With a good financial plan in place, a family faces only one more hurdle on the path to college—selecting the perfect school. It’s a big choice. It can shape a lifetime. And the college must fit your new money-conscious goals and provide the right academic match.
With thousands of college and universities out there, culling the list to a manageable number can take hours and hours. Or you can rely on our proven College Selection Strategy, a shortcut to the best college for your child.
The Interview
We begin with an hour-long interview with our college selection consultant, who will interview the student and family about the critical desires, needs and talents of the aspiring college student:
- GPA and test scores
- Desired career path
- The ideal campus size
- Ideal locations, such as a college close to home
- The academic focus of the school
- And much, much more
The Money Equation
Atop the base layer of personal specifics, we add the financial data layer to build a model of the types of college that fit within your target range. Then we compare your family’s unique profile to our in-depth database of up-to-date statistics on the nation’s colleges.
- Acceptance rates
- SAT scores of accepted students
- Trends in student aid, including merit aid and non-need aid, such as discounts for students with high grade point averages.
Finally, we compare the profile against a proprietary database showing how specific college treated other families.
An Online Selection Tool
We package the results into an online tool, allowing your family to consider a range of college options. You compare your circumstances and needs with those of other families—real families and real college searches—to develop a short list of schools to target.
Fast. Accurate. Affordable—only $550. Our College Selection Strategy gives your family the right tool, right now.
Begin your college search today.