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Prepare For College, LLC — 77 episodes

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Why So Many Families Struggle to Pay for College, And How to Fix It

2

Scholarship Letters of Recommendation

3

"Annuities & Financial Aid, What Parents Must Know”

4

Odd, Niche, Fun, And Little Know College Scholarships

5

Nontraditional Education After High School

6

Turning Family Health Costs into Tax Free Benefits To Help Pay For College/Or Help Fund A Retirement Plan Using a Section 105 Medical Reimbursement Plan

7

Do Merit Awards Affect My Financial Aid?

8

6 Different Assets That Can Affect Financial Aid Eligibility

9

Are There Tax Implications If I Give A 529 plan To Someone Else?

10

Do Colleges Really Have GPA Requirements For Admission?

11

Why Should You Be Concerned About Paying for College

12

Your Child Might Get Less Financial Aid This Year and What That Means for Your Family

13

Avoiding College Scholarship Scams

14

Student Loans And The One Big Beautiful Bill

15

How the Big Beautiful Bill Changes College Student Loans

16

Higher Education Tax Credits

17

How To Shelter Your Assets On The FAFSA/CSS Profile Part 2

18

How To Shelter Your Assets On The FAFSA Part 1

19

Income Threshold for Asset Reporting On The FAFSA

20

What Colleges Do Not Always Tell You But You Really Need to Know - Part 2

21

What Colleges Do Not Always Tell You But You Really Need to Know

22

How Important Are Business Assets On The FAFSA?

23

Completing the FAFSA: What Parents Need to Know About Assets

24

Completing the FAFSA: What Parents Need to Know About Cash and Savings

25

Keeping The College Coach Up To Date

26

Tracking Your Communication With The College Coach

27

Create An Athletic Video

28

Create An Athletic Resume

29

Sending an Athletic Introduction Letter to College Coaches

30

The Importance of A Student-Athletes Selecting the Right College

31

How To Market Your Student Athlete Introduction

32

Three-Year Versus Four-Year College Degrees: Weighing the Options

33

Many College Graduates Are Underemployed

34

College Gap Year

35

Should the Federal Department of Education Be Eliminated

36

FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

37

Basics Of Understanding Student Loans

38

Award Analysis

39

Financial Aid Applications

40

College Admission Applications

41

College Visitation

42

Selecting The Right College

43

Importance Of A Good College Search

44

What Is My Career Going To Be

45

Standardized College Tests - What You Need To Know

46

What Do I Look For When Selecting A College Financial Planner

47

Do You Need Help From A Professional With College Issues

48

SAI Replaced the EFC and What You Need to Know

49

Digital FAFSA

50

FAFSA SAI Explained and Reviewed

51

Why Should You Complete College Financial Aid Forms

52

A Family College Conversation Part 2

53

A Family College Conversation Part 1

54

College Affordability Minor and Major Cost Issues Part 2

55

College Affordability Minor and Major Cost Issues Part 1

56

College Commitment Dates and Appeals

57

College Letters and Recommendations

58

P4C Podcast College Career Assessment Tools

59

FSA ID

60

Juniors and Rising Seniors

61

College Statement Story

62

Where Is My College Money

63

College Essays

64

ACT and SAT Tests

65

P4C Podcast Student Loans Part 3

66

P4C Podcast Student Loans Part 2

67

P4C Podcast Student Loans Part 1

68

College Freshman Orientation

69

College Invoices

70

College Grants

71

Addressing College Affordability - Part One

72

March 6th, 2024 - Understanding College Award Letters

73

February 26th, 2024, P4C Podcast - FAFSA Workarounds

74

February 19th 2024 Podcast (FAFSA Update)

75

February FAFSA and CSS Profile Update

76

Alert On The Soft Launch Of The 2024-2024 FAFSA

77

Changes On The New FAFSA - December 2023