For independent education consultants only
What's the point of helping a student get admitted into a great college if the family cannot afford it?
Speaking from personal experience, I can feel the student's frustration and sadness when they cannot attend their "dream" school even though they were admitted.
So I ask you, when you're building a college list in terms of safety, target, or reach, are you taking into consideration the family's financial situation?
Poll after poll consistently reveals that paying for college is a parent's number one financial concern. And they are right to be concerned.
Even if a family can "afford" to pay for college, I never met a family who wanted to pay for all of it.
Every education consultant I know prefers to do what they do best and leave the financial stuff to a specialist.
When you partner with J.P., you get a former Director of Financial Aid on your side. After you introduce me to your client, I will collect all the relevant financial information directly from the family and then run accurate projections of what the colleges will really cost them (unlike the untrustworthy net price calculators provided on the college websites) and compare those costs against their college budget.
If there are any strategies to implement that will help reduce the cost of college, I will share that with your client.
In the end, your client will have factual data to determine which colleges are a good financial fit or not.
If you think this would be helpful for your clients, grab a meeting on my calendar to discuss how we might work together.
Speaking from personal experience, I can feel the student's frustration and sadness when they cannot attend their "dream" school even though they were admitted.
So I ask you, when you're building a college list in terms of safety, target, or reach, are you taking into consideration the family's financial situation?
Poll after poll consistently reveals that paying for college is a parent's number one financial concern. And they are right to be concerned.
- Retirement-age borrowers are one of the fastest growing segments of the population with student loans, increasing 500% over the last 20 years.
- Borrowers age 50 and older owe over $336 Billion in college debt.
- The cumulative college debt exceeds $1.7 Trillion in our country.
Even if a family can "afford" to pay for college, I never met a family who wanted to pay for all of it.
Every education consultant I know prefers to do what they do best and leave the financial stuff to a specialist.
When you partner with J.P., you get a former Director of Financial Aid on your side. After you introduce me to your client, I will collect all the relevant financial information directly from the family and then run accurate projections of what the colleges will really cost them (unlike the untrustworthy net price calculators provided on the college websites) and compare those costs against their college budget.
If there are any strategies to implement that will help reduce the cost of college, I will share that with your client.
In the end, your client will have factual data to determine which colleges are a good financial fit or not.
If you think this would be helpful for your clients, grab a meeting on my calendar to discuss how we might work together.
I used JP's services for one of my college counseling clients. In just a short meeting, he broke down how much each of the colleges we're considering would cost for my client specifically---considering financial aid, scholarships, everything! It was a real eye-opener (and those are my client's words). This is seriously valuable information to have when applying for college. Highly recommend.
Mary Johnson - Odyssey College Prep
