New SAT/ACT Webinar
Two quickie college admissions and financial aid announcements for you:
We still have seats left at the Bryant Library (Roslyn) tonight, 6pm, for my presentation, How to Get The Edge in Admission to an Ivy League or Other Elite College...and win boatloads of scholarships.
As of yesterday, they told me 16 were signed up, and I believe the room holds 25.
More details are here (if the link doesn't work that means the room is full and registration closed out):
Proclamation Two:
Our head tutor Marissa and I just agreed to do a short, live, "Town Hall" on the recent changes to the SAT and ACT, and what they mean for you and your kiddos.
It's Sunday at 7pm, online.
The SAT and ACT matter waaaay more than last year or the year before, so if you have an 11th or 10th grader, definitely do whatever it takes to tune in. Here's the information you need:
Sunday 1/19/25 SAT/ACT Town Hall
That's it - over and out!
- Andy "Back to Your Regular Programming" Lockwood
P.S. Tonight, at the Bryant Library, I'll touch on these topics and questions you might have:
Can your kid get into a decent college?
How does he "stack up" compared to the competition?
What specific strategies will improve chances of acceptance to his "Dream School?"
Do you make too much to qualify for scholarships or other financial aid, or can you "beat the system?"
How can she possibly stand out from 50,000 competitors who look the same on paper?
Those are just some of the questions we'll explore at your workshop. Other topics include:
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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"]
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Financial Aid "Loopholes" - how to legally "hide" your money from the financial aid office
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How to avoid Admissions Armageddon and build a balanced, strategic college list
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Are there any Safety Schools any more?
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Feather-ruffling facts about how college admissions officers view test-optional applications
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Extracurricular activities that "sell" verses those that bore
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How to qualify for 56.1% off the cost of college, even if you think you make too much money to have a shot at aid
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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"
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The strange, counter-intuitive reason why six and seven-figure earning families have a better shot at some types of aid than lower earners
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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)
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How an "expensive" private college could cost less out of pocket than a "cheaper" state university