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FAQ Us Friday #1
Each week, Pearl & Andy answer one Frequently Asked Question on our company Facebook page and YouTube channel. This week's question:
Will colleges negotiate during Coronavirus?
Our class on college...
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College Coffee and Coronavirus Talk
College advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood chat about the impact of Coronavirus on financial aid, admissions, SAT and ACT prep, more
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Special Corona-cast edition
College Advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood rag on the kids featured in a New York Times article about the impact of Coronavirus on campus.
Well, that's kind of harsh and a slight exaggeration. Pearl and Andy talk about...
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The College Ostrich
College advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood chat about college rejections, how easily avoidable they are, how to keep your head out of the sand when creating a college list and other unforced...
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Madam Pearl and Soothsayin' Andy Lockwood's College Predictions 2020
Which colleges will be "hot?" Which "not?" Which colleges will roll out the red carpet and lavish copious amounts of merit and need-based aid? College consultants (unindicted) Pearl and Andy Lockwood of Lockwood...
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Negotiate Financial Aid & Merit Aid Offers
In this episode, college advisor Andy Lockwood chats about how to negotiate financial aid and merit aid offers from colleges.
Also covered:Â when to take the SAT or ACT, college visit tips, more for juniors and...
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Character - The New SAT?
Is "Character" the New SAT?
Yale, Bowdoin and Pomona announced that they'll be scrutinizing their applications for admission, presumably to weed out photoshoppers and bribers from their applicant pool.
In this...
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The College Scandal: Hot Pockets & Parenting
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College Horror Stories
College advisor Andy Lockwood discusses two things that go bump in the night and cause you to suffer a horrible, ghastly fate: horrible advice from guidance counselors and the reps at the high school “College...
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Should You Delete All Social Media Before Applying to College?
College Advisor and best-selling author Andy Lockwood discusses the pros and cons of having social media accounts when applying to college, and the ways to proactively create an online brand that helps you get into...
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Sneaky deadlines you can’t afford to miss
College Talk Tuesday! This was originally a live cast on our Facebook Page, www.CollegeTalkTuesday.live. Pearl and I covered:
Sneaky deadlines you can’t afford to miss, plus an Admissions Armageddon tale of woe that...
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When MUST You File Your Financial Aid Applications?
In financial aid, you’re either quick or you’re dead.
OK, not really, I was trying to make a boring topic more interesting.
However, the truth is that there is a TON of flat-out WRONG “information” about how the...
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