The Scholarship GPS Podcast: Your Directions to a Debt-Free College Degree

• The $500,000 Implication of Earning $35,000 in Scholarships with Financial Advisor, Will Hoffman

  Click here to learn more about the ACE (Access to College Experts) Network, where you will get expert guidance for college admissions, essays, test-prep, scholarships, and even dorm planning, for less than the price of a tank of gas! ---------- Featured Scholarships: $1000 Price Benowitz Federal Justice Reform Scholarship $1000 Umansky Law Firm Second Chance Scholarship $14.5 Million Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship "College Here I Come" Scholarship for High School Seniors "Broad Horizons" Scholarship for High School Juniors $2000 Smarter College Better Financial Future Scholarship Subscribe to the free "Your Daily Scholarship" Newsletter here: https://nodebtcollege.substack.com/ ---------- Will Hoffman is a Financial Advisor with almost 23 years of experience,  and the founder and president of Hoffman Wealth Management, a firm working with busy families and active retirees, helping them navigate the complicated scenarios of their wealth while creating the life that they desire. He’s the host of the Wealth on the Move the podcast.  He is the Father of Liam, Miles and Nolan, and when he is not coaching their youth sports teams, he is an active marathon runner, completing 7 marathons all fundraising for either the Children’s Tumber foundation or NFCA of Pittsburgh. Two organizations that are dedicated to curing and helping people live with neurofibromatosis ,a birth affect that his oldest son Liam lives with. In our conversation, Will and I discussed: The incredibly short time horizon that parents have to save for their kids’ college, and how that compares to saving for retirement 529 Plans, Coverdale Education Accounts, and other college savings plans, including recent changes that parents need to be aware of The potential half-million dollar implication of earning just $35,000 in scholarships College savings options for parents of teens The implications of borrowing from a parent’s retirement account to pay for their kids’ college The implications of borrowing against your home to pay for college How to think about student loans And much more… To connect with Will, go to HoffmanWealth.com. And check out Will’s podcast, Wealth on the Move. ---------- Get our FREE Scholarship Guide for Current College Students here: https://www.scholarshipgps.com/collegescholarships

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• How to Add 50 Points to Your SAT Score in 2 Weeks or Less + Scholarships for Grades 9-12 & College Students

  Click here for Flourish Coaching's Free 2-Minute College Major & Career Readiness Quiz ---------- Click here to learn more about the ACE (Access to College Experts) Network, where you will get expert guidance for college admissions, essays, test-prep, scholarships, and even dorm planning, for less than the price of a tank of gas! ---------- Featured Scholarships: $1000 Share the Road Scholarship $1000 First Generation Scholarship $1000 Gen & Kelly Tanabe Giving Back Scholarship $10,000 Unigo Scholarship $2000 Zack Zolin Scholarship $5000 Christian Connector Scholarship $2000 Catholic College Scholarship $1000 Appily Easy Money Scholarship   Subscribe to the free "Your Daily Scholarship" Newsletter here: https://nodebtcollege.substack.com/ ---------- Dave Walker has helped hundreds of students achieve exceptional score gains, with the majority reaching the 90th to 99th percentile range. His approach combines expert feedback, targeted study, and deliberate practice—a methodology refined through years of working with ambitious, high-achieving students. This systematic approach has helped his students gain admission to highly selective universities, including Harvard, Stanford, University of St. Andrews, UPenn, Cornell, Georgetown, West Point, Purdue, and many other outstanding universities. In our conversation, Dave and I discussed: Is it really possible to meaningfully/significantly increase your score in under two weeks? What would be the general game plan? Is there a priority list of question types that can be mastered more quickly? Is there a score range that’s more amenable to the type of quick improvement you’re discussing? And much more… Go to walkertestprep.com/scholarshipgps to get 10% off Dave’s SAT® Crash Course. You can pre-order Dave’s new book, “SAT® Reading & Writing Mastery: Proven Strategies for Achieving 750+” here. ---------- Get our FREE list of recommended Scholarship websites here: https://www.scholarshipgps.com/scholarship-websites

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• College Admissions for Average Teens + Scholarships for High School Juniors, Seniors, and College Students

  Click here for Flourish Coaching's Free 2-Minute College Major & Career Readiness Quiz ---------- Click here to learn more about the ACE (Access to College Experts) Network, where you will get expert guidance for college admissions, essays, test-prep, scholarships, and even dorm planning, for less than the price of a tank of gas! ---------- Featured Scholarships: $1000 Seth Okin Good Deeds Scholarship $1000 Arckey & Steele Safety First Scholarship $1000 Courage to Grow Scholarship $1000 "Commencing at Community College" Essay Scholarship $60,000 Burger King Scholarship $5000 Christian Connector Scholarship $2000 Catholic College Scholarship $50,000 ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship   Subscribe to the free "Your Daily Scholarship" Newsletter here: https://nodebtcollege.substack.com/ ---------- Whitney Crowell of Launchpad Consulting. As a mom, Whitney was chief cook and bottle-washer, which was hard. But as a homeschooling mom, she was also a guidance counselor, which was a million times harder. During the 10 years she spent steering her oldest along the path to college and career — with a full ride, no less! — she conducted hundreds of hours of research. And somewhere along the line, people started to ask Whitney for advice. It seemed that in her quest to give her kids my best, she’d unwittingly gained a reputation as something of an expert on how to launch your teen. In our conversation, Whitney and I discussed: College admissions for “average families with average teens.” The college admissions misconceptions that families in the middle need to let go of. Some lesser-known strategies families can use to cut the time and cost of college without sacrificing quality. The challenges that homeschool families face in the college application process. And much more… To connect with Whitney and learn more about how he works with students and families, go to yourguidancecounselor.com. You can also follow Whitney on Substack at YourGuidanceCounselor.Substack.com. Whitney recommends Corsava as a way to get the ball rolling for college conversations with your teen. ---------- If you would like the same kind of support that I gave to those past winners of the Burger King Scholarship, check out the Scholarship Navigator Programs. There are programs for students in high school and college. To learn more, go to www.ScholarshipGPS.com/services, and then click on the Scholarship Navigator Program for your student’s grade level.

