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Seven Ways Parents Prevent their Students from Getting Free Money for College

by Total College Solution on May 25, 2011

It’s not your fault if you’re doing any of the things that I’m about to mention. Most parents make at least two of the mistakes I will mention. And there are ways to correct the mistakes you may have made because free money or college is given out every single year and it makes no difference whether or not your student is already in college. Let’s get started!


Major Mistake # 1: Telling your Student Not to Apply to Expensive Colleges

A lot of parents tell their students not to apply to expensive schools because they’ll see that a school like USC cost $54,500 per year (no this is not a typo) and they’ll say to themselves, “There’s just no way our family can afford that.” Expensive schools are actually the schools that give out the most financial aid, so you should be encouraging your students to apply to both the expensive schools and a few less expensive schools. It may very well be cheaper for you to go to the expensive...Read More >>



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