Episode summary introduction: One big factor, if not the most predominant one, for college-bound students and parents is the cost of attending college. So, it is natural to explore what options are available to fund college education.

Benjamin Stern is the founder and CEO of IvyAchievement, a college counseling firm, tells us all about financial aid.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

• Types of Financial Aid
  
• Criteria and Prerequisites
  
• COVID-19 Impact on Financial Aid for Fall 2021 Applications
  

Topics discussed in this episode:

• The Financial Aid Landscape [1:29]
  
• Types of Financial Aid [5:16]
  
• What is needed to Qualify? [10:00]
  
• How does an Expert pick “Aid Friendly” Target Colleges  [17:43]
  
• Financial Aid Application Process [20:41]
  
• Counseling the Financial Aid Process [23:56]
  
• What will Aid look like for Fall 2021? [28:04]
  
• IvyAchievement Successes with Financial Aid [31:05]
  

Our Guest: Benjamin Stern, Founder and CEO of IvyAchievement, USA focuses on international students applying to US Colleges from India, Vietnam and others. IvyAchievement students have been accepted by top universities in the US, a number of them with generous Financial Aid packages.

Memorable Quote: “Need-based [Financial Aid] means, it’s the College that decides what you Need, not your forms!”

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