by Jeannie Burlowski | Apr 30, 2015 | Careers, College Prep, College Tuition, Financial Aid, Scholarships
Every year I have parents tell me: “I’m not letting my kid apply THERE. Do you have any idea how much that school costs?!?!” OK: let’s all just calm down a minute. I know what the elite school sticker price appears to be, but I also know...
by Jeannie Burlowski | Apr 27, 2015 | Application Essays, College Prep, Community Service, Financial Aid, Parenting, Scholarships
You know that it’s a good idea to start early to save for your kids’ college, but what if your budget just doesn’t allow for that right now? Are there other things you can do so that you’re ready when dormitory move-in day comes? Yes. This week I’m hugely honored to...
by Jeannie Burlowski | Apr 25, 2015 | Application Essays, College Prep, Community Service, Parenting, Scholarships
A devastating earthquake slammed into Nepal on Saturday, killing over 4,000 people. That’s hard to wrap your head around I know. It’s such devastation, it’s such tragedy — it’s overwhelming. We want to close our eyes. We want to look...
by Jeannie Burlowski | Apr 24, 2015 | Application Essays, College Prep, Community Service, Parenting, Scholarships, Uncategorized
Imagine your child writing a scholarship application essay where she writes in detail about what it was like to have a Japanese college student living in her home for three weeks. There are so many interesting ways to go with this kind of material — I...
by Jeannie Burlowski | Apr 19, 2015 | Careers, College Prep, Employment, Parenting
When I was a child, my mother said to me: “Jeannie, do you know why many old people have barely enough to get by, but Grandma and Grandpa have enough money to take nice trips? It’s because Grandma reuses her aluminum foil.” I laughed at the time,...