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What Families Need to Know About College Financial Aid

What Families Need to Know About College Financial Aid

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College costs continue to soar, and student loan debt in the U.S. now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars. The average student graduating from college in 2016 had nearly $30,000 in debt....

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Start the Year Right! Fall Tips for College Planning

Start the Year Right! Fall Tips for College Planning

Welcome to a new year of high school! As you get started on the new year, here are some tips to help you start it right. Whichever year of high...

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Financial Aid Award Letters: What You Need to Know

Financial Aid Award Letters: What You Need to Know

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Financial Aid Award letters from universities are misleading and difficult to understand. Here’s what you need to know about them. Find Your Best-Fit College and Get In Schedule Your Free...

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Filling out the CSS/Profile: Your Guide

Filling out the CSS/Profile: Your Guide

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The CSS/Profile, like the Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA), it is used to determine how much money a college will offer you. Find Your Best-Fit College and Get...

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Standardized Testing: What You Need to Know

Standardized Testing: What You Need to Know

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The prospect of standardized testing is immensely stressful, and parents and students have many questions about standardized testing. Find Your Best-Fit College and Get In Schedule Your Free 30-Minute Consultation...

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Five Reasons to Work With a College Admissions Coach

Five Reasons to Work With a College Admissions Coach

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A great college admissions coach can help reduce the stresses of applying to college and make the process much easier to navigate. Find Your Best-Fit College and Get In Schedule...

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Five Things Every Family Should Know About Paying For College

Five Things Every Family Should Know About Paying For College

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Many families don’t think early enough about how to pay for college. But with a little planning, the challenge of paying for college is manageable. Find Your Best-Fit College and...

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Six Tips to Help You Cut the Cost of College by Tens of Thousands

Six Tips to Help You Cut the Cost of College by Tens of Thousands

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While the benefits of a college education outweigh the costs by a lot, the cost is daunting. Here are six tips on how you can cut the cost of college...

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Why Finding a Great Fit College Matters

Why Finding a Great Fit College Matters

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College admissions isn’t just about getting in, it’s about finishing and thriving in life. That’s why it matters that you find a great fit college. Find Your Best-Fit College and...

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Acing the SAT and ACT: What You Need to Know

Acing the SAT and ACT: What You Need to Know

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Standardized testing is stressful for many students and parents because it has such high stakes. At many U.S. and international universities, test scores are a major factor in admissions decisions....

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<a href="https://www.lifelaunchr.com/author/swamusyahoo-com/" target="_self">Venkates Swaminathan</a>

Venkates Swaminathan

Venkates Swaminathan (Swami) is the founder and CEO of LifeLaunchr, the world's first virtual college admissions coaching platform, and a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Swami has been an executive in the education and technology industries for over 25 years. He has an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He is the father of a child in college, and in his spare time, he is a jazz and Indian classical singer and pianist.

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Questions You Should Ask on a Campus Tour

Questions You Should Ask on a Campus Tour

Most campus tours will focus on amenities and prestige factors But as a parent helping your child, here are questions you should be asking at a campus tour.

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Summer Internships for High School Students

Summer Internships for High School Students

Summer internships or other immersive study opportunities can help in picking your major and applying to college. Here are some well-regarded programs.

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Nailing the University of California Personal Insight Questions

Nailing the University of California Personal Insight Questions

The Universities of California require you to answer four of eight personal insight questions. Here's what you need to know to answer these questions.

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Filling out the CSS/Profile: Your Guide

Filling out the CSS/Profile: Your Guide

The CSS/Profile, like the Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA), it is used to determine how much money a college will offer you.

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Filling Out the FAFSA: Your Guide

Filling Out the FAFSA: Your Guide

The Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the basis on which colleges decide financial aid, so it is important students and parents fill them out.

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Creating An Authentic Balance in Your College List

Creating An Authentic Balance in Your College List

To make a good college list, focus on finding good fits, rather than chasing after the highest-ranked colleges. Rankings are arbitrary.

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