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College Decision Time: How to Review and Compare Your Admissions Offers & Financial Aid Awards

Class of 2023 -- May 1st is the college enrollment deadline. Choose with confidence!

Making the big decision on which college to attend is challenging for both teens and their parents! You want to make the "right choice" and choose the college that ensures academic and professional success and a great college experience -- while minimizing the financial burden.

Join Tanya Aure, JD, CDFA, Certified College Financial Consultant and Founder of TA Financial Strategies, and Linda J. Hollenback, MSEd, CRPW, College and Career Strategist and Founder of Hollenback Consulting LLC, to gain insight on how to review your admissions offers and decide on the best fit for your teen --and family-- from both an admissions and financial perspective.

Linda will provide tips to help you re-evaluate the schools that you have been accepted to and offer guidance to help weigh your options.

Tanya will discuss financial aid 101, how to read your offer letters, and any traps families should be aware of before they sign on the proverbial dotted line.

Live Zoom Presentation with time for Q&A.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Tanya Aure, JD, CDFA®, CCFC, is a financial consultant specializing in divorce and college planning. As a certified college financial consultant, Tanya assesses a family’s situation and creates a plan to pay for college, whether they have saved or not. Although saving for college can be somewhat straightforward, paying for college in a way that is tax efficient and does not deplete the family’s finances can be tricky. Tanya’s knowledge of the financial aid system and how best to pay for college can save families thousands of dollars. Tanya is originally from Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, with both a BA and JD.

Linda J. Hollenback, MSEd, CPRW, is a College/Career Strategist and founder of Hollenback Consulting LLC. Since founding Hollenback Consulting in 2015, Linda has worked with high school and college students from around the globe to gain clarity around their goals, develop the professional skills that help them stand out in an application process, and build the confidence to tell their story successfully in their college and job applications. Linda holds a Bachelor's degree from Boston University and a Master's in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania.

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