The College Admissions Edge

College Coffee Talk (originally aired 3/18/24 - Mondays 10am EST on Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep): A financial aid "hack" to beat the leprechauns in the financial aid office, another college pulls the plug on test-optional, more! Resources: LockwoodTestPrep.com/online LockwoodCollegePrep.com/bootcamp

Recording of Andy Lockwood's presentation to an intimate group of parents (including one with a First and Third Grader) in March 2024. Lockwood fielded a variety of questions, including: *How many times should you take the PSAT? * What are "good" extracurricular activities? *How long will this presentation last (asked by a 5th grade daughter dragged to the presentation by her mom. Real cute, kid.)...

From the Virtual Mailbag: Can your kid get into Harvard? Probably not. Well, maybe (although their published rate is currently in the 3% range, yikes!) We’ve helped a couple dozen kids get into Harvard over the years, but even we know that there’s no “magic recipe.” But we do know what it takes…

College Coffee Talk 3-11-24 (broadcast live on Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep): Feedback on the first digital SAT in the US What do do if your FAFSA info doesn't tell the whole truth Bombshell reasons for the FAFSA problems (and what to do about them) More, from the live Q&A Join Pearl and Andy Lockwood live, Mondays 10am EST on their Facebook page: Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep. More inf...

Originally broadcast on College Coffee Talk! [Mondays 10am EST, Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep This live episode covered: *Student Loan Relief Case Study (that sounds too good to be true) *The digital SAT and decline of test optional policies *College essay news *More! Resources mentioned: Student Loan Relief service: https://www.yesterdaysdebt.com/ Summer Bootcamp for class of 2025 https://www....

From the Virtual Mailbag: "How do we get merit aid?" College advisor and author Andy Lockwood reveals the ins and outs of how to get your mitts on merit aid.  More info at LockwoodCollegePrep.com/faw

Ain't nothin' more stressful in the college process than writin' them essays! Trust me, I'm a college ad-vey-sor! Relax. Kidding. But writing essays is definitely the most stressful part of the process. I think you'll feel a lot better after you listen to this short episode (originally a live streamed video). Mentioned in this video:  our summer Get College Ready College Applications and Essa...

College Coffee Talk 2/22/24: The Mom Who Ripped Me a New One, Latest News and Predictions About Test-Optional, Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Update. (Originally an episode broadcast on our Facebook page, facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep - Mondays 10am EST). More info at www. YesterdaysDebt.com and www. LockwoodCollegePrep.com

Before you ask (beg) your accountant to help you with financial aid, listen to this short episode (originally a livestreamed video from the mailbag :) See LockwoodCollegePrep.com for more info on our financial aid and college advisory programs.

In this episode of College Coffee Talk (Mondays, 10am EST, Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep) college advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood discuss the biggest mistake parents make, the latest on the FAFSA mess and delays, more!

College Coffee Talk is back! College advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood pull out this weekly college news show from the vault and dust it off to cover the latest developments on test-optional trends, FAFSA delays, more. Live every Monday 10am EST on https://www. Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep

Thoughts on the financial aid lawsuit involving Yale, Columbia, Duke, Brown, Emory, Penn, Georgetown, Cornell, Notre Dame, MIT, Cal Tech, Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth, Northwestern and Rice...and the truth about so-called "need-based" aid. Info on how to appeal your lowball financial aid or merit aid offer: https://www.lockwoodcollegeprep.com/appeals

Breaking:  January 24, 2024: Costume-clad and highly credible college advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood issue their bold predictions for Class of 2025, 2026 and younger college-bound families, including: is test-optional here to stay? Will acceptance rates continue to drop? What effect will the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action have on campus diversity? More

Real-time, in-the-trenches reporting on the new FAFSA, it's changes, glitches, what's missing, more, courtesy of financial aid expert Pearl Lockwood of Lockwood College Prep. For more information about Lockwood College Prep, visit www. LockwoodCollegePrep.com .

What does it mean and what should you do if you're deferred by your Early Decision college? WEBVTT 00:00.811 --> 00:09.594 Hello, Andy Lockwood from Lockwood College Prep, and today I wanted to talk about what do you do if you are deferred by your early decision school. 00:09.814 --> 00:21.718 I am recording this on December 15th, and that means a lot of people have heard back by now from th...

College financial aid expert Pearl Lockwood reveals several "hidden" payment relief options for parents with huge amounts of PLUS (parent) loans, case studies, more. See YesterdaysDebt.com for more information.

We polled 250+ families on what their one "burning" questions was about financial aid...then we answered them on a (5 Star) webinar, held October 25, 2023! -Pearl and Andy Lockwood of Lockwood College Prep .

On October 17 2023, college advisor Andy Lockwood was invited to speak about college admissions and financial aid at the Manhasset (NY) Public Library.  He hopes that he'll be invited back. Topics included: How much of the college application is based on grades? How much does "rigor" (AP and IB classes) count? Test-optional policies: applying vs getting accepted Diversity and the Supreme Cour...

College advisor Andy Lockwood reveals the closely-guarded fake secret about applying Early Decision that your guidance counselor is afraid to tell. Plus thoughts on how your financial is affected, the effectiveness of Early Action, more. See LockwoodCollegePrep.com for more info

The New Rules of College Admissions in the test-optional, non-affirmative action era... ...and the latest on the "seismic" and "tectonic" changes in financial aid , and what to do if you have more than one sibling in college, are divorced or divorcing or own a small business. More information at LockwoodCollegePrep.com.

The FAFSApocalypse is here!  The new changes to the FAFSA and the financial aid rules are anti-middle class, lousy for business owners, terrible for divorced families and inexplicably PUNITIVE for  families with more than one child in college at the same time  (the so-called "Sibling Discount"). This episode was originally an impromptu webinar by college advisor Andy Lockwood, where...

College advisor Andy Lockwood interviews scholarship search expert Jean O'Toole of Connections101.com on the facts, myths and urban legends surrounding scholarships. Topics included: What's the deal with those weirdo, gimmicky, obscure or just plain wack-a-doo special scholarships that everyone talks about? Which scholarship search websites are actually worth spending time on? How to sniff out a s...

In the trenches advice about the Common Application Essay. College advisor Andy Lockwood ruminates on the common question of how to make your college essay "original"...

If you live in the Northeast, why go to college in the South? This episode expands on a recent local Fox News story about colleges students heading down South: (link: https://www.fox5ny.com/news/new-york-students-heading-south-for-college?fbclid=IwAR16w-n_oJDHyJdMPculdHdhPqsOLEFU_et_vYflFzWch_L9UKJHgqd0Ch4) For more information or to contact Lockwood College Prep., visit www. LockwoodCollegePrep.c...

College advisor Andy Lockwood shares tips and strategies on how to write college essays that "sell", how to position yourself for scholarships and financial aid, financial aid rules changes, to submit or not to submit SAT or ACT scores, unique developments for business owners, divorced families, more. See LockwoodCollegePrep.com and LockwoodCollegePrep.com/bootcamp for more information.