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In this episode, we ask:
- If you have a sophomore in high school, how much will college cost for a 4 year public university?
- How does this affect your unique situation?
- What are the biggest concerns of college planning?
- What are the deadlines?
- What mistakes are common?
- How much time does the college planning process take?
- How are you going to pay for college?
- How might you hurt your kid’s chances for going to a certain school?
- What about prepaid college tuition?
- What are five ways people can pay for college?
- Savings
- Loans
- Scholarships
- Choose a more affordable school
- Avoid college entirely
- How much will your existing savings ding you?
- Are you going to borrow money?
- Would you like a tax deduction?
- Would you like a fixed payment or an increasing payment?
- Would you rather have an interest free loan or a high interest loan?
- How do subsidized loans work?
- Of the $275 billion in aid, what percentage came out in the form of scholarships?
- What is fastweb.com?
- What are some myths about college planning?
- Do you make too much money to pay for college?
- Where does your money live?
- How does my student’s academic performance affect scholarships?
- How do schools factor home equity into the equation?
- Why is college planning so time consuming?
- Where does the anxiety come from, as we approach the college years?
- What about the high school guidance counselor?
- What’s the ratio of student to guidance counselor?
- What about the college financial aid office counselor?
- Did you know the IRS will help you prepare your taxes?
- What’s the formula for determining the cost of college?
- How do you determine the family need?
- Who needs proper college planning?
- How does college funding affect retirement?
- How do you help your kids get through college without going broke in the process?
