by Michelle Kretzschmar | College, Scholarship
Your kid’s good grades can get them into good colleges, but are those grades going to get merit scholarships? Today we talk about the truth of College Rankings what you can do to find the best opportunities for your kids. Click Here for The College MATCH...
by Michelle Kretzschmar | College, Cost, Graduation
Graduation rates are often glossed over and hidden by colleges, yet the impact of not looking into this can be dire. Here’s why and how… Click Here for The College MATCH Method
by Michelle Kretzschmar | College, Cost
You need to think about selecting a college more like buying a house. When buying a house, there are usually some trade-offs to consider. College tuition works the same way! In this video we talk about why we need to shift our mindset about tuition. Click Here for...
by Michelle Kretzschmar | College, Loan
Have you seen the stories on the news about the millions of dollars in scholarships awarded to the graduates of a particular high school? Or maybe a story about one particular student who received over a million dollars in scholarships? These are great stories and...
by Michelle Kretzschmar | College, Cost
When we were going through the college admissions process with my son, we weren’t just looking for colleges, he was looking to get recruited to play baseball as well. If you ever go through the athletic recruiting process, you quickly learn this puts a different...
by Michelle Kretzschmar | College, Cost
1.5 Trillion dollars. That’s the amount of student debt in the country according to the New York Federal Reserve. Actually it’s just slightly under that but does a couple of billion really make a difference? I know, the number is so big to be meaningless but...
by Michelle Kretzschmar | College, Cost
If you want to pay less for college, starting at a community college seems like a no-brainer. Tuition and fees are always lower than those of a four-year institution, sometimes even a third of that the area’s public universities. And with rolling admissions that...
by Michelle Kretzschmar | College, Scholarship
You don’t need to have perfect test scores or a 4.0 GPA to qualify for substantial scholarships. Of course, there are the various scholarships that aren’t based on academic qualifications but participation in certain activities or personal background....
by Michelle Kretzschmar | College, Cost
College admissions is like any other profession or special interest group, it has its own vocabulary. We’re not talking about Nano technology so most families will have some idea of what people mean when they use college admissions lingo. But families should...
by Michelle Kretzschmar | College
How many years of college do you plan on paying for? This isn’t some sort of trick question where the answer is it depends on your kid’s GPA or major or whether or not he dyes his hair blue. I’m talking about your general expectations on how long it...
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