Individual Education Plan Students

We use the same Student Positioning Program for Individual Education Plan (IEP) Students and Students with Disabilities as we do for traditional high school students. This program is designed to help students find colleges based on social, academic, and financial compatibility.

The philosophy of “Student Positioning” was developed in response to the rising cost of higher education and the increasing use of enrollment management principles.

Student positioning helps families qualify for need-based and/or merit money from the colleges. The more merit and need-based money your child receives, the less their student loan payments will be upon graduation. We work with your student to find out what their strengths are and what careers are best suited for those strengths.

When students attend colleges that are a social, academic, and financial fit, they are happier AND more likely to graduate on time – usually in 4 years.

Did you know that there are many colleges that can help students with disabilities? At College Planning 101, we thoroughly understand the college admission process for IEP and 504 Disability Students.

Our Proven Student Positioning Program for Individual Education Plan Students and Students with Disabilities

1. We begin by meeting with students—preferably in the spring of their sophomore year, but no later than October of their senior year.
2. Review IEP paperwork making sure that all services needed are there and if not, guide the family towards what should be on the IEP to successfully transfer those services to the colleges.
3. Completion of a Career/Personality Search – helps to direct a student in a career that matches their strengths, values and interests. This program also helps the student understand the outlook of that career as well as how much they can expect to make in that career.
4. Professional College Search with an academic advisor – this helps a student find colleges with the right social and academic fits.
5. Review of college application(s) to make sure the student is represented in the best way possible.
6. Provide a College Tracking List (CTL) helping you understand what to do next and a time frame for when all of above needs to be completed.
7. Many more tools and technology to help make this process more organized and less overwhelming.

Thank you so much for your help so far - your help has been incredibly, so fantastically valuable and we couldn't have done it without you!! You have made this essay writing/editing process soooo much easier!! We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel in this college application process!!

Tricia Y.

Having College Planning 101 as an asset through our school search has been nothing but amazing. Thanks to Stephanie and her coworkers, what should've been the most stressful and nerve racking part of growing up became a walk in the park. Sure, we had to play our part, but every step of the way and every question, no matter how simple, she was there. From the bottom of our hearts we really cannot thank them enough, and without a doubt recommend their services.

Karen Salvatore

We started with the College Planning 101 staff in 2014 with my daughter being a Junior in High School. In every aspect that she needed guidance and help each one of them was there for her. It made things less stressful for us. As my daughter had questions throughout college and literally after getting her masters degree the team has still been there for her! Thank you College Planning 101 for being so professional, patient, courteous and also still there for her!!!

Paula Ciccone

Stephanie has taken so much of the stress out of the process of not only finding and applying to colleges, but also figuring out payment and scholarship options. Without her help my dad and I would've been completely lost. Not only did she provide guidance before I even began applying to colleges, she also continues to be of aid every year when it came time to fill out the FAFSA and apply for financial aid. She quite literally has helped my dad and I save thousands of dollars throughout the entire process in realistic and doable ways. Paying for college can be extremely stressful, Stephanie has absolutely helped in making it less so.

Molly Litton

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Our Proven Student Positioning Program for Individual Education Plan Students and Students with Disabilities

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