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## Intro....What Is the ROTC Scholarship [00:00] [00:02] Welcome everyone. My name is Coach David and I am your guide today in for our kind of Wednesday training. It is April 23rd just after five o'clock and we are getting started by talking about what parents should be doing. Okay, so this is kind of parents 101. What to do to [00:18] help your student and keep them on [00:20] track. Now for today, right, some of you guys might be here and might be like, "Wait a second. Today is usually the financial aid training." You're right. [00:29] It usually is, but sometimes I want to [00:31] mix it up a little bit. And so to for today, I have actually kind of brought in multiple different pieces. We're going to be talking a little bit about the admissions process. We're also going to be talking a little bit about financial aid as well and what parents you need to be doing to prepare. Right? [00:44] So, just generally speaking for today, [00:46] the agenda is parents, what do you need [00:48] to do to prepare for your student and [00:51] how do we keep them on track? Okay. Now, for those of you that know me, right, my name is Coach David, right? I am a former lawyer, right? I've been working [00:59] with families for the last 16 years, [01:01] right? I also run our financial aid program. Okay. U if you have any questions, you can definitely put them in the chat, in the Q&A. You can also [01:08] email me, Facebook messenger me, Discord [01:11] message me, whatever way that you feel [01:13] comfortable reaching out, please do so [01:15] so that we can make sure to answer your [01:16] questions. Okay. So, as far as this training, right, I'm probably sure you guys probably know 10 other families that probably need to see this. Okay. [01:25] Um, and so if you are in our coaching [01:28] family, the replay will be available on [01:29] our private YouTube channel, right? If you're in our Facebook groups, it will be available on on our uh on our Facebook like we'll make a Facebook post. You just go ahead and put the keyword in and then our team will get you this replay. Okay. So, without further ado, right, [01:45] again, like I said, it's a mix of kind [01:47] of what's going on like what do parents [01:50] need to be doing? But I also wanted to bring in some financial aid elements. So, financial aid breaking news. Okay, so this is something that just came out, right? Everything else that I've been [01:58] talking about with financial aid news, ## How Much Money Does It Actually Cover [02:00] [02:00] right? The US Department of Education disappearing, right? Uh federal funds being cut, you know, all these different things, they're still kind of in the works. We're still in limbo. We're we're [02:10] waiting for the kind of like the other, [02:11] you know, shoe to fall. Okay. But new news that came out was that starting on May 5th, right, or proposed it proposed starting on May 5th, the government is actually going to involuntarily start taking back money from people that are in default on their student loans. Okay? [02:29] Now, what that means is that they can [02:31] take money from your tax return away, [02:33] right? If you're getting paid by the government for Medicare or Social Security or this or that, they can also take that money away. Right? Now, how many people does this affect? It affects [02:42] 5 million people. So 5 million people currently are in default, right? So it's going to affect a large portion of the population in a negative way. Obviously, money out of your pocket is not a good thing. Right now, obviously, we got into [02:54] kind of a student debt crisis because [02:57] people weren't paying back their loans. So, I understand why the government is trying to do this, but it doesn't seem like the most opportune time to try to do this because well, of everything else that's going on in the world, okay? But it's something that that was new in financial aid news. So I definitely wanted to bring it up. Right? So if [03:12] there is new financial aid information, [03:14] I will try to bring it to you every [03:16] single week. Okay. Now, before we get into our training today, right, I always have families reach out to me after the fact, right? They're not part of our coaching program. They're not getting [03:27] any help from anyone else and they're [03:28] like, "Yeah, so my kid finished his [03:30] applications. What could have what could he have done better or she have done better?" Well, you could have talked to us beforehand, right? And so I want to introduce right you know in conjunction with Eagle Lock which is our parent company right our college app intensive it has already started this weekend we will be on our third iteration of our kickstart which is our one-day event to help students brainstorm