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Our primary goal is to help your family find the perfect college- one that your child will love and you can afford.
We help families unlock their college vision with a stress free personalized college plan. With our expert guidance and proven results you can rest assured that no detail will be overlooked in the complicated process of maximizing your free scholarship and grant money.
We tailor our strategy based on a family’s full financial picture, the student’s academic goals
and the human dynamics of the family. Our knowledge, depth and accuracy helps families avoid costly financial mistakes by our own thorough knowledge of the federal financial aid policies and how the individual colleges implement those policies when awarding both merit and need-based scholarship monies.. We reduce your stress and wasted time by guiding you through a
timeline, paperwork and appeals. As a trusted advisor, we serve families with a calming professional informed presence during this confusing time. We guaranteed you will receive the full amount of scholarship money you are entitled to both merit and need-based.
Based on 30+ years of professional experience, CPS knows the colleges that offer the maximum amount of free scholarship money that families are eligible for. These monies do not have to be repaid.
We offer parents support as they work with the High School Guidance Counselor, by providing them a one page college summary listing financial aid policies, acceptance rates, etc. We strongly recommend 90% of High School students take a career assessment evaluation.
Our goal is to minimize college loans by increasing their grant money. If loans are needed, we will guide families to the loan that best fits their needs. Federal student loans are limited to $27,000 over 4 years of undergraduate studies.
John DeLorey founder of College Planning Services located in Newburyport, MA has helped more than 5000 families send their children to college. John, along with his dedicated staff, are current on all proposed changes and can help customize a college plan for your family. Contact John for a phone session to answer your questions.
How parents can teach a college freshman financial responsibility: setting expectations, building a workable budget, understanding credit and student debt, earning income, and learning from small mistakes.
A practical guide for parents on saying goodbye to your child on the first day of college: how to prepare for move-in day, what to say, how long to stay, and how to handle the quiet afterward.
The most common mistakes made by college freshmen — from poor budgeting and skipped classes to procrastination and not asking for help — plus practical ways students and parents can avoid them.
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