"Either you know the college perspective, or you will overpay."- Hans

March is the month that Financial Award Letters arrive in the mail from the colleges in which students and athletes received acceptances. And in most cases, it will cause anxiety, confusion, and even madness- madness at the system; madness in that the colleges own the system; madness in that you don't know the system; madness in that you feel vulnerable to the system; and madness in knowing this will go on for several more years.

In our world of work and passion, we call this "March Madness." No, it's not the basketball tournament that everyone will be watching for the next couple of weeks. That's actually very exciting and fun, hardly maddening. Rather, this is the Big Business Machine of College kicking into high gear. This is the one place in America in which people apply to be a customer, worry and pray for customer acceptance, and then be all too willing to accept the service provider's cost package. And of course, when the price goes up 5% each of the following years, people readily accept the increases. With that comes financial anxiety, personal hardship, and often times more madness.

It doesn't have to be that way. There are many things you can do to mitigate the damages. In fact, you have more control over it than you might think, But not by waiting until March of the senior year.

College costs are considered negotiable, but not by parents calling up and complaining about the high cost. Rather, negotiations begin figuratively long before applications are submitted. They begin by building relationships with the key-decision makers at least a year in advance of applications. They continue in building value amongst those relationships. They continue further by creating leverage in securing quality options.

For you, we have a free eBook, 10 Steps to Saving $50,000 on College Costsavailable at your fingertips by visiting our website- www.mycollegelogic.com and downloading the book. This eBook saves people tens of thousands of dollars, and just may do the same for you.

Next week, we will discuss the Appeal process...stay tuned for more savings strategies!

Would you like to schedule a call to see how you can save thousands on college costs? Let me know if you do.

CollegeLogic Founder- Hans Hanson