Taming The High Cost Of College
Late Stage College Planning
Get the ball rolling on college planning right now with scholarship expert Kristina Ellis. She swings by the show to share her secrets of how she won over $500,000 in free money for college. She started researching her junior year, but really put the pedal to the medal during her senior year. “I often recommend to students to not get too stressed about filling out the applications their sophomore and junior year,” says Ellis. Get the rest of her can’t miss tips in this episode!
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Choosing from ranked schools can be tricky. Is one school really that much better than another? We invited Farran Powell on the show to help clear up what this ranking thing is all about. She is the “Paying for College” writer for the publication that started the ranking craze, U.S. News and World Report.Having written somewhere near 100 articles on the topic, Farran has a wealth of knowledge she shares in this great interview.
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What an inspiring story with Felecia Hatcher. Wow. Even though her GPA never touched a 3.0 in high school she was able to win over $130,000 in scholarships and grants. “Whether you have a 2.0 or a 5.0, you can get creative with your limited resources, get creative with your approach, and get the scholarship committees excited about what you’re doing,” describes Hatcher who went from a C student to a White House Award winning CEO.
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Looking for a scholarship? Jason Lum won over $250,000 in scholarship money and shares how he did it in today’s episode.
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