Service: It’s How We Fill the World With Good
Students are telling me they're scared. They hear their parents' tense, late-night discussions downstairs in front of the TV, and they see the angry vitriol that's been roiling in their social media feeds. They're worried about the world they're inheriting. When they...
Your Kid’s Under 5? Get Ready for the Kindergarten Windfall.
If you're parenting a kid who's not yet in kindergarten, you're wondering how in the world you ended up reading an article written by a writer who gets kids through college debt-free. Keep reading and I'll tell you why this blog is the best place for you to be right...
Hear Jeannie Burlowski Interviewed on the “Hey, Sister!” Podcast
I was recently interviewed by Krista Gilbert on her "Hey Sister!" podcast. It was a great conversation, almost an hour, full of practical tips for anyone who loves a kid age 12 - 22. To listen to the podcast, click on Episode 19 here. Some of the topics we covered...
5 Places to Get Help With College Financial Aid Forms
Are you filling out financial aid forms for a kid who'll be in college next fall? Great. The fall before he or she enters college is the perfect time to do that. But what do you do if you get stuck? Where do you go to get help with college financial aid forms? Here...
Want More Scholarships? GPA Matters Less Than You Think.
You'd love for your college-bound teen to get more scholarships, but you worry that his GPA just isn't high enough. Am I right? Well, worry no more. Good news. There are thousands of college scholarships available to students with GPAs as low as 2.50. I'll give you...
3 Ways KIDS Can Get More Financial Aid For College
Is your child a senior in high school, or older? This post is part 2 of a 2-part series on what to do each September to make sure the FAFSA form you fill out in early October will get your child maximum financial aid for college. To read part 1 of this very important...
URGENT: Will You Have a Kid In College Next Year? FAFSA Help Here
This post is part 1 of a 2-part series. To read part 2, which talks about what to do about the money your child has sitting around in his or her name before you fill out the FAFSA, click here. If you're parenting a 12th grader or a current college student, one of the...
WAIT! Don’t Throw Away the Receipt for the School Supplies!
Save your cash register receipt when buying school supplies. Here's why. Every notebook, pen, and graphing calculator you buy just might lower your eventual state tax bill—even if you have a very high income. In some states, such as Minnesota, K-12 school supplies and...
Parents of College Students, Time to Schedule a Celebratory Dinner!
Your son is about to leave for college, and there are a thousand things you want to talk to him about before he goes. This month, take him out for a special celebratory dinner—and include these 6 things in the dessert conversation. You'll make the next four years...
Looking for Scholarships? Here are 1.5 Million of Them
Parents and students ask me all the time, "Where can we find scholarships to apply for?" Here are some places to look for scholarships—starting right now. Remember, students can apply for scholarships in 8th–12th grades, plus all the way through college, and all the...
What’s College Life Like on an Army ROTC Scholarship?
Military service isn't for everyone. But before you disregard the help that the U.S. military provides to college students, let's look at a few details about it. The U.S. military awards generous four-year college scholarships to students who: Are U.S. citizens...
Students, Whatever You Do—DON’T “Follow Your Passion.”
A girl recently contacted me, asking me to explain to her how she could wrestle control of her 529 college savings plan away from her parents. "They are unreliable and untrustworthy," she told me. "What!?" I thought. "Are they drug addicts or human traffickers? Are...
“A Consultant Told Us NOT to Apply For Scholarships . . .”?!
In June of 2016 I received this email from a mom: "Jeannie, I've been to 3 of your classes and love hearing you as well as reading your information. I value your opinion. We have recently met with a person who we could pay to help our daughter navigate sophomore...
Think Student Loan Debt is “No Big Deal”? Watch This 3-Minute Video
A 35-year-old father of two recently contacted me in desperation, looking for help getting out from under $40,000 in student loan debt. "I've been paying $475 a month payments on this debt for years," he said, "but because of interest piling up, I've hardly made a...
Drowning in Student Loan Debt? Here are 6 Legitimate Ways Out
This article is part 3 of a 3-part series on what students can do if they've left college with student loan debt. You can find the first two (very important) articles in this series here and here. Every year, frightening numbers of students finish college with...
How to Kiss Student Loan Debt Goodbye
This article is part 2 of a 3-part series on what students can do if they already have student loan debt. To read the very important article that was part 1 of this series, click here. To read part 3 of this series (the one about student loan forgiveness), click here....
Got Student Loan Debt? 7 Things To Do RIGHT NOW.
This article is part 1 of a 3-part series on what students can do if they already have student loan debt. To see parts 2 and 3 of this series, click here and here. You recently left college for the working world, and the freedom feels great. But wait. Have you left...
3 Reasons Rested, Relaxed Teens Are More Successful
Mary's father entered the library through heavy glass doors and started looking through the stacks for his daughter. He finally found her, bleary-eyed and exhausted, surrounded by books, notebooks, a laptop, and a half cup of cold coffee. "Honey, it's late," he said...
“Help. Our Daughter’s Failing College. She’s Dropping Out.”
What would you do—if you found out your son or daughter was failing college and dropping out? Today I'm sharing the frantic email I received from the mother of a South Carolina college freshman in 2016. (Read on to hear the update on what happened to this girl in the...
#1 Thing Employers ACTUALLY Want In a “Just Out of College” New Hire
Does your child believe that myth, "If I don't attend a top school, I won't get a good job when I graduate"? (You can see the article I wrote debunking this myth here.) The graph at the bottom of today's post is going to make you both you and your child feel instantly...
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.