Category: College Planning
Your Guide to the Financial Aid Appeals Process
As the leaves begin to turn across Central Ohio and your students head back to campus in the fall each […]
December 25, 2025
How to Select a Financial Advisor
Did you know that just about any advisor can call themselves a financial planner even though they derive all of […]
December 24, 2025
Will Financial Aid Cover Summer Classes? How To Know If Your Student Can Use Aid In Summer
One of the most common questions we hear from parents and students at The College Planning Center is: “Will financial […]
December 10, 2025
Preparing Students for Economic Transformation: Why Executive Function Skills Matter More Than Ever
As we witness a fundamental shift in the American economy, the question facing parents and educators is no longer simply […]
November 10, 2025
The facts about Medicaid changes
I know that there is a lot of emotion going on around the new legislation that was passed last week, […]
July 6, 2025
How do I find the right colleges, and where do we start?
Simple Solutions to Important Questions The college search can be daunting, with an overwheling array of options and no clear […]
April 24, 2025
5 not so good FINANCIAL GIFTS TO GIVE TO OUR CHILDREN (The last one is the worst)
The VERY BEST Financial Gift we could give our kids is to not be dependent on them financially later in […]
April 24, 2025
GIRLS IN STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH) UPDATE
According to The American Association of University Women(AAUW), throughout their education, girls and women are systematically tracked away from science […]
July 5, 2024
When is an extracurricular good enough? Part 2 – Four Years Later!
By Tim Parros I wrote an article four years ago about the importance of extracurriculars in the college admission process […]
February 14, 2023