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iontuition™ provides you with the information and tools
you need to make the most of your education. We help you plan for the future by
providing a comprehensive experience spanning college selection through student
loan repayment. We don’t stop at planning; our products empower you to manage
day-to-day realities while helping you achieve your ultimate goal of obtaining
a higher education. Your fellow iontuition users include:
·
Prospective students
deciding on the right school to continue their education.
·
Enrolled college
students in need of financial literacy content and tools.
·
Student loan borrowers
looking to establish a repayment strategy.
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Parents assisting
their children with their education investment.
CHOOSING
THE RIGHT Advisory Service:
Before you sign up with any private advisor, certain criteria
should be met. Ideally, a consultant should have real credentials: an advanced
degree in counseling or education and experience as either an
admissions officer at a competitive college or a col-lege counselor at a major
high school. Several industry organizations (such as the Independent
Educational Consultants Association and National Association for College
Admission Counseling) promote a code of practices and professional development,
making membership a plus. To assuage any elitist guilt, most top counselors
give their time pro bono to those who can’t afford it, something subsidized by
their significant fees. Others have particular strengths working with special
needs students.
Counselors should also provide a clear description of their
placement record, keep track of transfers, and offer to continue helping through
college, with an eye on graduate school. They should visit colleges religiously
and attend conferences and college admissions fairs. It’s a plus if their work
has been published. (Beware: If a counselor claims a special relationship with
admissions offices, that person is on very shaky ground.) An alternative to
hiring individuals is the larger counseling companies that may emulate an
admissions committee, pulling together staff and reviewing as a group each
client’s application to ferret out any potential issues or problems. Note,
however, that no single advisor should have more than 20 clients at a time. And
if you request it, a counselor should be comfortable talking to your child’s
school guidance office to coordinate efforts and work out any conflicting
opinions.
Most important, says Greene, parents need to
answer some questions themselves, such as “Is it all about prestige, or is it
about finding and getting accepted to the school that is best for your child?”
Being frank with yourself about your kid’s prospects can be difficult, he says,
but you have to be prepared to accept a professional’s considered opinion,
advice, and assistance.
Additional Advice to
Client
(CBS MoneyWatch)
Although finding a college can be intimidating, being a savvy consumer will
ease your stress and reduce the chances of overpaying for a bachelor's degree.
Here are 25 tips for making a wise college choice:
1. Don't eliminate any colleges from your list just
because of its price tag. Published prices are meaningless.
2. Never assume that you must pay full price for college
-- two-thirds of students don't.
3. If you are affluent, look for schools that provide merit scholarships to rich students.
Nearly all schools do.
4. Use a college's net price calculator to get a personalized estimate of what
that school will cost your family.
5. Don't assume that only "A" students earn
merit scholarships. At private schools, 85 percent of freshmen have earned
grants and scholarships from their institutions.
6. Encourage your child to take college-prep classes and
earn good grades. Those are the two admission factors that schools typically
value the most.
7. Teenagers will increase their chances of getting
accepted to a school and winning a merit scholarship if they look at colleges
outside their region.
8. Use an Expected Family Contribution
calculator to
determine the minimum amount you will have to pay for one year of college.
9. Don't automatically assume that a student won't qualify
for financial aid.
10. If you are seeking financial aid, look for generous colleges that provide mostly need-based grants
rather than loans.
11. Double check financial aid applications for mistakes.
12. If you're disappointed with a financial aid offer, you
can negotiate. But be nice when you try this approach.
13. Don't get hung up on college rankings. US News & World Report's
rankings are terribly
flawed.
14. When visiting schools, use the list of questions assembled by the National Survey for Student Engagement.
15. Don't stress out about getting into college. Three out
of four freshman get into their No. 1 choice.
16. If your child does poorly on the SAT or ACT exams,
consider applying to test-optional schools. You'll find the list of roughly 850
schools at FairTest.org.
17. Look for schools that have high four-year
graduation rates. You don't want your child stuck in college for
five or six years.
18. It's easier to get regional or local private
scholarships than the ones with national reputations.
19. Check out what other students are saying about
individual schools at Unigoand College Prowler.
20. If you're still saving for college, avoid expensive 529 plans and stick with low-cost plans that you
can buy directly.
21. When borrowing for college, pick federal student loans first.
22. If you must borrow through private loans, check out college loans offered by credit
unions.
23. Research potential majors before shopping for schools.
24. Never assume that an academic department is strong
just because the school's overall reputation is sterling.
25. Consider looking beyond brand names to find hidden college gems.
