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College Planning Workshop in Dover

College Benefits Research Group (CBRG) is sponsoring a free community workshop for parents of college-bound high school students on strategies for maximizing your family’s college financial aid and lowering your out-of-pocket costs.  

Additionally, parents can speak with a top-ranked academic planner who can discuss the selection and admissions process, essay writing, and interviewing skills. 

The workshop will be held Thursday, April 24th at 7 p.m. at the Hilton Homewood Suites, 2 Commerce Center Drive in Dover N.J. and will reveal what parents of high school students need to know as they take on the challenge of applying to, being accepted at, and paying for college. 

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Seating is limited. To register and reserve a seat, visit www.cbrg.info or call 888-802-2740.

Topics to be discussed include:

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·         How colleges treat standardized test

·         How to choose the right college

·         How colleges choose their students

·         A timeline for success

·         How to pay for college

·         Different types of financial aid

·         MOST IMPORTANTLY: how your family may be able to save tens of thousands of dollars on college tuition

Read more about College Benefits Research Group in The Alternative Press

College Benefits Research Group’s community workshops are held throughout the state and explain in detail many strategies one can employ to find the best college “fit” for your child.  Steven Sirot and David N. Slater, MBA are Charter Members of the National College Advocacy Group (NCAG).  Janet Loren holds professional memberships in the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA); the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC); the New Jersey Association for College Admissions Counseling (NJACAC); the Higher Education Counselors Association (HECA) and the National College Advocacy Group (NCAG).

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