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Can Parents Call the College Financial Aid Office?
If you're parenting a teen, there's a good chance that sometime during the winter of your child's senior year of high school, you're going to be flipping through documents called "financial aid award letters." You'll have a "financial aid award letter" from every...
Why and How to Stop Multitasking
On the surface, it seems as though multitasking would make a great productivity tool. After all, if you can book a plane ticket and quickly shoot off an email while you're on a phone meeting at work, why not? Haven't you just masterfully killed two birds with one...
The “Screenagers” Movie is a Must-See
Have you spent even one minute worrying about your kids' use of screens? Physician and documentary filmmaker Delany Ruston sure has. She made the Screenagers movie after she found herself "constantly struggling with her own two kids about screen time." According to...
4 Amazingly Easy Steps to Get Out of Debt
If you as a parent are out of debt by the day your kid starts college, you'll have more cash on hand to help with college bills. If you start the process of getting out of debt years before your kid starts college, you'll have more cash on hand to save for college....
My Top 10 Debt-Free College Articles of 2017
2017 was a year of explosive growth for my blog and email newsletter readership. Parents, students, and financial planners began following me in numbers greater than I ever expected. Out of the more than 50 debt-free college articles I wrote that year, here are the...
5 Good Reasons to Take a Gap Year (And 2 Bad Ones)
Your child doesn't seem quite ready for college yet. Would it be a good idea for him or her to take a gap year? Malia Obama did it, after all. Here are 5 good and 2 bad reasons students take a gap year between high school and college. 5 Good Reasons to Take a Gap Year...
Genius Strategy for Giving $20 in COLLEGE SAVINGS As Holiday Gifts
I post this important article every December. This year, it contains a brand new resource! A free downloadable bonus article with super helpful information for grandparents. To get straight to the free downloadable article, click here: [et_bloom_inline...
One Call Can Increase Admissions Chances by 40%
Weeks or months after your daughter has finished up all her college applications, you may find yourself wondering, "Is there anything else she can do to increase admissions chances—well after her applications have been submitted?" Yes, there is. Research shows that...
Got a Big Problem With Standardized Testing?
Has your child taken the SAT or the ACT multiple times -- but never scored anywhere near his or her ability level? This happens more often than you think. Some students just don't do well with standardized testing, no matter how hard they try. Even though they're...
Is It True You “Can’t Look At Your Kids’ College Grades”?
You're bleeding money to pay for your son's college. You hope he's attending class, studying for exams, and getting help when he's stuck. But is he? Some people say that you can never know for sure, because, "parents aren't allowed to look at their kids' college...
When to Call the College’s Disability Services Office
Are you parenting a teen or a college student with a disability of any kind? If you are, you need to know about the wonderful services offered by the disability services office on your child's college campus. Whether your child has a physical disability, a learning...
Can College Debt Hurt Academic Performance?
There's no question about it—the ability to focus and concentrate for extended periods is absolutely critical to college academic performance. The problem is—college debt can actually hurt focus and concentration. In this article by college student Ashley Bulchandani...
5 Things Parents Must Know About “Senioritis”
You've nursed your child through bouts of the flu and strep throat, but "senioritis" is different. "Senioritis" symptoms include not doing homework, "forgetting" to study for tests, and getting oddly low grades on homework assignments, papers, and projects that your...
You’re 20? Here’s the Career Advice Nobody’s Telling You
Today I'm featuring a must-read article by Forbes contributor Jason Nazar on career advice for 20-year-olds. If you're parenting a child age 16–29, read this article and pick one or two topics to discuss with your child this week. And if your child is age 18–29? Share...
Half of Americans Regret Their Higher Ed Decisions?! Why?
The last thing you want is for your child to make a series of expensive higher ed decisions, and then regret them later. How can you help your kids to avoid making regrettable higher ed decisions? An epidemic of regret Regret over higher ed decisions has reached...
7 Reasons to Fill Out FAFSA — Even If You’re Rich
You’d love for your son to get loads of free money financial aid to help him pay for college, but you’re pretty sure he won’t qualify for much. Your family lives comfortably, after all. You aren’t poor. You wonder if filling out financial aid forms is even worth your...
Want More College Money? Avoid These Costly FAFSA Mistakes
This article has been updated. You’ll find my most current information about the FAFSA financial aid form here. (See you over there!) —Jeannie Burlowski It’s a reference book, so nobody reads the whole thing cover to cover. Pick out what you need to read in it using...
1-Minute Trick Helps Overcome Laziness
You've got a mountain of work in front of you, but no energy to tackle it. You've already slept well and eaten energy-producing food, so exhaustion's not the problem. You're just feeling lethargic, avoidant, and lazy. We've all been there. Some of our kids seem...
How College Loans Got So Evil (5-Minute Video)
Today I'm featuring a 5-minute video clip from the TV show Adam Ruins Everything. This 5-minute clip is titled, "How College Loans Got So Evil." It's funny! But then again, it's not funny at all—because it's true. Please share this post with every parent, teacher,...
About
Hi, I’m Jeannie Burlowski.
I am a full-time academic strategist, conference speaker, and author of the book “LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward.”
My writing and speaking provide parents a clear, step-by-step checklist so they can set their kids up to succeed brilliantly in college, graduate debt-free, and move directly into careers they excel at and love.
For more than 20 years, I’ve helped students apply to highly competitive law, medical, business, and grad schools. I still do that from my website GetIntoMedSchool.com.
I am married, and my husband and I have a son and a daughter. We live in Minneapolis.
Hi, I'm Jeannie Burlowski.
My background as an academic strategist provides ideal foundation for me to help parents of kids ages 12–26 set those kids up to graduate college debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love.
I do this primarily through my book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. LAUNCH provides parents clear, step-by-step instructions for this journey.
Regular readers of my free email newsletter get additional help from me. Gentle reminding about what to do when, and first access to my live and online sessions, strategy updates, and TRIBE Membership.
My team and I are leading a debt-free college revolution. We hope you'll join us!
Hi, I'm Jeannie Burlowski.
My background as an academic strategist provides ideal foundation for me to help parents of kids ages 12–26 set those kids up to graduate college debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love.
I do this primarily through my book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. LAUNCH provides parents clear, step-by-step instructions for this journey.
Regular readers of my free email newsletter get additional help from me. Gentle reminding about what to do when, and first access to my live and online sessions, strategy updates, and TRIBE membership.