their ideas and get to a very very solid draft right those are happening in April May and June so if your student needs help getting started right and they do need to start now right make sure that you guys contact us okay and then Later in the summer in July, August, and September, we do have our accelerator, which is our two-day event, which is our kind of weekend to help students take those drafts that they had from Kickstart and send them to their final drafts. Okay? If you are interested in [04:22] this, please text or please well, I'll [04:24] have the text number later, but you can [04:26] go to [04:28] collegeappointensive.com to get more information about this. Okay? There are not a lot of spots left. So, if you are [04:34] interested, you do need to sign up now. I know that everyone thinks it's a gimmick. There's not a lot of spots left, but go check our website and see what spots are left. There really is not much left. Okay? So, please go ahead and [04:45] sign up for that or look for more [04:48] information and I will also have a [04:49] number you can text and also a QR code [04:51] to reach out to our team. Okay? Now, like I said, today's going to be a little bit different. We're going to be talking about admissions and we're going to be talking about financial aid. Okay. [05:01] Now really right now in in the chat or [05:04] like in the kind of like attendees here [05:06] I see a lot of parents. I also see some students right but parents please please listen. This is very important for you to understand. Okay. So some of the [05:17] things that I say today might seem a [05:18] little bit mean, right? And you might even be a little bit offended, right? But I say it so that you understand the situation and so that you can actually ## Which Branch Should You Apply To [05:30] [05:30] have a healthy relationship with your [05:32] student during the college admissions [05:35] process. Okay. So right we are today we're first starting out we're going to talk about how parents need to prepare for the 202526 college admission cycle. Okay. So [05:48] that's where we're going to start right [05:51] now. first and foremost, right? This is going to be a lot of our kind of like, you know, currently, you know, our seniors right now, this is going to be the picture, right? And for junior families, right, that have juniors parents, you're probably thinking of this day when your kid will be graduating with their cap and gown. You [06:09] guys take a family picture at [06:11] graduation, right? But the one thing that I want to remind you is that the co the stu the student is the one that is going to college. Mom and dad, stepmom, stepdad, right? Or maybe even grandpa. [06:24] Grandma is raising the kid, right? Or uncle uncle and aunt. The college is going the college, the student is going to college, not you. Okay? Now, I [06:36] understand that for the past 12 years, [06:38] you have been making sure that your [06:41] student gets to school on time, making [06:43] sure that they get their homework done, [06:45] but the student is going to college. They're the ones that are going to have to eat there, sleep there, and study at that college, right? The reason that I start out with this key piece of information is that because you as parents, right, you or kind of guardians, right? Whatever it is, right? [07:03] You have an influence on your student, [07:05] right? Now, for a long time, they have been following in your foot footsteps, right? You guys have been the model that they have followed. But during this process, this is kind of their first initiation into adulthood, right? So [07:17] they should be forging their own path [07:20] when it comes to college. Okay. Now, there's going to be a lot of reiterations of these pieces as we talk about different pieces of the admissions process, but okay, remember parents, I love you guys all, okay, but I want to make sure that you and your student after they get into college still have a healthy relationship. Okay? Now, in [07:41] order to help your student, you need to [07:44] understand the admissions process. So, one of the key things that you need to do is stay informed, right? Make sure that you understand the different aspects to applying to different colleges, right? What do the deadlines look like? What are some of the [07:59] requirements? Do they have letters of recommendation? Is there standardized testing is required? Do they require this? Do they require that? Right? Those [08:07] are the things that parents on your own [08:09] time without your student there that you [08:11] can stay informed on. Right? Also, you might want to start start kind of ## What Happens Once You’re in ROTC [08:15] [08:15] thinking, okay, what are some of the [08:16] schools that your your student has [08:18] mentioned, right? The