Yes! Make sure that you hire someone who is vetted by an organization like HECA or IECA. Is it fair to hire a college consultant? As Kelvin Guanghui He (“He” is part of his name) said on LinkedIn: There is nothing wrong about hiring a college consultant. They are as normal as lawyers, accountants and real estate agents living in

Florida Southern College is a private, loosely Methodist-affiliated, liberal arts college established in 1883, the oldest private college in Florida. It lies just to the west of Orlando in the center of the state in Lakeland. The campus has been named one of the most beautiful in the country for its architecture, landscaping, and lakeside location. Architecture buffs visit the

Two small colleges in one Florida town–Lakeland–are as dissimilar as the U.S. Naval Academy and St. John’s College in Annapolis: Florida Polytechnic University and Florida Southern College. Florida Polytechnic opened in 2012, becoming the twelfth institution  in the Florida public university system; Florida Southern is a private, loosely Methodist-affiliated, liberal arts college established in 1883, the oldest private college in

Financial aid expert Claire Law discusses money matters with Harry, the father of a high school junior. His son will be graduating high school in 2022, and his daughter will graduate in 2025. The biological parents divorced and both remarried. They share physical custody in an exact 50-50 arrangement, but Harry provides most of the financial support.

Claire Law is a Certified Educational Planner and author of “How to Control Your College Costs,” to be released this spring. In this video, Karen A. Hott of Two Bridges College Consulting interviews Claire with real questions from actual parents whose kids will be attending college in fall of 2021. The interview covers FAFSA and CSS Profile; Pell Grants and

When financial aid award letters come in from colleges, you may find that each college has its own way of presenting financial awards. It can be like comparing apples to oranges. In this free webinar, Karen Hott of Two Bridges College Consulting interviews Claire Law, a Certified Educational Planner and author of “How to Control Your College Costs.” Claire and

Virtual college fairs cropped in the past year as a way for colleges to reach prospective students whose movements were curtailed by covid. Before the pandemic started forcing shutdowns—a year ago—hundreds of admission representatives, each fall and spring, crowded into gyms and other venues, setting up their tables with banners, brochures, stickers, and pens. This year, the gyms are off

Virtual college fairs cropped in the past year as a way for colleges to reach prospective students whose movements were curtailed by covid. Before the pandemic started forcing shutdowns—a year ago—hundreds of admission representatives, each fall and spring, crowded into gyms and other venues, setting up their tables with banners, brochures, stickers, and pens. This year, the gyms are off

The Independent Educational Consultants Association just issued these “We Believe” statements. Members of the IECA do not use the underhanded methods shown by the unethical characters in the Varsity Blues scandal. With a new docudrama on the Varsity Blues Scandal coming out this month on Netflix, as well as potential legislation impacting independent educational consultants (IECs) in several states, the