Posts by Chris Wills
College Planning Tips for Parents and Grandparents
CIT’s Jay Benanav was a guest on WCCO Radio’s Your Money with Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb and discussed college planning tips for parents and grandparents. Listen to Jay’s appearance here
Read MoreAmeriprise Storrar FC presentation
Click here to access the College Inside Track presentation from the 2018 Storrar FC meeting.
Read MoreInsider tips for the week of July 30, 2018
6 tips for managing your EFC – Your EFC, or expected family contribution, is a number used by colleges to determine how much financial aid you will receive and a topic most families know little about. Invest a few minutes to read Road2College’s helpful tips to potentially save your family money. 5 strategies…
Read More8 Insider Tips to Late-Stage College Planning presentation for financial advisors
Click here to access College Inside Track’s 8 Insider Tips to Late-Stage College Planning presentation for financial advisors
Read MoreFSP Central IL presentation
Click here to access College Inside Track’s FSP Central IL Presentation
Read MoreInsider tips for the week of June 25, 2018
Grades and test scores don’t mean as much as they used to – Jeff Selingo explains that with 50 percent of American teens now graduating with an A average and over 1,000 colleges having dropped standardized tests as an admission requirement, other factors such as demonstrated interest are playing a larger role than before. …
Read MoreFederal student loan rates go up for 2018-19 school year
For families that take out federal student loans, college just got a bit more expensive for the second year in a row. Starting July 1, 2018, federal loan interest rates are going up for loans taken out to pay for the 2018-19 academic year: Undergrads will pay a rate of 5.04%, up from the current…
Read MoreInsider tips for the week of May 28, 2018
15 things to know about college rankings – Lynn O’Shaughnessy does a nice job of explaining “how the sausage is made” with the popular US News college rankings, and it isn’t pretty. A must-read if you are at all using rankings in your search, and remember there is no such thing as a best ranked…
Read More4 Mistakes Families Make That Raise The Cost Of College
College Inside Track President Chris Wills was featured on the WCCO Sunday morning show with Esme Murphy sharing mistakes families should avoid that could unnecessarily raise the cost of college. Among his suggestions: Have a clear game plan for how you are going to pay for college, and avoid the philosophy of “if you get in,…
Read MoreCollege Inside Track featured on Money Talks radio show
College Inside Track founder Jay Benanav was a featured guest on the “Money Talks” radio show on Twin Cities NewsTalk AM 1130, Wall Street Business Network on AM 1440 and The Patriot AM 1280 hosted by Terry Sandvold of Sandvold Financial Group. Click below to listen to Jay’s segment, which starts at the 6:33 mark…
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