reason that you want to stay informed is not so that you can do it for your student, right? Instead, maybe you say, "Hey, here's some things I found." And give it to your student. Say, "These are some [08:30] things that you should be reviewing for [08:31] the different colleges that you have." And if they have questions, right, then you can answer. Okay, so parents, right, you need to stay informed during this process. Okay, another thing is that changes always apply. Some parents start a [08:50] little bit too early when it comes to [08:51] different things, right? I've even seen a parent and a student fight during one of our, you know, monthly check-ins when we we have the meetings with the students and I'm like, "Oh, didn't you know that something changed about this school? The essay prompt changed. This changed that change." So, parents [09:07] understand things do change. Things do not get finalized until August 1st of kind of so for juniors right now until August 1st, 2025, right? Deadlines change, right? Requirements change, right? The essays may change, right? And [09:22] I say may change because a lot of [09:24] schools don't really like changing their [09:26] essays because it kind of messes up [09:27] their system, right? But parents, this is where your years of web browsing kind of, you know, experience can be an asset for your student, right? Again, you want to understand it for yourself so you can support your student. It's not about you finding everything and then putting it on a silver platter and handing it to them. But if they have questions, you [09:46] want to be able to answer them in a kind [09:48] of concrete and clear fashion, right? So you might try to give them a head start by looking at these things and staying informed yourself. Okay? Now, I definitely know, right? Like again, I [10:01] have a mom too, right? My mom says, "You'll always be my baby because the age difference between us never gets smaller, right?" And again, that's true, right? My mom and I will always be a certain number of years apart, right? [10:15] But again, you need to separate [10:18] yourself, right? Be a little bit more logical, be a little bit more kind of objective about the situations. Okay? That way really, right, you can stay in kind of a good relationship with your student. Okay? Now, I also want to kind [10:35] of give you, okay, I said stay informed. Okay, that's a good part. I also want to make sure that you guys understand how you can help, right? So, the first thing that parents are really good at doing most of the time, right? Again, some [10:46] parents are more organized than others, [10:48] but you can help them with logistics, [10:51] right? So, maybe you can create a timeline for them, right? Have a shared calendar so you can be like, "Oh, so this is when we're going to work on this. This is when we're going to work on this." Right? You might track various [11:01] deadlines for them and give them [11:02] reminders, right? Create an easy to share Google sheet so that everyone knows where the student is. Right? Maybe have checkboxes for different areas. Oh, [11:10] I finished the essays for this one. I got the letters of recommendation for this one. Right? Uh we have to sign something for this one. Right? [11:16] Checkboxes along the way so that [11:18] everyone knows where you are in the [11:19] process. Right? But again, it seems like I'm pushing parents away. It's not. [11:24] Right? It's that I want your student to take ownership of this process. Again, you are not going to college. Your ## The Real Benefits....Free College and Guaranteed Job [11:30] [11:30] student is okay. I get it. It's your baby, right? But again, they're also an adult, right? A lot of students are [11:37] adults as they head off to college. They're 18, right? If you think about kind of like, I don't know, a hundred years ago, right? They're 15, 16, 17, 18. It's like, okay, uh here's your [11:47] homestead, right? Uh go live your life with your wife, right? Then they are now the kind of like bread winner for their family, right? Obviously, I understand times have changed, right? But again, we [11:57] have to let them go at some time. Okay? Another thing that is re that really works out for families is create a combined list of tasks that need to be done right not just for the parent right but also for the student right on both sides of the coin right now during the application process there are things that the parent needs to do just some examples of those things are like early decision agreements there's certain things that the parent needs to sign right for financial aid there's certain information that parents need to give to the student or fill out themselves in order that that can be completed needed, right? But you want to make sure that you let your