By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted Oh, The Thick Envelope!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7AoT5_N-0I&w=640&h=390] Do you want to receive the ‘Thick Envelope’ in the spring of your student’s 12th grade year? It’s [...]
By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted Decision Day!
Last Friday was ‘Decision Day’ for our college-bound high school seniors. It was a stressful week for many, me included, as offers were weighed, appealed and weighed again. The good news is [...]
By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted Why College Should Cost You Less Today Than In 1957
This is the second installment in a four-part series on Effective College Strategies for Today’s ‘Middle Class.’ While I know that right now college may feel like an [...]
By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted The Worst Year for College Ever, or Just the Dawning of a New Age?
In case you didn’t get the memo, 2011 is now officially the ‘Most Difficult Year for College Applicants Ever’. I can assure you that a) this is true [...]
By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted Done Being Nice and PC – Why Your FL Pre-Paid, 529 and Bright Futures Plan Is NOT A Strategy!
I’m a nice guy, fair, smart, reasonable, measured, open-minded… pretty much anyone who has met me will tell you that. That’s why this is worth a read cause I’m not going [...]
By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted Tips For Appealing Your Financial Aid Award
Most college financial aid offices mail their financial aid award letters in late March or early April. Unfortunately, many families are not happy with the contents of these letters. This piece [...]
By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted Will Free Tuition at MDC Encourage Mediocrity?
Miami Dade College recently announced that it was offering free tuition to all high school graduates from Miami Dade high schools, public or private, who earn at least a 3.0 weighted GPA. This is [...]
By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted Protected: March 2011 Inner Circle
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By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted Will They Really Cancel FL Prepaid?
Today’s Herald and Sun-Sentinel ran stories about a proposal in the FL Senate to suspend the ever-popular FL Prepaid Program. While this proposal is far from becoming law, it does indicate [...]
By Peter Ratzan
In College Planning Advice Posted “Close to the Most Perfect Thing in Sports”
That’s Jonathan Zaslow’s description of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. We had a pleasant, 10 minute chat on 790 The Ticket about March Madness, school generosity, [...]
