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Podcast: Navigating Student Loans
College Inside Track’s Cozy Wittman was a guest on the “Your Life, Simplified” podcast sharing her wisdom on navigating student loans. Getting accepted into the school of your dreams can be stressful enough, but then you have to think about how — and who — is going to pay for it. Cozy shares best practices…
Read MorePodcast: College Planning – Going Beyond the Dollar Signs
College Inside Track’s Cozy Wittman was a guest on the “Your Life, Simplified” podcast sharing her insight on college planning. Cozy goes beyond loans and scholarships for an in-depth discussion on considerations you may not be thinking about. Listen to the podcast here
Read MoreCIT’s Cozy Wittman Talks Scholarships with The Weekly Wealth Podcast
College Inside Track’s Manager of Education and Partnerships, Cozy Wittman, was featured recently on The Weekly Wealth Podcast. Cozy discussed planning for financial aid and scholarships with David Chudyk, Financial Advisor at Parallel Financial. Topics include: misperceptions around scholarships (including best and worse strategies for good money), the biggest providers of strong scholarships, how colleges…
Read MoreUnderstanding the College Financial Aid Award Letter
College Inside Track’s Cozy Wittman was recently featured in the Journal of Financial Planning, discussing ways to create transparency for families in the college funding process and better understanding the college financial aid award letter. Cozy explains in detail the college financial aid award letter, tips after receiving it, elements of good and bad…
Read MoreIs a Gap Year Right For You?
College Inside Track’s Lessa Scherrer was featured in the Carlmont (Calif.) High School newspaper providing insight on “Is a Gap Year Right For You?” Scroll down to the end of the page to view the article.
Read MoreFAFSA changes interview on WCCO
College Inside Track President Chris Wills was interviewed by Esme Murphy on WCCO TV, discussing the changes made to the FAFSA. Wills explained that the changes, which go into effect for the 2023-24 school year, will be based on a family’s 2021 tax return information so families need to understand them now. Some of…
Read MoreHelping Families Save Money on College
CIT’s Chris Wills was featured on the WCCO Sunday morning show discussing strategies for families to save money on college.
Read MoreHigh school seniors struggle with ACT cancellations and system crashes
College Inside Track was featured on KARE 11 TV discussing the ACT testing and registration challenges faced by high school students and their families. In the KARE 11 interview, CIT’s Chris Wills said the problems started in the spring, when many schools had to cancel their in-school testing dates due to the virus. “You…
Read MoreWisconsin Universities Adjusting Admissions Process Amid Coronavirus
College Inside Track President Chris Wills was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss how the coronavirus is impacting the college admissions process. Click here to read the story
Read MoreWill St. Paul’s $50-a-baby college savings program work?
College Inside Track’s Jay Benanav was featured in the Pioneer Press’ two-part series on St. Paul’s college savings program.
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