How College Financial Prep Assists Our Clients:

College Financial Prep wants exactly what you want!  The very best education for our children with the greatest amount of savings and the lowest amount of debt for their future!

We are pleased to offer our clients the following services to achieve these goals:


As parents prepare for college, College Financial Prep is with you every step of the way!  This includes whether you have younger children and you are thinking ahead, 11th graders who are developing their college list while you are keeping on eye on costs, during 12th grade when it's time to think about financial aid, merit and need based scholarships as well as student loans, if your kids are already in college but you are looking for additional ways to save and for separated and divorced parents, College Financial Prep provides keen insight as it relates to Divorce and College.  

*College Financial Prep is a proud member of the following organizations: Females & Finance, The National Association of Divorce Professionals and  NYSFAAA

College Financial Prep strives to help families afford the college with the best academic, social and financial fit.  We are pleased to offer the following Money Saving Services:

PRIOR TO SUBMITTING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, COLLEGE FINANCIAL PREP:
  • Works with families to strategically develop a college list that will likely offer your child more merit aid dollars, regardless of financial situation as well as more need based financial aid.
  • Considers if the family has extenuating circumstances such as divorce, loss of employment, large medical expenditures or other extenuating circumstances.
  • Evaluates Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for both Undergraduate and Graduate students
  • Determines net costs for individual colleges prior to and after the submission of college applications.
  • Determines an appropriate list of colleges and universities to apply to based on the needs and interestes of both the student and the parents.

AFTER SUBMITTING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, COLLEGE FINANCIAL PREP:
  • Guides parents through the financial aid form application process including FAFSA, CSS Profile, TAP, Excelsior and any college specific applications for both the Undergraduate and Graduate levels.  (For divorced families, specific nuances for custodial and non-custodial parents are adhered to.)
  • Assists families with verification as requested by various colleges and universities.
  • Works with families (and their respective college financial aid offices) that have had a downward financial change in circumstances from a previous tax year that may not be reflected in the financial aid forms.
  • Provide assistance with scholarship essays as needed.

UPON RECEIPT OF COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES AND FINANCIAL AID OFFERS:
  • Evaluate your Financial Aid Awards and determine the "best offer." 
  • Provide net price costs for all schools in which your student was accepted.
  • Negotiate costs so that you can pay a lower price.
  • Appeal your financial aid awards to reduce your Expected Family Contribution and lower costs.   This applies to students who are already in college too.
  • Provide student loan advisement upon college selection. (Government based loans vs. Private loans.)

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and your family

fulfill college dreams today!



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