Are You Jeopardizing Your Child's Educational Future by Shopping for a College the Way You Shop for a House?

Charlotte, N.C. - Most parents make a very costly mistake when they start looking at colleges. They begin with the "sticker price" in mind. For example they say, "We can't afford Duke! It is way too expensive for us!". Then immediately cross off any college they feel they cannot "afford"; even though the "expensive" school may be the perfect fit for their child's interests, abilities, values and most importantly aptitudes. This is a tragedy; and the first indication that they do not understand how the college funding process works.

Does this sound like you? Are you making this potentially HUGE mistake? Do you feel like the deck is stacked against you because you "make too much money"? Do you feel like your son or daughter may have to settle for a lesser school because you simply cannot afford that "expensive" school they so desperately want to attend? Are you overwhelmed with all the forms, deadlines and conflicting information about colleges and the complicated financial aid process? What about the confusing government forms? Do you feel like it is confusion by design?

If so, you may want to consider letting a professional give you the inside scoop on how it all works. Learn the tried and true ways to navigate through the system. All the little known college funding methods are finally revealed at exclusive FREE Live Workshops and Web Workshops.

Read the section "Strategies Revealed" below to see some of the topics covered in these informative workshops.

These workshops focus on what every parent needs to know. Discover the details of how parents, just like you, are saving thousands of dollars on college education for their children ... regardless of income!

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Discover how other parents handle the high cost of college!

The host of these unique college funding workshops, and creator of cost-cutting informational reports, is Tom Corbett, a local Certified College Consultant. He became frustrated with the way parents were being denied the financial advice they very much needed. By the time many of these parents sought out his help it was already too late. Deadlines had been missed. (Deadlines vary from state to state, school to school and form to form.) Forms had been filled out incorrectly. (Nationwide nearly 90% of FAFSA forms are turned in with errors and inconsistencies each and every year). Thousands of dollars of free and subsidized money had already been handed out to other students who had been moved to the front of the line. Parents need to know that college aid is awarded on a "first come first served" basis and that meeting the "deadline" is usually too late.

Parents of college bound students need to learn how the college funding process works and seek out the advice of a college funding specialist ... before it is too late. This lack of understanding can cost them thousands of dollars. Too many parents have already fallen victim to these mistakes simply because they did not know, were never told or were given poor advice. Most of this poor advice comes from well meaning counselors who simply lack the financial background to advise on specific funding strategies.

What Parents Should Know!

You may know that the average cost of a 4-year college education for students today is between $60,000 and $150,000. (IF they graduate in 4 years; the average is almost 5 1/2 years. If your student is average, that means college costs between $82,500 and $206,250 to obtain that "4-year" bachelor's degree.) How are you going to come up with this enormous amount of money when your child comes home with the school's acceptance letters?

See, most parents find out too late ... and start applying for assistance ... way too late. Even if you were fortunate to start a college fund years ago, do you really want to wipe out this savings, if you don't have to? And, what if you have more than one college bound student ... will you be able to generate the almost inconceivable amounts of cold hard cash needed to fund each child's college dream? It's tough, and quite a shock, for most parents. But there is a new ray of hope for concerned parents. The comforting thought that you can send all your children off to college, without having to wipe out your life savings or raid your retirement accounts, with these proven, new insider strategies.

Strategies Revealed!

Here are just some of the strategies you'll discover during these FREE Workshops:

· Why some middle-class and upper middle-class parents qualify for aid they never thought they could ... and you could too!

· How to increase your eligibility status ... not even one in a thousand financial advisors knows how to position your assets to maximize the amount of aid received!

· How to double, or even triple, your eligibility for financial aid! (This technique has increased families' eligibility by up to $30,000 per year!)

· How to fill out the complicated application forms accurately... and the reasons why over 90% fail to fill them out correctly ... resulting in less aid!

· How to pick the colleges which give you the best financial aid packages! (More FREE endowment, grant and scholarship money and less loans!)

· The strategy on how to send your child to an expensive private university for less out of pocket than a state school!

· Best strategies of how and when to apply to get the most money! ... and much, much more!

PLEASE NOTE: If your student is in the graduating class of 2009, then the calendar year of 2008 is your "base income year" for financial aid calculations. There is still time to increase your eligibility for financial aid. However, you must make adjustments immediately to impact 2008 and lower your EFC (Expected Family Contribution).

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If you're seeking ways to maximize your grants, scholarships and loans in order to send your child off to the college of their dreams, don't miss the next FREE Workshop! Stop fighting the system; find out the little known strategies proven to get you the most money possible! Choose from a Live Workshop or a Web Workshop. Don't wait until it's too late!

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