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• What Recent Changes in Student Loans Mean for You + 7 Scholarship Opportunities

  If your child is turning 18, whether they are going away to college or remaining at home, please consider getting a Power of Attorney in place. You can use my discount code, ScholarshipCoach20, to take 20% off the total price at Mama Bear Legal Forms when you use this link: https://www.mamabearlegalforms.com/youngadult?oid=1&affid=44 ---------- Featured Scholarships: Felix Gonzalez Accident and Injury Law Firm $1000 Safe Cycling Scholarship Largey Law Firm $1000 Overcoming the Impossible Scholarship Law Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman $1000 Community Service Scholarship $3000 Women in Tech Scholarship $10,000 Scholarships360 No Essay Scholarship $50,000 ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship $2000 Bucket List No Essay Scholarship Subscribe to the free "Your Daily Scholarship" Newsletter here: https://nodebtcollege.substack.com/ ---------- Luanne Lee is the Owner of Your College Planning Coach. Luanne has undergone extensive licensing and training as a College Financial Planning Specialist and for the past 15+ years has devoted her practice to providing financial education and efficient solutions to families maneuvering through the complex process of planning and funding for college without jeopardizing their retirement goals. In our conversation, Luanne and I discuss: The maximum amount of money a student can borrow without their parents (or another cosigner) Whether the recent changes to student loans will make it easier or harder to get loans Whether the changes to student loans will lower the cost of college The importance of applying for outside scholarships early and often The impact of changes on families with students currently in college The impact of changes on families with college-bound high school students How the changes to student loans can leave students without a source to pay for college years 3 and 4 Changes to the repayment structure of student loans (for both existing and new student loans) And much more… To connect with Luanne and learn more about how she works with students and families, go to ycpcoach.com. Get your free College Money Report™ Find the answers your family needs to get the most free money for college. In under 5 minutes Get a fully customized report that demystifies your student's college financial aid outlook. Your College Money Report™ gives you answers to 3 critical things every family needs to know before entering the college funding maze. How much colleges think you can afford. If you will qualify for grants and/or scholarships. How much you will be expected to pay out of pocket. Click here to get the College Money Report: https://planning.college/luanne-lee/cmr  

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• Finding Post-Graduation Employment + Scholarships for College Students, and Students in Grades 4-11

  Would you like to learn more about earning scholarships as a college student? Then download our free guide, Scholarships for College Students. This free guide shares the five steps for earning scholarships as a college student. Links to more free scholarship resources are also included. Go to https://www.scholarshipgps.com/collegescholarships ---------- If your child is turning 18, whether they are going away to college or remaining at home, please consider getting a Power of Attorney in place. You can use my discount code, ScholarshipCoach20, to take 20% off the total price at Mama Bear Legal Forms when you use this link: https://www.mamabearlegalforms.com/youngadult?oid=1&affid=44 ---------- Today, we are joined by Kolby Goodman, a career strategist and job search expert dedicated to helping students and emerging professionals successfully navigate today’s competitive job market. Kolby is also the author of “Start Now: And 49 Other Things You Can Do To Be Employed By Graduation.” In our conversation, Kolby and I discussed: What students (and their parents) get wrong about finding a job after graduation Skills students need to gain employment after graduation Why students shouldn’t think of themselves as ‘just a job seeker’ What it looks like when a student is career-ready before they graduate What a student should start doing in their freshman or sophomore year to land a great job after graduation Advice for students who don’t know what they want to do yet Advice for parents who want to help their student prepare for life after college And much more… To connect with Kolby and learn more about how he works with students and families, go to employedbygraduation.com. You can also find him on LinkedIn. ---------- Featured Scholarships: Fleschner, Stark, Tanoos & Newlin $2000 FSTN Veteran Scholarship Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law $1000 Path to Success Scholarship Kaire & Heffernan $1000 I Am A Fighter Scholarship WebstaurantStore $5000 Culinary and Hospitality Scholarship $1000 Carson Scholars Fund Scholarship $2000 Bucket List Scholarship $2000 Smarter College A Better Financial Future Scholarship Subscribe to the free "Your Daily Scholarship" Newsletter here: https://nodebtcollege.substack.com/  

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