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How to Ruin a Financial Aid Appeal
From College Coffee Talk (Mondays 10am EST, Facebook.com/LockwoodCollegePrep):
College advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood discuss:
*How to ruin a financial aid appeal *
"Secret" skills not taught in college (that should...
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College Essay Mistakes, Magical Thinking
Originally aired on College Coffee Talk (Mondays 10am EST Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep), college advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood discuss common application essay mistakes, and the problem with magical thinking....
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More FAFSA Glitches, Child Behavior We'd Like to Change
Originally broadcast on College Coffee Talk, June 3 (Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep): Pearl and Andy Lockwood discuss even more annoying and frustrating FAFSA problems. Plus, child behavior we'd like to change.
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The Death of Test-Optional?
College Coffee Talk, April 24, 2024. (Live 10am EST, Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep): Another blow to test-optional, the latest on student loan "forgiveness" developments.
See LockwoodCollegePrep.com for more...
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Harvard: Safety School?
4/1/24 episode of College Coffee Talk (Mondays 10am EST Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep):
The FAFSApocalypse - signs of relief?
Harvard - Safety School?
The first 100K per year college (not a sick April Fool's joke)...
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New: Financial Aid "Secrets" for Families Who Think They Can't Qualify
Originally a live webinar on 3/20/24, college consultants Pearl and Andy Lockwood revealed how to comfortably afford college -- without cutting back on your lifestyle or racking up tens of thousands in high rate, high...
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How to Beat the Leprechauns in the Financial Aid Office
College Coffee Talk (originally aired 3/18/24 - Mondays 10am EST on Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep):
A financial aid "hack" to beat the leprechauns in the financial aid office, another college pulls the plug on...
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Live Workshop at the Manhasset (NY) Library
Recording of Andy Lockwood's presentation to an intimate group of parents (including one with a First and Third Grader) in March 2024. Lockwood fielded a variety of questions, including:
*How many times should you...
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Can My Kid Get Into Harvard?
From the Virtual Mailbag: Can your kid get into Harvard? Probably not. Well, maybe (although their published rate is currently in the 3% range, yikes!) We’ve helped a couple dozen kids get into Harvard over the years,...
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Post Mortem: The First Digital SAT
College Coffee Talk 3-11-24 (broadcast live on Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep):
Feedback on the first digital SAT in the US
What do do if your FAFSA info doesn't tell the whole truth
Bombshell reasons for the FAFSA...
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Student Loan Relief Case Study -- Too Good to be True?
Originally broadcast on College Coffee Talk! [Mondays 10am EST, Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep This live episode covered: *Student Loan Relief Case Study (that sounds too good to be true) *The digital SAT and...
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The Truth About Merit Scholarships
From the Virtual Mailbag: "How do we get merit aid?" College advisor and author Andy Lockwood reveals the ins and outs of how to get your mitts on merit aid. More info at LockwoodCollegePrep.com/faw
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