I highly recommend Todd Anthony and Emerald College Funding Solutions. They offer a wide range of services relevant to all aspects of college planning, from testing preparation, to application essays and interviews, to career assessment and planning. Even the weekly email “Tips” are quick and helpful information for parents and students. Most importantly for me, they take care of the cumbersome financial aid process involving filling out and submitting many forms, and making sure they’re complete and on-time, saving me a great deal of time and worry. Todd’s knowledgeable and courteous staff respond right away to my numerous and often last-minute nervous inquiries. If you give your taxes to an expert so you can go to sleep at night knowing your return is correct and you’re not overlooking any benefits, ECFS is your college planning expert insuring that your son or daughter places their very best foot forward when it comes to applying for college and financial aid. ECFS was key to our son’s “Early Decision” acceptance at his first-choice college and his generous financial aid award.

Before attending the College Funding Workshop offered by ECFS, both my wife and I felt very inept. Because of our investments crashing in 2008, we were concerned we would not have enough money to pay for college for our 3 children. Once we attended the workshop though, we felt more informed and relieved that we actually had a shot. By working with Todd at ECFS, we discovered that we could not only build our assets, but also develop a growth plan that would help us by providing assistance through the entire myriad of confusion associated with FAFSA and other Gov. Regulations. The value of services provided to us was immense and professional. Without hesitation we would recommend Todd and ECFS to other families. He is a professional and cordial person, easygoing and helpful!

The end of sophomore year arrived for my daughter and I knew the college process needed to begin. I was fine with the idea of researching and visiting colleges and universities that might appeal to my daughter, but the financial prospects from forms to costs seemed daunting to me. I attended Todd Anthony's information session and decided that if ECFS could concentrate on assisting me with the FAFSA, college costs and payment related information, I could concentrate on my daughter's academics, college choices, grants and scholarships. And so it came to be. ECFS has continuously assisted me in all the financial areas I hoped to relinquish, as well as, in specifics related to questions and concerns about anything to do with the college process-- the colleges themselves, SAT/ACT tactics, college profiling and much more. This has allowed me to use my time more efficiently and to concentrate on assisting my daughter both as a senior and as a future college freshman. ECFS has assisted us in lightening the load in the challenges of the college process.