Loan repayment assistance programs (LRAPs) are now offered at some colleges and graduate schools, and if your student is covered, these programs will cover 100% of their student and parent loan payments if their post-graduation income is unusually low. Learn more about these programs and how they work in my interview with Peter Samuelson, President of Ardeo Education Solutions, a public benefit company that partners with higher education institutions to provide LRAPs. Listen Now…
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THCC Episode 151 – The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You
To have a successful career, college-bound students need to develop essential skills for success that they often need to discover and learn on their own. In my interview with Mark Herschberg, author of The Career Toolkit and instructor at MIT’s Career Success Accelerator, we talk about how parents can help students find the right career path, including how to start planning, how to network and build career skills, and how to land a perfect job. Listen Now…
THCC Episode 150 – How to Send Your Student to College Without Losing Your Mind or Your Money
To help ensure that your student gets into the right college and gets on the right path to graduating debt-free, you need to take the right first step. And you may need to encourage your student to pursue passion projects and community service to help them discover the right career path and the best version of themselves. Learn more in my podcast interview with Shellee Howard, founder and CEO of College Ready. Listen Now…
THCC Episode 149 – Making a Debt-Free Degree Possible
Can you really graduate from college debt-free? Are scholarships even possible for students who don’t have a high GPA or aren’t a star athlete? In this podcast episode, I’m joined by Denise Thomas, the Debt-Free College Coach, to talk about how virtually any student can graduate debt-free, earn scholarships, and make college affordable by learning her great tips and insights for students and their parents. Listen Now…
THCC Episode 148 – Demystifying College Admissions and Your Student’s Future
Join Brad and his guest, Brian South, an author and educational coach, as they talk about Demystifying College Admission and what Brian has learned from his years of mentoring and advising college-bound students, including how to encourage students to make good decisions on college and their future, how to help students in special circumstances, and to prepare for a rapidly changing future. Listen Now…
THCC Episode 147 – Making Wise College Decisions with the 5|10|20 Outcomes Rule
Parents want to help their kids plan for college, and one of the biggest challenges is helping them make a wise decision. In this podcast episode, I’m joined by Mike Flynn, owner of Engenius Learning, to talk about when it’s best to start preparing your student for college, how much emphasis to put on testing, and how to use his 5|10|20 outcomes rule to balance your investment in college against your long-term outcomes and financial returns. Listen Now…