While my parents wanted to help, they couldn't afford college for the 5 of us (yes, oldest of 5 here!) So college was on us, completely. This inspired my scholarship search in the first place.

In the end, I graduated from the #1 International Business program in the country, the Darla Moore School of Business. I then joined a global conglomerate as a financial analyst, leaving that job after a few years to pursue The Scholarship System full-time.

Because of having scholarships to pay for nearly everything, and finding ways to reduce my expenses in college, I was able to save most of what I made with part-time jobs in college and graduate debt-free. Within 2 months of graduating college, I bought my first property. Within 6 months, I paid off my car.  Also, because of graduating debt-free, I was able to save money, versus living paycheck to paycheck.

Now I don’t share my experience to brag. I share it to inspire. My goal in life is to share my strategies with as many high school and college students as possible so that they, too, can get their college experience paid for, minimizing their student loans. Through The Scholarship System, we do this by teaming up with parents who are also passionate about their children avoiding the student loan debt crisis while still being able to pursue their dreams.

To date, The Scholarship System has saved families over $720,000 through our online course and we have yet to tally up the most recent semester. I plan on surpassing $1million in savings this year and hope to see this number continue to grow!

Today, I am now fortunate enough to focus on The Scholarship System full-time and spend my free time with my loving husband, Donny, and our pleasantly-plump rescue dog named Jaffe. (Don’t worry - he’s on a diet!)

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