Who is Debt-Free Degree Lab For?

Parents/Guardians with:

Freshmen — Many students are only focused on getting situated in high school for this first year. That is okay! If your family wants to join DFD Lab, we suggest utilizing lessons created around building competitiveness, involvements, time management skills, athletic scholarships (if that's their thing) and more that we have accessible in the DFD Lab Library.

Sophomores — While sophomore year is also still early, some strategies have to be implemented by fall semester of junior year which means we want to get ahead and learn them prior to that. This is mainly around tax and FAFSA strategies. Students can also focus on the lessons mentioned for freshmen, including involvement, leadership activities, getting competitive, athletic scholarships, test prep, and more.

Juniors — Here we go! Nearly every single strategy inside Debt-Free Degree Lab is applicable now! We highly recommend families joining by junior year in high school to maximize the strategies in all categories and topics. If you wait until senior year, you may feel stressed by how many opportunities you have! The earlier, the better. There will be FAFSA and tax strategies to increase financial aid offers, college search tips, writing essays, test taking, time management, the list goes on! But don't worry - as long as you're a member, you can revisit each lesson as many times as you need!

Seniors — Senior year - where many families focus on admissions and then realize LAST MINUTE that they need to figure out the bill! It's never too late to strategize and implement strategies (Read college students below!) but we want to kick it into high gear if your student is in their senior year! Finding the right financial fit, maximizing financial aid with FAFSA strategies, negotiating and appealing with colleges, writing essays, and so much more!

College Students — Did you know it is NOT too late to change what you're paying for college even after your student is already there? It's true! In fact, nearly all strategies are applicable to families with college students with the exception of choosing a college (unless they want to transfer - we have a lesson on that, too!) Making Money in College, Saving Money in College, Negotiating and Appealing, Payment Plans, Credit Card Hacking, Tax Strategies, FAFSA Strategies, and so much more all apply to your family!