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Reecy Aresty
Member since 04th April 2007
Occupation: College admissions/financial aid expert and author Reecy Aresty has been a financial advisor since 1977, and is the founder and president of College Assistance, Inc., located in Boca Raton, Florida. He is the author of, "How To Pay For College Without Going Broke," an invaluable, critically acclaimed parent/student manual. Arguably the most revealing book ever written on college admissions & financial aid, it is the only book of its kind also available in Spanish.
He has been interviewed by financial experts on radio and television, and by many of the nation's most respected publications including Money Magazine, US News & World Report, Bloomberg News, Scripps Howard, The Washington Post, Terry Savage, personal finance columnist for the Chicago Sun Times, Consumers Digest and AOL. Recently, Reecy created The College Information Network™ including The High School Blog, The College Blog, Payless For College and The Way To College.
A Google search for “Reecy Aresty” will result in thousands of links to sites all over the world that feature his articles, advice and methods. In a career spanning three decades, Reecy has helped thousands of families send their kids to the college of their choice for less than they ever dreamed possible. For further information on admissions and financial aid, please visit: Paylessforcollege.com.
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13th August 2008
In a sincere effort to make college more affordable, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act of 1965 allocating billions of dollars for low interest student loans. It is fair to say that the Johnson Administration could not have forese...
11th June 2008
On September 4, 2007, President Bush signed the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, designed to make more financial aid available to the poorest families, as well as lowering interest rates for new borrowers. As a bonus, the bill also created an op...
21st May 2008
On December 10th, 2007, Harvard President Drew Faust and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Michael D. Smith, announced their new, innovating financial aid program in an attempt to make Harvard more affordable for families of all incomes, but parti...
27th April 2008
It’s that time of year again. The traditional May 1st deadline approaches and colleges are sending out their offers in the form of an “award” letter – a far less frightening word for parents to accept than “invoice.” Basically, the award lette...
16th April 2008
Many factors come into play when determining financial aid. Key to the financial health of the divorced or separated mom with a college or college-bound student is the designation of “custodial” parent. She is the parent who will receive the financial...
16th April 2008
In the financial aid formulas, students have no asset protection allowance and lose 20 cents per year for every dollar in their name. Appearing asset poor can significantly help make sending a student to the college of their choice a financial reality. Gi...
15th June 2007
What started out as informative Financial Aid Nights every fall and evolved into College Goal Sunday in January has now transformed itself into the largest student loan scandal in history!
Evolution
In the fall, when seniors begin applying t...
19th April 2007
Financial aid offices across the county must be in a state of euphoria now that Congress has made the 529 tax exemption permanent. Adding to their joy is the increasing number of states making contributions to 529 accounts state tax deductible. Sadly, thi...
18th April 2007
Regarding those countless locations in over 40 states where college financial aid officers and state officials are the main speakers, College Goal Sundays, a new generation of Financial Aid Nights, could have disastrous consequences for those families who...
18th April 2007
To ensure their children’s success in today’s intensively competitive world, parents are faced with the absolute necessity of paying for a college education. As students approach the high school years, it is understandable why so many parents feel the...
05th April 2007
In today’s highly competitive admissions process, families must never lose sight of the fact that nothing is more important to parent or student than an acceptance letter! As all the aid in the world is useless without that coveted admission ticket, pay...
05th April 2007
Towards the end of every school year, most non-profit organizations hold their Awards Banquets where worthy students are honored with various scholarships. Often, the names of recipients appear in the newspapers as an acknowledgment of all their hard work...
05th April 2007
College and college-bound families should be looking into a unique opportunity to save tens of thousands of dollars on college costs for school year 2007-2008.
For the very first time, there’s a loophole in the 2007-2008 Free Application for Federal ...
05th April 2007
Thanks to a last minute effort by Congress in December, President Bush extended the Tuition and Fees Deduction for one more year. However, while the opportunity has been viewed as a yearlong Christmas present for some of the 4.7 million families with stud...
05th April 2007
Those families who made their best guess as to which of the Education Tax Incentives would save them the most on their income taxes have put their 2006 tax returns to bed, but for many, a sigh of relief is a bit premature. Countless families, even many as...
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