Learn "Secrets" of How To Slash College Costs by 25% - Or More - Even if You Think You'll Never Qualify For a Nickel of Grants, Scholarships or Other Financial Aid
Andrew Lockwood, J.D.
497 South Oyster Bay Road
Plainview, NY 11803
516 882 5464
Carol Margolis
PR Executive
Lania Rittenhouse
Daughter attends
The University of Richmond

Dear Andy and Pete:
 Now that the college admissions process is over, our daughter has graduated from high school and we are getting ready to take her to college later this summer, it's time to recognize the extraordinary job you have done for us. At this time last year, we were very concerned about the prospect of out of state tuition. Our dream of sending her to the best school and not just the one we could afford seemed very distant. To complicate matters, our daughter was vacillating on her major, the location of the school and its size. She had many doubts and we had few answers.
However, from the very beginning of the process, you encouraged us to remain positive about her prospects and as soon as you started working, she became more focused on the best fit rather than what she had heard from school advisors or friends. In a way, she was eliminating options and honing in on what she really was looking for in a school. At the same time, we reviewed our financial situation and you encouraged us to be positive about the out of state options.
The proof of your program was she was accepted at seven Top 100 schools four of which were out of state, waitlisted at two out of states and was only declined at the "stretch" school, Georgetown. As it turned out, the first school to reply was the one she finally chose but that was only decided once we had all the offers in hand. Every single school made very generous scholarship offers and we ended up choosing at Top 30 school that offered 95% of the total cost of attendance, 70% of which was free money!
We look forward to the next 4 years and our next child knowing that we have the College Planners on our team. Thanks again, Andy and Pete - it has been a pleasure working with you.

Regards,
Tom Browne
Weston, Fl.
I told them I didn't want to play games with my money or get some extra bill in the future.They promised I would get back five times what I invested for the service. They were true to their word.

Terry Cooney

Note:  Received college planning advice for his two sons, Shane and Shaun. Terry also appeared (voluntarily - I swear!) on our St. Patrick's Day radio show as a leprechun.
  My son is seriously  happy with his school choice.  We spent hours on the internet searching for his program of interest. He never would have learned about Colorado State's landscape architecture program if it hadn't been for the team at College Planning.

  He has real hope and excitement now for his future and is very motivated to succeed in his college experience - seeing that hope and enthusiasm!  That alone was worth the investment.

  - Jan Lyon
  Coconut Creek, Florida
Paul Marcello
Son attends Johns Hopkins University
Please book your seat by filling out the short form on the right of this page and I'll meet you at the workshop!
College Finance Workshop
Cost-Cutting Financial Aid "Loopholes" and Strategies - Especially for "Forgotten Middle Class Families" - Disclosed
Her long and incongruent "wish list" quickly evolved into ten schools -three in-state and seven out of state , two back ups," the core choices and one stretch school. She was confident and focused as she plunged into the applications. With your guidance, she wrote some terrific essays and completed all ten on time. While all of this was going on you magically expedited the FAFSA and other financial paperwork to all the schools taking that burden and administrative nightmare off our shoulders.
Blunt, honest.
- Frank Brecher, Commack
You made a dry subject interesting.
- Kathleen Dooley, Huntington
Informative, funny!  Free comedy show - I enjoyed!

-Lesley Pollach, Dix Hills
Easy to understand.
-Fran Cioffi, East Northport
Jeffrey Hochman, Esq.
Attorney for City of Ft. Lauderdale
Police Department
Son attends American University
Workshop Topics Include:
  • How "Forgotten" Middle Class Families Can Save $30,000 on College Costs ... Even if Told "You Won't Qualify!
  • Three Costly Financial Aid Mistakes To Avoid Like the Swine Flu
  • How to Multiply Your Odds of Obtaining Grants and Scholarships
  • Why Some Colleges Give More Loans Than Free Money ... And what to Do About It
  • The Magic Word You MUST Use if You Were "Stiffed" By the Financial Aid Office
  • The One Word You Should NEVER Use if You Don't Receive Enough Financial Aid
  • How to Reduce or Flat-out Eliminate the "Prison" of High Fee, High Rate Student Debt ... That Invariably Leads to Credit Problems That Could Haunt You for Years
  • The Strange Reason You're Penalized More for Some Assets Than Others
  • The Three Critical, "Bet the Farm" Questions You Must Ask of Every School Before You Even Think of Applying for Aid!
  • The Even Stranger Reason You're Not Penalized At ALL for Certain Other Assets!
  • The Actual, "Double Secret" Formula Used to Calculate Your EFC (Estimated Family Contribution - the amount of money the government calculates that you can afford to pay) on the FAFSA
  • How to Legally and Ethically Lower Your EFC
  • The Financial Aid "Advantage" Enjoyed by Divorced Parents
  • How Even Millionaires Can Save $30,000 Off The Cost of College
  • Why A State University Can Cost More Than a So-Called "Expensive" Private College
  • How the Advice of Most CPA's or Money Managers Can "Cost" You Thousands!
  • Why Your Guidance Counselor is Not the Right Source of Information For You
  • Why You Can't Trust Advice from The Financial Aid Office
  • More!
Very clear - made it more understandable.

 - Lisa and Brian Dennelly, Carle Place
Clear explanation of the financial aid process.
-James Morrell, Garden City
Andrew Lockwood, J.D.
College Financial Aid Strategist
Author, "How to Pay 'Wholesale' for College"
Workshop Instructor
Registration Form
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Made a sensitive subject more palatable, very informative!
-Leslie Gross, Old Bethpage
Simple and clear (funny doesn't hurt!).
-Deniz Gurcan, Fort Salonga
  One last comment - even though here is no charge for the workshop, there is on "catch" - space is limited and frequently "standing room only" -- please register now so you don't miss out on learning this valuable information!





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 Schedule of Events 
February 16th, 7pm
Nassau County Bar Association
15th and West Streets
Mineola, New York 11501

March 1, 7pm
Shelter Rock Jewish Center
272 Shelter Rock Road
Roslyn New York 11576