Affording College with Aaron Greene

We have a roundtable of experts to discuss how this pandemic has changed the way our teachers are teaching our students, how students and parents are adapting, and how to move forward in an unknown education process that no one has ever experienced before. With us is Mark Weiker and Lauren Sabo from the Columbus, OH based law firm of Albeit Weiker, LLP. Their primary purpose in practicing school law is to help make sure that all of Ohio's students have access to a quality education. We represent students, preschool through professional degrees. We also have College Liftoff's Aaron Greene, Alexandra Greene and Paige Chapman-Layland at the roundtable. 3:00 - What is the responsibility of the parent to stay on track". What legally should the schools and school districts be providing? What can we, as parents, do so our students don't fall behind? 7:00 - How can the schools track what is learned efficiently? How can or will this be used to allow students to go to the next grade/graduate? 8:40 - What are the variables? From school to school? 12:20 - Parents aren't instructors, but are doing the best they can, but only so far. If your kids are struggling, how do parents get help? What accommodations are allowed for students? 20:20 - What are your recommendations to parents if their school is not accommodating? 32:15 - Can schools retain students during this pandemic situation? Can parents request retention of a grade? 38:25 - How can digital e-learning be done more efficiently? In a perfect world, what should this process look like? How do we improve what we are doing? 47:50 - How is college credit plus affected? 52:50 - With so many internships and job opportunities being cancelled this summer, how should students address this competitive situation? 57:05 - Should high school students go on college visits? What should students do now? 1:01:50 - ACT/SAT tests are in question. How should your student approach taking these tests? During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Liftoff - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Instagram - @collegeliftoff Follow...

We ran across an article in USA Today about a company started by a couple of Harvard grads, that's doing more work to get students internationally into the states And they've made a ton of money doing it. But what are their motives? This got us thinking about what we want to talk about in this episode. Where are we, as a country, right now, with college planning, and how we approach college planning for our kids. How can we, as parents who want the best for our kids, make sure we don't get sucked into the hype of college. And how can we best understand how and why colleges and universities cost as much as they do. College planning is something your family MUST do to ensure the best education at the best price for your student. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Instagram - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

If the National Collegiate Athletic Association will not to allow college athletes to be paid for playing the sports, then they should at least let them make money by marketing themselves. Players don't make any money from the selling of merchandise, such as their jerseys. Or should they? Aaron talks with Christoper Heaney, College Liftoff's Graphic Designer, and recent graduate of The Ohio State University. Paying college athletes is no doubt controversial, but needs to be addressed soon. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Instagram - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

High school offers so many extracurricular activities, like sports, music, and theater just to name a few. Plus, all the sports clubs that you can pay for. And, if you are lucky enough to have professional performing arts groups in your area, they more than likely offer opportunities for your children to begin a professional track. But what is too much? Will paying for all these extra sports clubs and performing arts classes really help your student get scholarship awards? Or are we just playing to our fears, the "fear of missing out." Misty Copeland Nancy Kerrigan During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Instagram - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

It's October, and we're in the thick of college application season, which can be scary for parents and their high school students. But it doesn't have to be the scariest time of year. That's not to say we've not heard our fair share of scary stories. We think we would be doing our listeners a disservice if we didn't talked about some of the scariest college application planning stories we've experienced. We hope we can help you avoid these. Great episodes to listen to that are referenced in this podcasts are: Early Decision vs Early Action College Is Not A Bumper Sticker It's Common App Season During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Instagram - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

It's October, and we're in the thick of college application season, which can be scary for parents and their high school students. But it doesn't have to be the scariest time of year. That's not to say we've not heard our fair share of scary stories. We think we would be doing our listeners a disservice if we didn't talked about some of the scariest college application planning stories we've experienced. We hope we can help you avoid these. Get ready for some scary stories in our next episode! Great episodes to listen to that are referenced in this podcasts are: Early Decision vs Early Action College Is Not A Bumper Sticker It's Common App Season During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Instagram - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

We're deep into college application season, and one of the questions we get is just how many colleges should my kid be applying to? We know this is a really tricky question. Because depending on who you ask, you're going to get a different answer. When you see all these really feel good news articles about students that were accepted into 50 colleges, you might start to ask yourself, "Should my child be applying to 60 schools with the goal of getting into 50 of them?" The simple answer is no. We go over the details of what the serious consequences are if you do so. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Instagram - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

Naviance by Hobsons is a comprehensive K-12 college and career readiness platform that enables self-discovery, career exploration, academic planning, and college preparation for millions of students across all ages and around the globe. How important is this for your high school student? Aaron, Alex and Emma dig into the details. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

What does "early decision" and "early action" mean when choosing a college? It could mean the loss of your negotiating power for a better tuition price tag. Confused about the difference between these decisions? Aaron is joined by Alex and Emma to help clear up the differences in this podcast. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

We've received a lot of questions this summer. But one of the questions that we've seen most often is from the parents of students who are already committed to a school, and are asking how do they get more money. Aaron is joined by Alex and Paige during this episode to answer some often asked questions about college planning, including the when's and the why's. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

Common app season is here! In this episode, we talk with Paige, our Client Planning Manager, and our resident common app expert, as well as Alex, our Director of Marketing. We break it apart and talk about the ins and outs of the common app process, what it is, and what changes you are going to find with it this year. We offer up some time tips to get everybody started on the right foot with this application season. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

Aaron is joined by Alex during this episode to answer some often asked questions about college planning, including the when's and the why's. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

In your podcast player on Wednesday 6/26/19 at 6a! During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

How important is it for your high school or college student to have a part-time job? Are there benefits beyond a few extra bucks for pizza and gas for the car? You better believe there are. Aaron is joined by Alex during this episode to dig a bit deeper into this subject, and explain how important it is for your student's career to look at part-time work as part of the learning process. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

Joining Aaron in this episode is College Liftoff's Emma and Paige. Don't think that the common app essay is a throwaway item. It can make or break your application to the university you want to attend. We are excited to announce the College Liftoff Writing Center, featuring a writing staff from The Ohio State University. The center allows us to offer our students a dedicated editor to help with the writing process. Also starting in the summer of 2019, look for our Writer's Block College Essay Workshops. More information will be on our website and social media. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

In your podcast player on Wednesday 5/22/19 at 6a! During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

Joining Aaron in this episode is College Liftoff's Emma and Paige to talk about how important it is to keep focused on college planning during the summer months. During the summer you don't have to compete for time that is reserved for school and extra-curricular activities. Find out how you can make the most of the summer months with your high school junior or senior student. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. http://www.collegeliftoff.comhttp://facebook.com/collegeliftoffhttp://youtube.com/collegeliftoffhttps://twitter.com/collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

In your podcast player on Wednesday 5/8/19 at 6a! During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.

April is Autism Awareness Month. It's a movement towards acceptance and appreciation of people who are on the autism spectrum. We really want people with autism spectrum disorder to feel valued because they do have special gifts and talents that sometimes go unnoticed by the general public. If you don't take anything else away from this episode, we hope that you understand that there's a great fit for everybody in college, and that includes people on the spectrum. We are finding great colleges and universities for any student who needs some additional accommodations. There's no reason to think college is not for "me." Aaron speaks with College Liftoff's Paige and Juleanna about this. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. College Lift Off - https://www.collegeliftoff.com Facebook - @collegeliftoff YouTube - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff Twitter - @collegeliftoff Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Android user? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.