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		<title>College Planning: What&#8217;s Your Dream?</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2012/02/07/college-planning-whats-your-dream/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2012/02/07/college-planning-whats-your-dream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met Joe recently to discuss with him and his parents his plans to attend college. His parents described him as &#8220;reluctant and not too interested in college.&#8221;  And, it&#8217;s true, Joe didn&#8217;t seem very interested in our conversation at the moment, so I asked him why that was.  His answer was surprising.  He said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have you asked &#8220;Why?&#8221; lately?</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2012/01/24/have-you-asked-why-lately-2/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2012/01/24/have-you-asked-why-lately-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a conversation with a student and his mom the other day. It just came about in passing &#8212; they&#8217;re not clients of mine (they should be, but that&#8217;s for another time).  While we were chit-catting while waiting in a very slow moving line&#8230;he mentioned he wanted to apply to Penn State &#8212; was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Bound High School Juniors: Is It Time for a Family Intervention?</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2012/01/10/college-bound-high-school-juniors-is-it-time-for-a-family-intervention/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2012/01/10/college-bound-high-school-juniors-is-it-time-for-a-family-intervention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[College Financial Aid]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeankeller.com/kcs/?p=2039</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, I&#8217;d like to share with you a very real story. I hear variations of this story every year, and every year, my heart breaks because the college process shouldn&#8217;t be stressful and combative. Susie is thinking about what college she wants to attend. But, here&#8217;s the problem:  Susie hasn&#8217;t got the first clue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enthusiasm For College. Do You Have It?</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/12/19/enthusiasm-for-college-do-you-have-it/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/12/19/enthusiasm-for-college-do-you-have-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[College Admissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success Mindset]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[enthusiastic about college]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[explore college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[going off to college]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeankeller.com/kcs/?p=2033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not asking are you enthusiastic about a particular college, but rather are you enthusiastic about this next big chapter in your life? Are you enthusiastic about going off to college? I ask this because it&#8217;s important. Enthusiastic people tend to be upbeat and positive, they make things happen because they&#8217;re, well, enthusiastic!  And, for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q: WHAT IS &#8220;FINANCIAL AID&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/12/05/q-what-is-financial-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/12/05/q-what-is-financial-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[paying for college]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: Financial aid operates under this simple premise: Colleges and the government assume the primary responsibility for paying for college is with the family and student&#8230;When financial resources are considered, some families fall short; that is when financial assistance is considered. Therefore, FINANCIAL AID is the money which colleges offer students to help them pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Admissions: To Interview or Not to Interview &#8211; That is the question!</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/29/college-admissions-to-interview-or-not-to-interview-that-is-the-question/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/29/college-admissions-to-interview-or-not-to-interview-that-is-the-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[College Admissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college process]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeanmarie Keller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opportunity for an interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soul-searching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[values and goals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The college interview is a dying art. Many colleges have gone away from the interview &#8211; it&#8217;s time consuming and it can be difficult (for the interviewer, not just the interviewee) But, if a college you&#8217;re interested in is interested in an interview, should you do it?  Maybe. If talking with you would be like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is an Ivy League degree worth the $250,000+ investment?</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/22/is-an-ivy-league-degree-worth-the-250000-investment/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/22/is-an-ivy-league-degree-worth-the-250000-investment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alan Krueger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earning potential]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting in to college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ivy League degree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeanmarie Keller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Plan For College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When economists Alan Krueger at Princeton and Stacy Dale at Mathematica Policy Research looked at just this question, their findings might surprise you. In a nutshell, when these researchers looked at the same type of students regardless of the colleges they graduated from, the outcomes in terms of earning potential were virtually the same.  That’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do I Need A College Admissions Strategy?</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/22/do-i-need-a-college-admissions-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/22/do-i-need-a-college-admissions-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Admissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choice college]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you intend to stand out? How will you make yourself memorable in the average 7-9 minutes the admissions rep spends to review your application? Your message&#8211;some call it a &#8220;hook&#8221;&#8211;as part of a college admissions strategy will make the difference in getting your getting noticed. Done correctly at the right schools, your message will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking to Avoid Big College Loans?  Occupy Wall Street Gives A Clue But Isn&#8217;t The Answer</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/15/looking-to-avoid-big-college-loans-occupy-wall-street-gives-a-clue-but-isnt-the-answer/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/15/looking-to-avoid-big-college-loans-occupy-wall-street-gives-a-clue-but-isnt-the-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[appropriate expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avoid Big College Loans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading through a stack of articles that have accumulated lately and had about 4 articles about students that were part of the Occupy &#8220;whatever city movement&#8221; complaining about their student loans in their long list of grievances. They all highlighted various tales of woe about the debts students had accumulated during their education [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divorce and College Planning: Will The College Process Become An Opportunity To Re-hash Old Arguments?</title>
		<link>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/08/divorce-and-college-planning-will-the-college-process-become-an-opportunity-to-re-hash-old-arguments/</link>
		<comments>http://jeankeller.com/kcs/2011/11/08/divorce-and-college-planning-will-the-college-process-become-an-opportunity-to-re-hash-old-arguments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanmarie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Career Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[out-of-control college costs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeankeller.com/kcs/?p=2001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to college planning, divorce certainly can complicate matters. You no longer have two incomes to help pay for college; you no longer have a partner to share the administrative burden that comes with the college application process.  Two households puts a crimp in both parents&#8217; ability to pay for college. With over [...]]]></description>
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