Every summer, I share a compilation of the best articles I've ever written for parents who are sending kids off to college this coming fall. Read just one of the articles I've written below, or read them all! Moving Into or Out of a Dorm? DormRoomMovers.com Saves the...
Melanie Lockert of Los Angeles, California tells about the jolting student loan debt wake-up call she had right after completing grad school. Lockert's jolting student loan debt wake-up call Lockert had wisely worked multiple part-time jobs throughout school, and for...
I wrote this article on creating a strong med school application at the request of the Harvard Crimson. You'd love to put together a med school application so strong that it both gets you in, and gets you money to help pay for med school. Other students are...
URGENT—for early 2026. Do you have even one Parent PLUS loan? Might your parents have taken out a Parent PLUS loan for you? Skip this article and jump straight to the more urgent one here. If you're currently in college—or if you're a parent who's taken out dreaded...
So, your kid just got into law school, medical school, or graduate school. That's great! Now you're wondering, "What can students do to get these programs paid for?" Here are the 12 ways I give to my clients at GetIntoMedSchool.com. Share this article with a student...
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.