Free College Planning Workshop to Help Parents and Students Prepare for College by EmBellona

Online, April 28, 2012 (Newswire.com) - The last in the series of three Free College Planning Workshops will be held on Tuesday, May 1st at 6:30pm at the Chatsworth Branch Public Library - 21052 Devonshire Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311 (between De Soto Avenue and Variel Avenue).

If your child is planning on going to college, you must attend this Free Informational Workshop.

You will learn:
- How to select colleges that will provide you with the best financial aid package.
- How to lower your out-of-pocket costs and maximize your student's financial aid eligibility.
- Why it would benefit you to have a professional fill out your FAFSA/CSS forms.
- How to pay for college without using expensive private loans, emptying out your retirement accounts, or depending on 529 plans.
- How to send your child to an expensive private school for less than what you would pay for a public one.
- Your family contribution - how it is calculated by the Department of Education.
- How to choose a major before college and why it is so important.

The Workshop is Free, but seating is limited by the size of the room, and past workshops have completely filled up.

You may reserve your seats:
1. via online registration at http://www.embellona.com/register or
2. by calling toll-free 866.535.2001 ext. 2, 24-hours a day.

Here is what some of the parents are saying who have attended one of our prior workshops:
1. "I had no idea how ignorant I was about all of this until you took the time to walk me through it."
Frank C. (Parent)
2. "Because my parents did not attend college, the college search process was all new to my family... Having an outside source helps elimiinate the biases or pressure to attend a specific school."
Rebecca F. (Student)
3. "Thanks for all your assistance the last 4 years, Lesley is on track to graduate."
Roger C. (Parent)
4. "Because of your superb advice she applied to some top private universities and received aid from each school."
Randy E. (Parent)
5. "I walked into the testing room prepared and confident. The SAT, a rumored 'extremely difficult' test, was more or less a breeze for me."
Olivia P. (Student)

Learn more about the cost of college and how planning ahead reduces the financial effects by checking out the website at http://www.embellona.com/college-planning today. Members of the press and others who are interested in additional information may contact the person identified below.