As promised, today I am sharing my thoughts on the email that I posted on Monday from a disillusioned mother from Alabama, who is bitter about her brilliant daughter’s admission results. Both parents, who are physicians, were shocked that their daughter, who is a National Merit Finalist, didn’t receive any merit scholarships from the elite [...]
I am sharing with you today an angry comment sent to me from an physician in a Southern state whose daughter will be heading to college in the fall. The mother is furious because not a single school gave her extremely bright child a single scholarship. I decided that her provocative note was worth sharing. [...]
My online course, Cutting the Cost of College, which starts next week, provides a huge amount of advice on how to make college more affordable. If you want to learn how to be an smart college shopper – and get your questions answered by me – I’d highly recommend taking this class! Lynn O’Shaughnessy I [...]
What happens when the financial aid or merit aid package that a student receives from a school is inadequate? Is it possible to extract more money from a college? I’ve been getting questions about this lately from parents who are disappointed by some of the awards their children have been receiving. One parent, for instance, [...]
Along with Michelle Kretzschmar at DIY College Ranking, I am launching a five-week course – Cutting the Cost of College – on April 16 that will provide you with a step-by-step blueprint on how to make college more affordable. This class is recommended for the parents of teenagers, independent college consultants, high school counselors and [...]
If you are wondering how to make college more affordable, I have just opened up enrollment for my popular online class, Cutting the Cost of College. The inaugural course sold out quickly and I expect this one will too. If you’re interested, here is where you can find out more. Lynn O’Shaughnessy FInancial aid letters [...]
If you have a child in college or heading there this fall, have you filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid yet? Many parents never do file it. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Education less than 55% of high school seniors compete the FAFSA. That’s a depressing statistic when you consider [...]
Today I’m sharing an article that Stephanie Hancock, CFP, who is a financial aid expert at College Aid Consulting in Los Angeles, wrote about the potential dangers of using life insurance to hide assets. What families, who are eager to qualify for more financial aid, don’t understand is that insurance agents, who are suggesting this [...]
