30 Glen Head Road Glen Head, NY 11545


 
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Lockwood College Prep has a very different, "backwards" approach to college advising. We help high schoolers crack the code to getting accepted to Ivy League and other competitive colleges, and win tens of thousands in scholarships, even if they think they make too much money to qualify for any financial assistance. But we care most about "The 40, not 4": using college as a means to an end to launch your child for a happy and successful life, post-college. We help our clients accomplish all of this by offering college advising, financial aid consulting, SAT and ACT prep and career counseling all under one roof. Go to BookLockwood.com to schedule a free College Strategy Session.

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7/30/20

Andy –

Thank you for the years of advice provided through your emails and in person and online seminars.

I wanted to point out that negotiations for a financial aid package do not need to be limited only to the time of admissions - you can "negotiate" each year.

My son attends a top university that does not offer merit scholarships, so I couldn’t really avail myself of your negotiating techniques during the admissions process. However when my second child started college, we were offered more in the way of financial aid. I didn’t think it was enough and so I called and politely spoke to my son’s financial aid officer. During our conversation, he tweaked the value of our home in the computer and miraculously we got an additional $2,300. The easiest money I’ve ever earned.

It happened again this year. The university arbitrarily increased the equity we have in our home by over $137,000, thereby lowering my son’s grant award. After a couple of polite emails, my child's financial aid officer again tweaked our home value in their computer to a more realistic level, increasing the grant by $4,400. Again, easy money that we never would have gotten had we not asked. It was all done with a few emails and in a few days time.

My point in writing is that negotiations do not need to be limited to the admissions process. Politely ask the financial aid officer - each year - for an explanation of the award, and discuss it with them. You never know what might happen, and all it takes is a quick call or email. The worst they can say is "no." Our story shows that they sometimes have flexibility and a few thousand bucks for a few minutes of work, two years in a row, ain't bad.

I wouldn’t have known to do this – or how – without your advice. Thanks for all of your help over the years.

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30 Glen Head Road  Glen Head,  NY   11545

 
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Lockwood College Prep has a very different, "backwards" approach to college advising. We help high schoolers crack the code to getting accepted to Ivy League and other competitive colleges, and win tens of thousands in scholarships, even if they think they make too much money to qualify for any financial assistance. But we care most about "The 40, not 4": using college as a means to an end to launch your child for a happy and successful life, post-college. We help our clients accomplish all of this by offering college advising, financial aid consulting, SAT and ACT prep and career counseling all under one roof. Go to BookLockwood.com to schedule a free College Strategy Session.

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