Closely-Guarded "Secrets" of College Admissions and Financial Aid 

Can your child get into a decent college?  Are there any realistic strategies to improve chances of acceptance to his "Dream School", or should he lower his expectations and call it a day? 

Can you qualify for scholarships or other financial aid to cut the insanely high cost of college?

And how can he possibly stand out from 50,000 competitors who look the same on paper?

Those are just some of the questions we'll explore at your workshop.  Other topics on tap include:

• The inconvenient truth about what it takes -- beyond solid grades and near-perfect SATs, "passion projects" and other nonsense -- to get accepted to a top college today [WARNING:  Not "Politically Correct"]
• Financial Aid "Loopholes" - how to legally "hide" your money from the financial aid office
• How to avoid Admissions Armageddon and build a balanced, strategic college list
• Are there any Safety Schools any more?  
• Stone cold facts about how college admissions officers view test-optional applications
• Extracurricular activities that "sell" verses those that bore
• How to qualify for 56.2% off the cost of college even if you think you make too much money to have a shot at aid
• Negotiation Case Study: How a mild-mannered college advisor squeezed an additional $30,058 from a elite West Coast college...after it's so-called "Final Offer"
• The strange, counter-intuitive reason why six and seven-figure earning families have a better shot at some types of aid than lower earners
• Got a 529?  Watch out. The shocking reason why that could be a fatal mistake (and how you might be able to fix things at the last minute)
• How an "expensive" private college could cost less out of pocket than a "cheaper" state university
• More (this page is long enough ready) -- we'll save time for Q&A!