student know where you're going to be involved, right? Carve out [12:36] time in your schedule to get those [12:38] things done together and then check it [12:39] off your list, right? That way your student knows, right? And sometimes, yeah, I have seen it, right? Some students are more organized than their parents, right? And so sometimes that [12:49] helps reduce the anxiety of your student [12:51] as well, right? Again, doing things together, save your relationship, make sure that your student is making progress. Okay? Another thing is don't be overbearing. [13:04] Okay, now this usually comes into [13:06] account when we're talking about college [13:08] lists and essays. Okay, I get it, right? Everyone wants what is best for their kid, right? But what you think is best and what your student thinks is best might be very different, right? So when [13:24] it comes to college list, the student [13:26] want might want a certain thing for [13:27] college, right? But the parent might say, and I get this a lot, right? Again, ## Application Requirements....ACT SAT Fitness and Interview [13:30] [13:31] during our, you know, monthly check-ins [13:33] and even now during our college list [13:35] evaluation calls, the kid is like, [13:37] "Yeah, so I want a large public school." And the mom is like, "Well, but what about um this college?" And I'm like, "That that college only has a thousand people, right?" And I was like, "Is that something that you're interested in, student?" And they're like, "No, I want [13:49] a large public school. I want that kind of big school feel, right?" And then mom's like, "Yeah, but then how about this school?" And I'm like, well, that school has 1,500 people at it. Right? [13:59] So, again, there are differences, but [14:01] the reason I bring this up is that you [14:04] might want to talk about why the student [14:05] wants this experience, right? So, ask them what they want from that big public school experience, right? Ask them why they like a certain school versus a different school, right? And then again, if you have your own ideas of schools that you think might fit your students kind of profile and kind of their personality, right? Then talk to them [14:22] about it. It's not, oh, put this on your list, do the essays, right? It needs to be a conversation. The student also needs to be invested in it because why are we kind of spending hours and hours and hours working on essays and also money to actually apply, right? If the [14:36] student is only applying there to kind [14:38] of, you know, satisfy the parents [14:42] wishes, right? It's not necessarily about that, right? We want our students to be happy, right? But if they're going to be miserable at a certain school that you are suggesting, why even think about it? Okay. Again, it feels like I'm [14:54] really bashing on parents today, but it [14:55] that's not what I'm trying to do, right? It's just that I've seen too many situations where parents overstep or too overbearing and it suffocates the student when it comes to their applications. Right? So again, I might put it in harsh words, but I put it in harsh words to warn and make sure that you are cautious. Right? This is [15:16] not the chance to live vicariously [15:18] through your child, right? So, I've had a I had a parent and they're like, "Yeah, so you know, back when I was going to college, I got into UCLA and USC and I always wondered what my life would be if I went to USC, so I want my kid to apply to USC." That's your situation, not your kids. Okay? So, make sure that you guys [15:36] are doing what is best for your student, [15:38] right? And again, I know that you guys will, right? But again, conversations, right? Again, very objective conversations about the reasons might help you as you're talking about colleges. Okay. The other place where I [15:53] see a parents become a little bit more [15:56] influential or in this case overbearing [15:59] is when students are writing essays. Okay. Now, the essay is a personal statement. Okay. [16:08] I've seen a lot of situations where [16:11] students have come in with writing and [16:13] I've been like, "Who helped you with [16:15] this?" Right? And they're like, "Oh, well, I wrote it." And I'm like, "Well, who gave you the idea?" And it's like, [16:18] "Oh, mom did or dad did." Right? The way that you see your student and the way that the students see themselves, it's very different, right? It's kind of like that phenomenon how we will never know what our face actually looks like because we can only see a reflection. [16:35] Okay? So only other people see us in a certain way. We see ourselves in a certain way because we can only look at ourselves in a mirror. Okay? So when it [16:44] comes to that, when it comes to essays, [16:46] remember it's the students story. It's