Today's College Financial Aid and Admissions - in a nutshell

This is an intro to our DIY college planning program.  It's designed to give you not only some great information that you can actually use, but it also gives an introduction into the entire program.  You also gain access to our planning software, MyTutionScore.  And our workshop, the 'Essentials' that is 80 minutes of excellent information about today's college application and financial aid processes. 

This is an 80-minute workshop going over all the ins and outs of the modern college financial aid and admissions processes.  Here's the outline...

What topics are covered in the Essentials workshop?
A. Introduction

B. Lots of questions, let’s go over a few of them.

C. When should you start planning?

D. Advantages of starting to plan early.

E. What Genesis College Strategies does

F. What about athletics?

G. What parents’ concerns are, from our experience.

H. College costs are skyrocketing.

I. Options you have to pay for college?

J. What about 529 plans? (we don’t do these, by the way)

K. What about loans?

L. What about scholarships?

M. Let’s break down some myths!

N. What if you think you have too much income?

O. What are the main sources of financial aid?

P. FAFSA – the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Q. What is the CSS Profile?

R. Additional forms if you own a business, are divorced, or separated.

S. Generosity – which colleges offer more and how that’s calculated by each college.

T. Awards/offers - navigating appeals and handling negotiations.

U. Laws and regulations that impact this process.

V. Applying for more financial aid.

W. Confusions and complications

X. Tax planning must coordinate with college planning.

Y. What is our process?

Z. Our kids are young, do we really need to start that early?