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College List Building? Consider Living Learning Communities with CIT Consultant Stephanie George

Stephanie George, College Inside Track Consultant Hello, Stephanie!  Our topic today is Living Learning Communities (LLCs).  I know that you’re a proponent of them. What exactly is an LLC, and what colleges have them?  A living learning community is a smaller community in a college or university; students in an LLC have common interests and…

ROI and Building the College List: Key Tips from CIT Pro Cozy Wittman

VIDEO.  CIT Education and Partnerships pro Cozy Wittman discusses two key methods to evaluate if a college has the right ROI (return on investment) for your family.

CIT ConsultantTips: Building the College List, Part Two

Jay:  Have a family conversation about how much your family has budgeted for college & look at colleges that fit that budget. A quick way to do that is to use the Net Price Calculator on each school’s website. If you find that the college does not fit your budget, remember, there are dozens of…

CIT Consultant Tips: Building the College List, Part One

Anne: Your teachers’ words are likely familiar–check your sources! Don’t believe everything you read online. Make sure you are assembling research from a number of sources–school representatives, college guide-books and real students who can give a first-hand account. Susan: At the outset, embrace the idea of exploring colleges with which you are completely unfamiliar.  A…

Building a Strong College List for Students with Learning Disabilities with CIT Consultant Paige Feldman

Hello Paige!  You’ve worked for decades as an educator and educational consultant with students with learning disabilities. Is there a ‘best’ college for students with disabilities, and what are some best practices you employ when working on college lists with students with an LD? The question of whether there is a “best” college is a…

Capacity-Constrained Majors and the College List, with CIT Consultant Anne Weber

Written by Anne Weber, CIT Consultant You may have read that for many years the US has faced a shortage of doctors in primary medicine and in rural areas. The paradox is that while we need more doctors, getting into medical school and matching for a residency program has never been harder. Even with incentives…

CIT Students – Where are they now?

Lyla Dixon, a 2021 homeschool graduate who grew up in San Diego, recently contacted her CIT consultant to share the good news of her upcoming graduation and plan to pursue a master’s program in finance. Lyla faced challenges during her college search due to closed test centers and restricted campus tours during Covid-19.  But Lyla…

Financial Strategies to Pay for College

Financial Strategies to Pay for College– In this webinar, CIT Education and Partnerships pro Cozy Wittman discusses how to create a strategy for paying for college and effectively surface the topic of the college budget with your child.  aid.  A must-see webinar!   

Cozy Wittman Q and A: The College Search Junior Year: Strategies Related to Debt

Do you have a high school junior in the house? Now is the time to nail down a concrete strategy related to college debt and the college search. CIT’s Cozy Wittman lays out the steps to an effective debt strategy and suggests a strong benchmark for debt. Why is junior year especially vital for families…

Heidi King shares “Major New College Planning Strategies” at the North Alabama FPA 2023 Symposium

Heidi King, Education and Partnerships at College Inside Track, discussed “Major New College Planning Strategies” to a group of over 100 advisors at the North Alabama FPA 2023 Symposium at The Harbor Center in Birmingham, AL.  Advisors benefited from new information that is unfolding as a result of legislative changes from both Secure Acts. These…