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Spring 2020

Come find out why you should never pay sticker price for college! 

LEAP College Financial Aid Information Workshops:

Vicki Beam, will be providing an educational workshop on planning for college. It will cover what you can do to potentially increase financial aid and also to help find the money to pay for college. She will be discussing college funding strategies that work regardless of your income, making college funding rules work for you and not against you, and how to develop a college funding plan that is tailored to your family's situation. In addition, you will learn what colleges are looking for as they make their admissions decision. This information can help you make any necessary adjustments to help your student get into the college of their choice.

​ALL  AGES WELCOME

Events begin at 6:30 PM and run until 7:30 PM
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  • Tuesday, March 17, 2020
    West Senior High School - Library
 
  • Tuesday, March 19, 2020
    Traverse City Central High School - Cafeteria

  • Thursday, April 16, 2020
        Willow Hill Elementary - Library
 
  • Wednesday, April 22, 2020
    East Middle School - Library
 
  • Saturday, April 25th, 2020
        Traverse City Central high School - Cafeteria - (this event is at 9:30am)

  • Tuesday, April 28, 2020
        West Middle School - Library

  • Thursday, May 7, 2020
        Traverse City Central High School - Cafeteria​

  • Tuesday, May 12, 2020
    West Senior High School - Library
 


By registering for these fall no-cost workshops, you’ll automatically be entered in a drawing to win a $50 restaurant gift card. Must be present to win.

Other Workshops:

College Planning Night - ​

December 5th, 2019

​Kingsley High School - Cafeteria - 6:30 PM 

The workshop will:
● Provide a brief history of the cost of college
● Show how to project the actual cost of college
● Educate on the methods for saving for college
● Outline the process for developing a good plan
● Determine the likely total cost of college
● Find methods to reduce that cost
● Determine if financial, athletic or merit-based aid is likely
● Educate on the steps to take now to be better prepared
● Explain why it’s important to start early
● Review the college process – tips on how to become what colleges want
● Discuss AP, Early College, and Dual Enrollment, and the impact they have
● Prioritize sources for college expenses to protect your life savings