not the story about how mom or dad sees me being with other people. It is about the student and their journey to get to where they are today. Okay? So remember [16:59] that again. helping your student come up with ideas, brainstorming, those are all great things, right? But when it comes to the writing, how they feel, this and that, that's what they want. Okay, parents, right? You went to college in a [17:14] different day and age. Okay, I went to college in a different day and age. When I was going to college, the cool thing to write about was like that. Oh, well, I I come from an immigrant background. [17:23] I'm an immigrant, you the son of [17:25] immigrants. My parents worked so hard to get me to, you know, uh, you know, go get to college and now I'm finally on the precipice of achieving my family's dreams, right? That was something that was very like seemed very passionate at the time. Now, not so much, right? So, times [17:44] change. So, what worked for you to get into Berkeley, right, or to get into this school or to get into that school does not work now, right? Right now, they want authenticity. They want to understand who the student is, how they've grown, and who they have evolved into being. Okay, that is what they want ## Best Time to Apply and Why Spring of Junior Year Is Crucial [18:00] [18:00] to see. So, when it comes to the college list, when it comes to the essays, make sure that you're supporting them and providing them with a sounding board, right? But do not kind of overbear into that process. Let them take control. [18:15] Okay. The final thing I want to talk about before we move on to financial aid because it's a perfect segue, is talking about finances, right? I have met too many families that say, "Get into that school. We'll find a way to pay for college." Right now, a lot of people are [18:30] probably chuckling out there in digital [18:31] land because it's like, "Oh gosh, I said [18:33] that to my kid, too." Right? And I've heard it too many times when I have my financial aid consultations. They always say, "Yeah, you know," and I ask families, "How are you planning on paying for college?" And they said, [18:44] "Well, I have my retirement. We got some home equity. Like, we can pull from there and do this and do that." Right? [18:49] Now, this is what I say, right? That shouldn't be the strategy, right? You raise them for 18 years, right? You shouldn't have to dip into your home equity, right? Your retirement, your [19:01] life savings to send them to college, [19:02] right? So, if there is a strict budget, right? You should talk to your student, right? Because then you might need to find different options as you're going to college. Let's say the family budget, [19:13] you know, for to for the total cost of [19:15] college is around $50,000, right? then applying to a school that's $100,000 doesn't make sense, right? Again, depends on how much financial aid you think you're going to get, right? But let's say that you're not going to get any fin any financial aid and $50,000 a year is what your family can afford, right? Then you might need to find other [19:32] options that are within that price [19:34] range. Okay? So again, it is something that you should talk with about with your student, right? Your students are old enough to understand the family situation. Okay? Now again, this is the [19:48] perfect segue to financial aid. So I'm going to tell families what are some of the things you should be doing to prepare for financial aid for the 2526 college admissions season. Okay, so let's talk about that. Right, the first thing that I always harp on this year, if your student is a 2026 grad, you need to get your 2024 taxes done. right now [20:10] through the consultations I've been [20:11] having kind of this year with junior [20:13] students, my my parents are on top of it [20:16] this year. Right? They're like, "Yeah, I saw you. I saw your training and so I I filed it early this year." I'm like, [20:20] "Wow, awesome." Right? Um and it's early enough in the process where, you know, for the families that haven't, they're like, "Okay, I'll get it done in a month." Right? Um but this is not the [20:30] year to kind of like push it to October. Okay? You want to make sure that you are filing your taxes in for that kind of your baseline year which is two years before your student is graduating, right? So if they're graduating 26, it's 24. If they're graduating 27, 25, right? [20:45] You want to make sure that you're filing [20:46] those taxes a little bit earlier if you [20:48] are a family that usually kind of gets [20:50] that extension. Okay? So keep that in mind there. Okay? It's not supposed to [20:55] be taxes early. It's supposed to be something else. But you also need to understand the different systems you're going to need