"Follow Your Passion?" Blech
A reporter contacted me the other week for help with a project he was doing on college return on investment.
I think he got more than he bargained for -- arguably more of a rant than an interview.
Take a look for yourself if you want to hear my old man, get off my lawn comments about following your passion and other nonsense:
P.S. Four more seats opened up for tonight's IN-PERSON (not a webinar) workshop in our office in Glen Head.
If you're local to Long Island and you want to meet face to face: Register here
Here's what's on tap:
*The inconvenient truth about what it takes -- beyond solid grades and near-perfect SATs, "passion projects" and other nonsense -- to get accepted to a top college today (WARNING: Not "Politically Correct")
*Financial Aid "Loopholes" - how to legally "hide" your money from the financial aid office
*How to avoid Admissions Armageddon and build a balanced, strategic college list
*Are there any Safety Schools any more?
*Stone cold facts about how college admissions officers view test-optional applications
*Extracurricular activities that "sell" versus those that bore
*How to qualify for 56.2% off the cost of college (even if you think you make too much money to have a shot at aid)
*Negotiation Case Study: How a mild-mannered college advisor squeezed an additional $30,058 from a elite West Coast college...after it's so-called "Final Offer"
*The strange, counter-intuitive reason why six and seven-figure earning families have a better shot at some types of aid than lower earners
*Got a 529? Watch out. The shocking reason why that could be a fatal mistake (and how you might be able to fix things at the last minute)
*How an "expensive" private college could cost less out of pocket than a "cheaper" state university
*More, including your questions. I'll leave time for Q&A, time permitting.
There is nothing to buy, this is not an infomercial or timeshare presentation...
Here's where to learn more and sign up for this in-person -- not a webinar -- free, educational class, live, in person in our new office:
