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The post The College Scandal: Hot Pockets & Parenting appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
College advisor Andy Lockwood discusses two things that go bump in the night and cause you to suffer a horrible, ghastly fate: horrible advice from guidance counselors and the reps at the high school “College Financial Aid Night” – and an English teacher helping a student with her essay. More information about Lockwood College Prep…
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College Advisor and best-selling author Andy Lockwood discusses the pros and cons of having social media accounts when applying to college, and the ways to proactively create an online brand that helps you get into your Dream School even if your grades and SAT scores are lower than other students in your high school who…
The post Should You Delete All Social Media Before Applying to College? appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
College Talk Tuesday! This was originally a live cast on our Facebook Page, www.CollegeTalkTuesday.live. Pearl and I covered: Sneaky deadlines you can’t afford to miss, plus an Admissions Armageddon tale of woe that breaks our hearts. More info about our college advising services, upcoming free workshops, etc. at www.LockwoodCollegePrep.com Shameless request for a favor: If…
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In financial aid, you’re either quick or you’re dead. OK, not really, I was trying to make a boring topic more interesting. 🙂 However, the truth is that there is a TON of flat-out WRONG “information” about how the financial aid process really works, who can qualify, the income cut-off, the look-back period, you name…
The post When MUST You File Your Financial Aid Applications? appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
Description: College advisor Andy Lockwood interviews Lockwood Test Prep head tutor Marissa Uneberg about common mistakes made by 11th grade and 12 grade test takers. Topics include: >How early should a student start prepping >How to decide “Which Test is Best?” >High grades but low scores: Why and what to do about it >How many…
The post 5 Things Parents and Kids Get Wrong About the SAT and ACT appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
You’d think that it would be easy to figure out which colleges require supplemental essays. And you’d be wrong. 🙂 Listen to this short episode describing the frustrating places where some colleges “hide” their writing supplements. Please like and rate this episode if you love it (meaning, “5 Star Love 🙂 And head on…
The post Hidden Supplemental Essays on the Common Application appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
College advisor Andy Lockwood interviews fellow college advisor Steve Schwartz, founder of the College Admissions Toolbox about how he coaches his clients on writing college essays. For more information on Steve (including his extremely valuable podcast episodes), visit www.CollegeAdmissionToolbox.com For more information on Andy Lockwood, go to www.LockwoodCollegePrep.com
The post Andy Lockwood Interviews Steve Schwartz appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
College advisor Andy Lockwood explains the hidden, often disappointing, reasons why colleges offer “Priority Applications”. For more information, visit www.LockwoodCollegePrep.com
The post What does it mean when a college offers a “Priority Application“? appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
This episode was originally a webinar I conducted for my community in early July 2019. We covered: The biggest mistake college essay writers commit and how to avoid it The “Obstacle” essay: Really? How to use Netflix and the New York Post to dramatically improve your essay How to overcome the dreaded College Essay Writer’s…
The post How to Defeat College Essay Anxiety, Writer’s Block and More appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
College advisor Andy Lockwood discusses when your house hurts eligibility for financial aid, and when it doesn’t. See www.LockwoodCollegePrep.com for more information.
The post Can You Qualify for Financial Aid If You Own A Home? appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
College Appeals & Negotiations Case Studies, Special Circumstances and a Pearl “Dr. Laura” Moment College Advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood chat on their weekly show, College Talk Tuesday about some live, actual client case studies of financial aid and scholarship appeals, what constitutes “Special Circumstances” and what does not! College Talk Tuesday airs…
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Ironic new college admissions scandal stuff, the title of Rick Singer’s keynote speech to Morgan Stanley and other brokerages (too funny, can’t make this stuff up) and Felicity Huffman’s ancestors. And a current college negotiations case study. For more information on Lockwood College Prep’s podcasts and our college advising, financial aid and test prep and…
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Andy interviews friend and college consulting colleague Abby Siegel about some of the crazy, ethical and borderline illegal behavior we’ve heard about over the years, including: “Double depositing” Weaseling out of ED agreements and the bad things that can happen (as opposed to doing so the right way) Parents who write their kids’ essays…
The post “War Stories” with NYC-based College Advisor Abby Siegel appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
College consultant Andy Lockwood interviews Don Betterton, former director of Financial Aid and member of the Admissions Committee of Princeton University and former trustee of the College Board In this wide-ranging interview, Andy asked Mr. Betterton about: Was he surprised by the FBI investigation How William “Rick” Singer could have pulled off such…
The post Interview with former Princeton Admissions Committee Member, College Board Trustee on The Recent College Admissions Scandal appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
Pearl and Andy Lockwood share their thoughts – and personal experiences, including the time Andy met “Rick” Singer (the sleazy college consultant at the center of the FBI investigation, and the times clients have discussed, ahem, “fudging” things on their college applications and more. Join us as we chat about the CRAY-CRAY week…
The post My Personal College Admissions Scam Confession appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
Andy Lockwood goes over the 9 steps toward mounting a successful appeal of your “lowball” financial aid and/or scholarship award. For more information about his College Negotiations “Master Class” – which includes a pre-submission review of your appeal letter as well as sample letters that have worked in the past for Andy’s clients –…
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Pearl and Andy host their 4th annual College Predictions webinar! They peer into the future and reveal what’s in store for Class of 2020 families and beyond re: Which Colleges Will Be “Hot,” and Which Will be “Not?” Which schools will give the most financial aid, which won’t? Will it be harder to get into…
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Season Three kicks off with an episode of College Talk Tuesday (www.CollegeTalkTuesday.live) where Pearl and Andy chat discuss two case studies where parents shoot themselves in the proverbial feet when it came to their college planning. Listen to learn from their mistakes, and hopefully feel better about yourself! 🙂 For more information on our…
The post The Self Sabotage Episode appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
In this live, unscripted webinar, Pearl and Andy answered more than 70 college admissions, financial aid, scholarship and test prep questions, including: How to negotiate with a college Should we file a FAFSA (financial aid application) if we’re not going to qualify Do colleges rank high schools? How to motivate my 10th grader working…
The post Finally, Your College Questions, Answered! appeared first on College Consultants and Advisors, Financial Aid /Scholarship Consultants /ACT & SAT Prep providers Pearl & Andy Lockwood.
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