to be working in. Okay? ## Leadership Traits ROTC Boards Are Looking For [21:00] [21:02] Now, if you're one of the families that [21:03] are is in our financial aid edge [21:05] program, no need, right? We'll take care of everything for you, right? But if you're doing it on your own, right, parents, this is one of the areas where you can take more control, right? Because this is information that you have at your fingertips, right? Not a [21:18] lot of parents are comfortable giving [21:20] their tax return to their 17, 18 year [21:22] old kid, right? So, uh instead, this is where parents come in a little bit more, right? But there are several systems and places where financial aid information is needed, right? So again, if your students worked before, they've probably seen a tax return or a W2 before, right? [21:36] But if they haven't, they've probably [21:38] never seen a tax return. So you probably want to be more in more in control of this situation. So the FAFSA, the CSS, ID do, and additional forms, those are the different areas that parents you're going to have to take more control in. Okay. Now again, the FAFSA, CSS, ID do [21:54] all on their kind of like own systems, [21:56] right? All own websites. The additional forms will be in the students applicant portal. Okay. So in the applicant portal [22:03] again that's why you need to have a [22:04] spreadsheet with passwords and IDs so [22:06] that even if the students not there [22:08] maybe you can log in to see if there's [22:10] anything else that the schools are [22:11] asking for. Okay. I don't know where this went. Right. But the other thing that we have [22:19] to figure out as parents is learning [22:21] about the cost of college. Right? It still surprises me how much how many kind of families don't understand what college costs when their student is already in high school and headed to college in just a couple years. Right? [22:33] So, this is also something that you [22:35] should think about when you're talking [22:36] about that or or when you're having that [22:38] talk about your finances with your [22:39] student. Okay? So, just generally speaking, right? I'll kind of give you average prices for the different types of schools. Okay? So, obviously I'm [22:48] based in California, so we'll start with [22:49] the California state schools. Okay? the California state schools or the cal the CSU campuses the average price range is around $32,000 right now I know a lot of people are going to be like no it doesn't cost that much yes that's what is on the website right that includes tuition room and board right books transportation personal expenses insurance so yada yada yada right the actual cost of going probably closer to around 27 or 28,000 right so that is what it says on the website though 32,000 at a UC See, the average cost of going to a UC is roughly $46,000. Okay, again, that includes tuition, room and board, books, transportation, yada yada yada, right? [23:32] All the different things that go with [23:34] going to college. Okay, again, actual costs probably closer to about 42. Okay? Uh so just keep that in mind there. Now, [23:44] private colleges, well, depending on [23:46] where you go, it can range anywhere [23:48] between $60,000 to [23:51] $105,000. Okay? So, the the range is a lot wider there. Okay? On average, I'd [23:56] probably say that the kind of private [23:59] colleges that you know of, you've heard [24:01] the names before. On average, they're roughly around $90,000 plus or minus. Okay? Um, so those are the rough costs, right? So, [24:10] CSU around, let's just say 30, right? um just to make the number nice and round. UC's around 45 just to make it nice and round and private schools around 90. Okay, so that is kind of where we are as far as pricing. Okay. Um [24:26] obviously schools will vary, right? Um but those are the RI pricings that you need to kind of understand. Okay. Now, one of the things I did want to do is kind of share our recent admissions results. I also did want to share some [24:40] of our recent financial aid results [24:42] because I want you guys to see just how [24:44] successful we've been. I know it's a little time for me to brag about things, okay? But these are just some of the schools that our students have gotten into, right? NYU, Penn, Notre Dame, right? The UC's across the board, right? [24:57] Most notably UC Berkeley and UCLA, [24:59] right? MIT, Cornell, Carnegie Melon, ## Prepping Your Essay Letters Resume and Interview [25:00] [25:02] USC. Just some of the schools that our students are going to be headed to this year. Okay, so congratulations to all my seniors right now. Right, I'm so proud of you guys. Right now, in addition, I [25:15] also want to share our financial aid [25:16] results. Now, I've been sharing these, right? And they're