Episode 73: Brad Baldridge on Late Stage College Planning

Late Stage College PlanningMany families are facing the challenge of college planning and more particularly, late stage college planning. There are concerns about finances, choosing a college and more.  Many parents have questions and concerns about scholarships, entrance exams and more.  This can be a complex and scary area to traverse.  Today's guest, Brad Baldridge, is here today to talk to us about late stage college planning.  He will cover many areas and questions parents have about college planning.The focus of early stage (planning) is "should we save for college or not and if we can save, how should we do it." Late stage college planning gets much more complex because whether you’ve saved or not, you’ve got to figure out testing and financial aid and how to negotiate with the schools and what to do on your visits and how do you choose majors and careers and should we pursue scholarships and how often we often do we take the ACT.  And a lot of this stuff has a direct impact on what schools you end up at and  so  forth but it also has a direct impact on how much you pay. ~Brad BaldridgeiTunes          Stitcher     iHeart RadioBrad Baldridge, CFP®, is a College Funding Consultant specializing in late stage college funding planning.  He provides customized planning using the latest financial aid, tax, cash flow and academic strategies.  With these strategies Brad may help a family save a significant amount of money on their college expenses and make their college dream a reality.  Brad’s goal is to help a family save time, save money and reduce stress in the college planning process.Please share your comments for Brad in the comments section below. Listen to Brad as he talks about:How to recognize as a parent where you are at financially in order to prepare in late stage college planning.Understanding merit aidWhen it is or is not too late to consider merit based college aid.How some colleges out there are working with and actively seeking homeschool studentsAdvice for parents to help their children start preparing for college testingProcess of selecting the right college for studentsTips on where parents who may not qualify for college aid or merit aid can find find money for college.How students can apply for several scholarships to obtain scholarship money.One good tip where parents can be successful at late stage college planningThe best time to start saving for long term college planningBrad talks about the resources he offers Connect with...Website: BaldridgeCollegeSolutions.comPodcast:  TamingtheHighCostofCollege.comContact/email: [email protected]: (414) 529-9400Twitter: @bradbaldridgeThis page contains affiliate links.