Uh Oh College: October 4, 2023 - College Tipsheet

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My name is Gary Stocker. I am asking college students, their families and even college faculty and staff let me be your Fiduciary.What does that mean? I explain in this podcast. Uh-Oh College is meant to be a provocative, yet entertaining look at colleges in the U.S. In our role as your fiduciary, we look out for the best interests of college students, their families - AND college faculty and staff -- by providing the best source of college financial health and viability information – and much moreUh Oh College is primarily for college students and their families. We use the podcast to provide a balanced source of college-related information. Instead of the usual one-way hype colleges use to get students to enroll, we challenge their messages to you in an entertaining and provocative way that will provide listeners with an new perspective. You will learn what is good and what is garbage.In this episode we discuss:1. What is a fiduciary?2. What is a coin-toss college?3. College budget cuts among continuing financial woes.4. How to ask about low-enrollment majors at public (and private) colleges5. Using tuitionfit.org to be able to compare college financial aid offers.6. William Penn University (IA) spins enrollment. We go to the data to provide an important perspective. ("Uh-Oh" It's not good.) Here is the link to the Parent's College Viability App. It retails at $99.00. Available through December 31, 2023 for only $19.97.

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