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- 1. It’s Never Too Early to Prepare for College Tameka Williamson College Consultant Amazon Best-Selling Author My Own College Coach www.myowncollegecoach.com www.tamekawilliamson.com
- 3. College Planning 101 Today’s Parent…… • Wait until their child is a HS Junior/Senior to discuss college • Have zero or less than 5% of their income in savings • Has more consumer debt than ever • Can’t afford one semester/yr of tuition • Thought they still had time to prepare • May have to sacrifice their home or retirement to pay for college
- 4. College Planning 101 Inflation-Adjusted Published Tuition and Fees Relative to 1983-84, 1983-84 to 2013-14 (1983-84 = 100) SOURCE: The College Board, Trends in College Pricing 2013, Figure 5 .
- 5. College Planning 101 • • • • • Average Public University Costs: ~ $20K Average Private University Costs: ~ $40K Average Elite Private University Costs: ~ $55K 5 years can cost $100K - $280K (x’s # of kids) COA: Tuition, books, room and board, living expenses, etc. • Cost increase 7-8% annually
- 6. College Planning 101 • • • • • Why College How to get there? What Colleges look for? How to pay for it? When to start?
- 7. Why College • 66% of the 21st Century Jobs will require some type of education beyond H.S. • Types of Colleges/Universities • • • Private/Public For Profit/Non-Profit Level of schools: • • • • 4 Year College/University Community College Trade/Technical School Online Schools
- 8. How to Get There
- 9. How to Get There…. 1. Graduate from H.S. or get GED 2. Pass ACT/SAT 3. Get Admitted to a College/University 4. Complete FAFSA 5. Pay for College/University 6. Graduate from College
- 10. How To Get There 1. 2. 3. 4. Start early Plan & Prepare for it Develop a team Hire a professional college consultant 5. Network 6. Right positioning
- 11. What Colleges Look For
- 12. What Colleges Look For
- 13. What Colleges Look For College Acceptance Rates In 2013, college acceptance rates dropped as low as 5.69% for the first time ever. Some of the most selective schools were Harvard University (5.79%) in Cambridge, MA, Stanford University (5.69%) in Palo Alto, CA, Yale University (6.72%) in New Haven, CT, and Columbia University (6.89%) in New York, NY. University of Georgia: 53% Georgia Institute of Technology: 39.37% overall; 53% early; 18% regular decision Vanderbilt University: 11.97% overall; 21.6% early decision; 10.84% regular decision School Amherst College Babson College Boston College Brown University Columbia University Cooper Union Cornell University Dartmouth College Duke University 2013 13.67% 28.18% 32% 9.2% 6.89% 7.27% 15.2% 10% 11.6% 2012 11.92% 29.0% 28.82% 9.60% 7.42% 6.33% 16.19% 9.43% 11.87% 2011 12.76% 33.19% 27.88% 8.70% 6.93% 7.22% 17.95% 9.73% 12.59%
- 14. How to Pay for College Submit a FAFSA
- 15. How to Pay for College Types of Aid • FREE Money • • • • • • Scholarships – merit and need Grants Work Study Endowment Funds Savings/Investments Loans • • • • Student Loans Parent Loans Private Loans House Line of Equity
- 16. How to Pay for College Financial Aid Myths and Realities • Make too much money - Myth • My child is not Valedictorian - Myth • We own a home - Both • Aid is only for a special group - Myth • It’s an easy process – Your Choice • School officials can help - Partially
- 17. How to Pay for College Undergraduate Student Aid by Source and Type (in Billions), 2012-13 SOURCE: The College Board, Trends in Student Aid 2013, Figure 2A.
- 18. How to Pay for College Graduate Student Aid by Source and Type (in Billions), 2012-13 SOURCE: The College Board, Trends in Student Aid 2013, Figure 2B.
- 19. How to Pay for College Percentage of Undergraduate Students Borrowing Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans, 2002-03, 2007-08, and 2012-13 SOURCE: The College Board, Trends in Student Aid 2013, Figure 9A
- 20. When to Start
- 21. What You Want to SEE…
- 22. What You Want to SEE…
- 23. It’s Never Too Early to Prepare for College
- 24. Thank You!!