Posts by Chris Wills
CIT response to college admissions scandal
With the college admissions scandal all over the news, we wanted to respond as members of the vast majority of the college counseling world that work with families honestly and ethically. It’s incredibly upsetting that people would manipulate the college admission system in this way, and every industry seems to have a very small…
Read MoreCollege Inside Track and College Tutors webinar slide show
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Read MoreCollege Inside Track and Breakaway Test Prep slide show
Click here to access the slide show for the College Inside Track and Breakaway Test Prep webinar Here were additional resources shared: College Inside Track Facebook page where lots of timely updates and helpful info is posted College-related coronavirus resources for families (regularly updated) Here are additional articles you may find helpful: 5 Myths…
Read MoreBlueStem Wealth Partners webinar slide show
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Read MoreInsider tips for the week of Feb. 11, 2019
The 3 secrets to getting into your dream school – How do you get into a school like MIT? Chris Peterson, assistant director of admissions, shares a wonderful perspective from the college side. Please share this important read with your child and thank you to Kevin McMullin of CollegeWise for highlighting his advice. Straight…
Read MoreKansas City FSP presentation
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Read MoreSiouxland Estate Planning Council presentation
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Read MoreInsider tips for the week of Jan. 7, 2019
The secret to finding what colleges want – NerdWallet’s Liz Weston explains that schools telegraph what they want in applicants in the form of data that is available online to anyone. Take a minute to scan her advice. 10 things college rankings won’t tell you – Although we all love lists to help us…
Read MoreBeware – Retirement savings rollover issue on FAFSA
There is a FAFSA issue that has been tripping up families with qualified retirement savings rollovers that can result in wildly inflated EFC’s (expected family contributions), thus reducing the amount of financial aid they qualify for. Retirement savings moved from one qualified retirement plan to another qualified plan should not be reported as untaxed income…
Read MoreWhy is my EFC going up?
Talk about a double whammy! Despite the rising cost of college, families are at the same time seeing an increase in their EFC (expected family contribution), which is what they are expected to contribute before any financial aid kicks in. In other words, a family with the exact same income and assets today as one…
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