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College Goals at UK & EU College Fairs

We wanted to let everyone know that one of our College Goals consultants, Gail Lewis, will be visiting the UK and several cities in Europe in the coming weeks.

Gail will be representing College Goals at USA College Day in London on Saturday, September 25. This is a major gathering of college representatives from over 400 US higher education institutions and we are very excited to be part of it this year. If you are interested in attending or know someone who might be, here is the link for more information: http://www.fulbright.co.uk/advising-events/usa-college-day

Gail will also be representing College Goals at College Fairs in Brussels (Sept.29), and Berlin (Oct.6).

In addition to the College Fairs, Gail will be visiting a number of other centers in the UK and Europe, catching up with friends and families.  You, or a family whom you know might be interested in meeting Gail and learning about our services at College Goals, could be near one of these centers and may like to set up a time to meet with her. She would be delighted to meet with you.

Information on Gail’s background and experience on her page can be found on our website: http://www.collegegoals.com/team/gail_lewis.html

Gail’s contact information: gail_lewis@collegegoals.com. UK mobile # is 077.88.613.467

For your reference, here is Gail’s travel schedule:

September 2010:

Glasgow, UK                 Sept. 19-20

Manchester, UK          Sept. 21-22

Oxford, UK                     Sept. 23-24

London, UK               Sept. 25-26, Oct. 16-20

Brussels                      Sept. 27 – 30

October 2010

Munich                Oct. 1-4

Prague                    Oct. 4-5

Berlin                  Oct. 5-8

Gottingen              Oct. 8-11

Amsterdam        Oct. 12-15

This is the first time that College Goals will be participating in the European College Fairs, which offer an opportunity for European students to learn about many different US colleges and to find out how they go about the US university application process, so different from that in Europe.

This is where College Goals fits in – as you know, we are well suited to and experienced in leading British and European students through the intricacies of the application process to the final goal of a successful matriculation to the quality US college of their choice. We are hoping, through Gail’s participation in these College Fairs, to increase the visibility of the College Goals US college admissions consultancy to students in the UK and Europe who would like to come to the US to attend college.

If you know of families in either in the UK or Europe who would be interested in meeting Gail, please feel free to forward this email to them, or provide our website and contact information to these families:

www.collegegoals.com

gail_lewis@collegegoals.com

info@collegegoals.com/

We hope to be able to help other families whom you know and care about through the challenge and stress of the college search and application process.

Sincerely yours,

Joyce Reed

September 13th, 2010
by Joyce Reed

Visiting UK, France and New York.

College Goals consultant Andrea van Niekerk will be travelling to visit students and parents elsewhere over the next few weeks.  She will be in London on August 22-23 to meet with client families.  She will also be in Paris from August 31 to September 2, both to work with a local international school on preparing their students for an American education, and to meet clients privately. She still has a few appointment times available, and the best way to contact her while she travels, is by email.

In early September Andrea will travel to New York City, both to participate in a panel on College Admissions organized by a local alumni club, and to see prospective clients on September 10 and 11.  If you are interested in arranging a private consultation in that time, please contact her at andrea_van_niekerk@collegegoals.com.

We welcome all inquiries and requests to schedule an in-person meeting or phone conference, when possible.

August 24th, 2010
by Joyce Reed

Visiting UK and Europe

College Goals’ Director Joyce Reed and Admissions Consultant Andrea Niekerk are both traveling in the UK and Europe in March to see present, past and future client families, and to give presentations.  Joyce and Andrea will be in London between March 8-13.  They still have a few appointment times available, and the best way to contact them is by email.

On March 13th, they head to Paris, where they will again see clients privately, and offer 4 presentations, 3 of which are free and open to the public and will take place at 19:00 h. on Tuesday, Weds. and Thursday March 16, 17 & 18 at the American Church in Paris.  For further information or to make a reservation, please contact Paris Representative Carolyn Comfort.

Joyce will be seeing individual families in Paris until March 22, when she heads to Monaco to see clients until March 25, when she heads to a few sites in Switzerland (Lugano, Zurich, Bern) until March 30th.

If you would like to make contact with either Joyce Reed or Andrea van Niekerk during this period, you can reach them at their own email addresses or through info@collegegoals.com .

We welcome all inquiries and requests to schedule an in-person meeting or phone conference, when possible.

March 6th, 2010
by Joyce Reed

Paying for College

Online presentation on Paying for College 1.14.2010

“Financial Aid Experts Reveal Secrets of How to Pay for College”

on January 14, 2010 at www.collegeweeklive.com

(Access online between 3:00p.m. and 10:00 p.m EST)

Though we at College Goals cannot guarantee that students and families will gain the answers to all their college financing questions, we’re suggesting that interested parents or students visit the CollegeWeekLive site on January 14 as opportunities to hear directly from professionals in these aspects of college financing are rare. For your interest, we are publishing the official program for this event here on our blog page.

From the CollegeWeekLive website:


This online event focuses on the transition from “how to get into college” to “how to pay for college.” Scholarship and financial aid gurus offer essential information immediately applicable to your financial aid search, including:

  • 3:00 PM Eastern – “How To Raise $15k For College Right Now” featuring Kim Clark, Staff Writer, U.S. News and World Report
  • 4:00 PM Eastern – “Money for the Student Athlete” featuring Dion Wheeler, Author of “Sports Scholarship Insider’s Guide”
  • 5:00 PM Eastern – “Finding Money: A Guide To Financial Aid” featuring Martha Savery, Director of External Relations, MEFA (Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority)
  • 8:00 PM Eastern – “Let Your State Help Pay for College” featuring Dr. Armando Salas-Amaro, Policy Analyst, Florida Department of Education
  • 9:00 PM Eastern – “Ask a Financial Aid Officer” featuring Adam Hatch & Ashley Munro, Financial Aid Officers for Hawaii Pacific University and University of Alaska Fairbanks

Visit virtual booths hundreds of colleges virtual booths, each with admissions and financial aid information!

To attend this event go to www.collegeweeklive.com. You may also register there for their online newsletter.

January 11th, 2010
by Gail Lewis

Website refresh!

Welcome to the new College Goals Website!

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We have updated our site with a fresh new look and more information for our readers and families!

Noteworthy changes:

  • The College Goals Student Portal.  Click on the “Student Login” button in the upper right hand corner of the site to keep your profile and status up to date.
  • Team profiles and contact information have been added under “Team”
  • We have updated our “Services” and will soon be integrating with Paypal to make for easy online billpay.
  • Last but not least…  we have added our new blog!  Keep up to date with us here!

Drop us a line and let us know what you think about the new site!  Give us feedback on our posts and let us know what you want to hear about.

The College Goals Team

November 17th, 2009
by Joyce Reed