Frequently Asked Questions
What is College Funding? -- College funding is the process of evaluating your student’s educational goals, your financial goals, and then lining them up for the best shot of taking care of the student’s educational future.
Is it legal? -- Yes, college funding is legal and it is ethical. We see it the same as you going to a tax professional to provide tax strategies. We provided college funding strategies.
How much will it cost me? -- A price quote is not offered unless we can give you a guarantee on the services we provide. In some cases, we can’t offer the guarantee do to a number of circumstances.
Can’t the schools help me with college funding? -- They provide very limited assistance in this area if any at all. College funding is the process of evaluating your student’s educational goals, your financial goals, and then lining them up for the best shot of taking care of the educational future prior to completing FAFSA.
Why would I need a College Funding Consultant? -- Contrary to popular belief, completing the FAFSA is not the only way to pay for college. You will need a college funding consultant to guide you through the complexities of the system and to help you make decisions that keep paying for college under control and in line with other financial goals.
Can’t I do this on my own? -- Like doing your taxes, if you have the time, the background and the now how, you can learn part of the process and do some of the work on your own. However, there are still so many areas of the process where our expertise can get you more money for college than you normally would by just simply filling out the forms and hoping for the best which is what many parents are doing these days. This process is not all about filling out forms which anyone can do. But knowing that 90% or higher go in with errors and inconsistencies this is not something I as a parent would be willing to gamble on.
Who can benefit the most from the college funding services? -- Our services have made the biggest impact on families that are in the so called “Middle Class” situation. These are parents who get faced with a financial crunch every time with the financial aid process and in many cases, the EFC calculation will tell you that you don’t qualify for aid. Many Middle Class families simply don’t apply for aid because they’ve been told they don’t’ qualify or just simply don’t want to waste the time. Our services also greatly benefit families who’ve saved the money for college and families that have high incomes and high net worth. We show these parents certain tax strategies to pay for college and how to set up tax scholarships.
My student is a bright kid and I expect him to get a full scholarship to college. Why would I still need your assistance? -- As we know with life, not many things are guaranteed. This type of thinking can lull you into having a false sense of security so that you don’t develop a contingency plan. We’ll make sure that in the event the before mentioned doesn’t happen, everything is covered.
Is it worth it? -- Yes. Especially if you are like many of our clients who didn’t have the time to figure the process out and are not willing to gamble $40,000 or more away in money that you could’ve gotten.
What about companies who offer free help or advice? -- Many of these companies limit their support to areas of financial aid only. They do not show you the parent how to evaluate your student’s educational goals, your financial goals, and then line them up for the best shot of taking care of the expected and unexpected cost of college.
Do you offer any guarantees? -- If you meet with us and we tell you that we can help you, we will guarantee all of our services in writing with a life-time money back guarantee no questions asked. Please see our history at the Better Business Bureau website.