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After College Acceptance

Start Here: How Families Reduce College Costs

Watch this first to understand what can actually change after you receive your financial aid offer.

(The Funding Gap Strategy Seminar is fully included in the library for all cohorts)

The Next Step-

The Funding Gap Strategy Seminar- $297

(Fully included in the library license for all cohorts)

What it is

A step-by-step training that shows families how to reduce college costs after admission and how to use the main funding levers correctly.

What’s included

  • How to calculate the real funding gap

  • The 5 major funding levers families can use

  • Which schools are more likely to adjust

  • What to do before the award letter arrives

  • What to do once the award letter arrives

  • How need-based appeals work

  • How cost of attendance adjustments work

  • How institutional and departmental funding works

  • How merit reconsideration works

  • Low-competition scholarship strategy

  • What financial aid offices respond to

  • A 7-day implementation plan

  • The College Funding Bundle is included

Best for

Families who want to understand the full system and learn how to implement these strategies themselves.

Close Your College Funding Gap

The College Funding Starter Bundle- $99

  • What it is
    A practical, self-guided toolkit that shows you how families pursue additional college funding — without guessing or starting from scratch.

    Includes

    • A simple framework for pursuing additional school money

    • Appeal templates and customizable request language

    • COA adjustment guidance (what schools will consider and what they won’t)

    • Organization tools to keep everything moving in the right order

    Best for
    Families who want to actively pursue more funding themselves with clear structure and realistic guidance.

College Funding Bundle- $249

What it is
The complete DIY system for families who want every strategy in one place and want to approach the funding gap from multiple angles.

Includes everything in the Starter Bundle, plus

  • A full low-competition scholarship strategy (not random national lists)

  • Targeted search methods with exact search phrases

  • How to quickly identify “worth it” scholarships vs. time-wasters

  • A repeatable writing approach so one strong essay can be reused

  • A clear strategy for stacking scholarships with school aid

Best for
Families who want a comprehensive, organized DIY system and are willing to do the work — the smart way.