What
is Every Parent's Dream?
Every
Parent's Dream was developed to help parents find sources
of funding to pay all or part of their children’s college
education. In today's economic situation, the need to find
extra money for college is more acute than ever.
How
it started
As
a result of the economic crisis, I found myself with a lot
of time and very little money. My daughter was going into
her senior year of high school, and a sense of panic and despair
was starting to take hold.
After
many months, and countless hours of research on the Internet
and elsewhere, I found different sources of money for her
college education in the form of federal grants, scholarships,
and more.
The
result was that my daughter's first year of college came to
a cost of $18,000 and – most importantly – at no cost to me.
And that's when I decided to use my research experience to
aid others in their search for financial assistance.
I
am not going to promise you that I can get your child
into college for free. Anyone who claims that they can
is foolish.
What
I can do is provide you with an action plan that will
save you a lot of time, and the tools to find money
that is out there for college.
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Is
it going to be easy? No, but I can make it less overwhelming.
It will take work, and I will be right there with you to answer
your questions and make suggestions.
As
parents, our #1 goal is to ensure that our children get every
chance to have a better life than we had. I did it for my
daughter, and I know I can help you too.
How
it works
Before
I can help you, I need your help. Let's begin with some very
basic information from you and your student:
•
College choice(s)
• Career choice(s)
• Minority status
• Financial limitations
I
will then use this information to customize an action plan
for your student that includes the following:
Timelines
•
Colleges and universities each have their own application
periods for scholarships. Depending on the school, you will
know exactly when to apply.
• Pell grants and other forms of federal aid are great, but
government programs also have different application periods
and procedures. I will let you know when to apply for these
grants and in what order to apply.
• There are hundreds of scholarships available through other
institutions, businesses, and private charitable groups. Based
on your profile, I will provide you with a list of these opportunities,
along with application procedures and important dates to consider.
Special
scholarship considerations
•
Essays are often the key to receiving scholarships, and the
subject and length of each essay will vary. I will show your
student how to write what the scholarship donors want to see
when they evaluate your essay. While this can be the hardest
part of your scholarship search, it does not need to be.
• Community and civic involvement
Suggestions
and hints
•
As I mentioned previously, there are hundreds of scholarships
available from many different sources. Your customized plan
will not send you on a wild goose chase and waste your valuable
time.
• Everybody is looking for that full-ride scholarship, but
unless your student is being recruited for a sports-related
activity, full scholarships are very hard to get. Of course,
I will provide you with a list of these scholarships as they
apply to your student.
• I will also point you to smaller scholarships, which are
usually easier to get than the “big ticket” ones. But, what
if you can get 10 or more $500 scholarships? They can reduce
your out of pocket costs considerably, and any type of scholarship
will help your student.
• Remember that when it comes to scholarships, you have to
be ready to "think outside of the box.”
"When
our daughter was approaching her high school graduation,
we had no idea how we were going to afford college.
Every Parent's Dream can help take the mystery out of
your search for college tuition assistance."
~
Bill C., Livonia MI ~
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For more information, or to get started now with your college
funding search,
contact me at:
collegehelp@everyparentsdream.net
I
look forward to helping you too!
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