really crazy results, right? This family made $347,000, right? A year. I got them [25:24] $30,000 at Chapman more at other [25:27] schools, right? Uh I got this family that makes $230 a year uh from UC Davis. I got them over $39,000 in money from the UC. They're basically paying even at full cost of what's on the website, they're paying like $67,000 a year to go to UC Davis, right? In this family, they make about [25:45] $437k a year. I was able to get them $42,000 at Baylor. Okay. So, these are just some of our results here. Okay. [25:53] Now, one more thing I want to tell you [25:55] guys about. I told you about college app intensive, right? I told you about kind of our results, but I also wanted to make sure that you guys had access to our college admissions summit 2025. Okay, this is a one-day event from 9 to 100 p.m. Pacific time. Okay, it will be [26:13] on Zoom, so you do not have to leave the [26:14] comfort of your couch. Okay, and we will have different se different sessions during the day talking about kind of like UC kind of like you know admissions. We'll talk about private school admissions. We'll talk about essays and what you need to focus on. [26:28] We'll also talk about financial aid and [26:31] activities as well. Okay. So, it is a it is a full day of learning. It is open to the public. It is open to our families. [26:38] It's open to anyone that can show up at [26:41] 9:00 a.m. on May 10th. Okay? So, if you [26:45] guys are interested in joining us that [26:47] day, all you have to do is go to [26:51] eagleok.com/summit. Okay? Now, I do see a couple new names in our kind of, you know, in our audience today, right? [26:57] There's a lot of you guys here. Thank you guys for spending a little time with me, right? But if you guys are interested in what the heck our name means, uh, put a mirror up to it and look at it, okay? So, our name is actually just college spelled backwards, right? We want to help you guys crack [27:13] the code just like how we crack the code [27:15] for a lot of our seniors. Okay? So, make sure to sign up today, right? Uh we will also be having kind of a senior signing day, right? So you can see actual live [27:25] students that got into the colleges that [27:27] they wanted, right? And they will be there saying, "Hey, you know, my name is who, right? And I I'm going to be headed here this this kind of fall." Okay. So [27:36] um we just wanted to kind of make sure [27:38] that everyone has access to come here. Again, it's eagleock.comsummit. Okay. So again, May [27:45] 10th, so not that far away. It looks like just about two weeks, right? 9 to1 it will be on Zoom. So if you do register uh it'll it'll send you a confirmation email and then the link will be forthcoming. [27:57] Okay. All right. So before we go to Q&A ## What Happens If You Don’t Win the First Time [28:00] [28:01] because I do want I do see some [28:02] questions coming in here, right? Um so we'll go ahead and answer questions too. So if you have questions, go ahead and put them in the Q&A or in the chat. I also want to give you guys multiple different ways to contact us, right? So, [28:12] if you are interested in signing up for [28:13] a financial aid edge consultation, go [28:16] ahead and text money to [28:19] 949-7750865. If you're interested in our college admiss or college app intensive or in our summit or even in our coaching programs, right, go ahead and text college to 949775865. The number is the same, right? Our team will take care of you. [28:34] Okay? There's also QR codes here. So, go ahead and put the QR code, like you can scan the QR code and that'll take you straight to the booking link so you can book it yourself. Okay? So, either one [28:43] of those is fine, right? But again, I do want to make sure that we leave a little time for Q&A, right? So, if you do have questions, put them in the Q&A, put them in the chat. I will answer them there. [28:52] Okay? But for the rest of you that do have to go, thank you guys for spending a little time with me, but I'll start answering questions now. Okay? So, uh let's start with this question here. [29:03] It says we have a tax investment that [29:05] doesn't provide tax documents until [29:06] September. So we can't file until then. Is that going to be a problem? We have a junior. No, not necessarily. Right. So [29:18] again, it all depends. If you're doing things yourself, sure. I mean, just means that you have to be quicker on the draw when the financial aid do like kind of forms open, right? uh if you're working with us, we'd at least want to see an estimated tax return before then so that we can start strategizing what we need to do. I understand that you're [29:35] not going to have it's not going to be [29:36] final, but as as long as we have [29:38] something that is estimated or kind of [29:40] close to what it's going to be, then we [29:43] can work on kind of figuring out the [29:44] strategy that best works for your [29:45] family. Okay? Again, if you are a junior family and you are in our coaching program, you have access to me kind of during office hours during these different times so that you can ask questions, right? So, um and if you are a junior, my question is why haven't we talked yet, right? Uh about financial [30:03] aid? This is the time that we need to talk. Okay? Um so, please make sure to sign up for that financial aid consultation so that we can make sure that we tell you if we can save you money or not, right? Again, there are [30:15] families that we can help and there are [30:16] families that we can't, right? But if we can't, we'll try to give you some tips and tricks and send you on your way, right? If we can help you, we'll tell you about our services, right? We'll tell you about, you know, kind of what that entails and then we will tell you uh everything that you need to know about our pricing and things like that. [30:34] Okay. All right. All right. Any other questions? Last call for questions for [30:39] today. The next time I will see you will be in May, I believe. Oh, no, sorry. The 30th. Yeah. [30:49] So, I'll see you guys one more week for [30:51] April, right? And then we'll kind of switch over to a new month. Okay. But again, I'm going to leave this screen up just for a couple minutes. Oh, looks [30:58] like I have some questions, right? Um, so we'll go ahead ## Special Tracks....Nursing Law Medicine and Pilots [31:00] [31:02] and answer them here. So, let's answer the first one. Um, so it says, "From when can we enroll to fin to the financial aid program?" So, my youngest student that's in a financial aid program, he's actually not part of our coaching program yet, but it is the sibling of someone that I helped a long time ago. They saw that what I was able [31:18] to do for their daughter. And so, they signed up their four fourth grader, right? And so, that is our youngest student, right? A fourth grader. He's [31:25] going to fifth grade next year, right? Um, but I always tell families and they always say, "Well, when can I sign up?" And I'm like, "Well, you can sign up today, right? And you lock in your price, right? With the cost of [31:35] everything going up, right? our prices are going to continue to increase, right? If you sign up now, you're saving yourself money. Okay? Um so there's no [31:44] necessarily like best time. Um but if you're in high school, sign up now. Okay? That that's kind of my advice there. Okay. Um we have another question [31:53] here. It says, "My junior received a UC eligibility." So ELC, right? Eligibility and local context. Can you speak to [31:59] this? There's not much to speak about, right? So you probably got a letter saying that you're in the top 9% of your school, right? you have been selected or qualify for UC eligibility in local context. Um, so basically what that [32:10] means is that if you don't get into any [32:12] of the UC's that you apply to that they [32:14] will find a seat for you at a UC. It basically means that you have gotten into Merrced or Merrced is guaranteed for you. Okay, so that's what the eligibility and local context means. It doesn't mean that you get a seat at the UC that you want. It just means that you [32:28] there will be a seat for you at a UC [32:31] which will be UC Merrced. Okay. So, hopefully that answers that question. Okay. All [32:45] right. All right. Great. So, I don't think there's any other questions. So, [32:49] again, I'll leave this screen up so that [32:50] you guys can Oh, we have follow-up. Is it only UC Merrced? I haven't seen it happen at any other school. So, when Mercer didn't exist, ELC did still exist. At that time it was either Santa [33:01] Cruz or Riverside. But Santa Cruz or Riverside well their reputation and their prestige has increased significantly. The baby you see is now UC Merrced. That's where everyone gets a seat if they didn't get a seat. [33:16] Okay. All right. Sounds good. So again, I have the QR codes, I have the phone number, I have the the keyboard that you need to text, right? So go ahead and [33:25] text us, you know, reach out to us any [33:27] way you can so that we can make sure to [33:29] get you the information that you need. Okay, so I'll leave the screen up for a little bit just so that families can go ahead and kind of take a screenshot, whatever they need to do. Um, and I will see you guys again next week for some more financial aid fun. Hopefully there's no new crazy news. Um, but uh, [33:43] whatever it is, I will make sure to [33:45] share it with you. Okay, so everyone have a great night. The sun is getting longer, so enjoy the extra sun and I'll talk to you again soon. Bye-bye.