stretch" school, Georgetown. As it turned out, the first school to reply was the one she finally chose but that was only decided once we had all the offers in hand. Every single school made very generous scholarship offers and we ended up choosing at Top 30 school that offered 95% of the total cost of attendance, 70% of which was free money!
We look forward to the next 4 years and our next child knowing that we have the College Planners on our team. Thanks again, Andy and Pete - it has been a pleasure working with you.
Regards,
Tom Browne
Weston, Florida
Financial Aid "Loopholes" and Strategies - Especially for "Forgotten Middle Class Families"
...My daughter's long and incongruent "wish list" quickly evolved into ten schools -three in-state and seven out of state , two back ups," the core choices and one stretch school. She was confident and focused as she plunged into the applications. With your guidance, she wrote some terrific essays and completed all ten on time. While all of this was going on you magically expedited the FAFSA and other financial paperwork to all the schools taking that burden and administrative nightmare off our shoulders.
Blunt, honest.
- Frank Brecher, Commack
You made a dry subject interesting.
- Kathleen Dooley, Huntington
Informative, funny! Free comedy show - I enjoyed!
-Lesley Pollach, Dix Hills
Easy to understand.
-Fran Cioffi, East Northport
Very clear - made it more understandable.
- Lisa and Brian Dennelly, Carle Place
Clear explanation of the financial aid process.
-James Morrell, Garden City
Made a sensitive subject more palatable, very informative!
-Leslie Gross, Old Bethpage
Simple and clear (funny doesn't hurt!).
-Deniz Gurcan, Fort Salonga
Andy
You probably do not remember me but I came to one of your seminars at the Roslyn JCC and also took advantage of the free consultation at your office last year.
Unfortunately, the economic downturn combined with an extremely contentious divorce left me in a situation where I had basically no funds to pay for my son's tuition or to work with you. However, I remained on your email list and still received priceless information that was invaluable to my son's entire financial aid process. I can only imagine what you can do for the "paying customers."
My son was admitted to Tulane University and received an extremely generous aid package. I strongly believe that waht i learned from your blasts was a big part of it. Thank you for providing this, and as my financial situation improves, I look forward to consulting with you in person for my other children.
I will be opting out of the email list, but surely will return in a couple of years.
Sincerely,
- M.F. [Name withheld by Andy]
Great Neck, NY
NEW - Online This Saturday!
One last comment - even though here is no charge for the workshop, there is on "catch" - space is limited and frequently "standing room only" -- please register now so you don't miss out on learning this valuable information!
Workshop Topics Include:
- How "Forgotten" Middle Class Families Can Save $30,000 on College Costs ... Even if Told "You Won't Qualify!
- Three Costly Financial Aid Mistakes To Avoid Like the Swine Flu
- How to Multiply Your Odds of Obtaining Grants and Scholarships
- Why Some Colleges Give More Loans Than Free Money ... And what to Do About It
- The Magic Word You MUST Use if You Were "Stiffed" By the Financial Aid Office
- The One Word You Should NEVER Use if You Don't Receive Enough Financial Aid
- How to Reduce or Flat-out Eliminate the "Prison" of High Fee, High Rate Student Debt ... That Invariably Leads to Credit Problems That Could Haunt You for Years
- The Strange Reason You're Penalized More for Some Assets Than Others
- The Three Critical, "Bet the Farm" Questions You Must Ask of Every School Before You Even Think of Applying for Aid!
- The Even Stranger Reason You're Not Penalized At ALL for Certain Other Assets!
- The Actual, "Double Secret" Formula Used to Calculate Your EFC (Estimated Family Contribution - the amount of money the government calculates that you can afford to pay) on the FAFSA
- How to Legally and Ethically Lower Your EFC
- The Financial Aid "Advantage" Enjoyed by Divorced Parents
- How Even Millionaires Can Save $30,000 Off The Cost of College
- Why A State University Can Cost More Than a So-Called "Expensive" Private College
- How the Advice of Most CPA's or Money Managers Can "Cost" You Thousands!
- Why Your Guidance Counselor is Not the Right Source of Information For You
- Why You Can't Trust Advice from The Financial Aid Office
- More!
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Tuesday May 15 - 7pm
Portledge School - Bahnik Hall
355 Duck Pond Road
Locust Valley NY 11560
Thursday May 17 - 7pm
Om Sweet Om Yoga Studio [Yes, a yoga studio!]
12 Irma Avenue
Port Washington NY 11050
Tuesday May 22 - 6:30pm
Bryant Library
2 Paper Mill Road
Roslyn NY 11576 Mr. Lockwood has such a wealth of valuable information that he is willing to give to us. Every time I attend one of his seminars, I learn something new and very important. - Theresa, Manhasset
Andrew Lockwood, a college finance consultant, has
conducted two classes at the South Huntington Public library. Each event
was well attended and parents seemed to be very interested in the material
presented. I would recommend that any library in an area with a significant
population of college-bound children host a similar workshop with Mr. Lockwood.
Catherine Schmoller - Director of Public Relations & Adult Programming, South Huntington Library