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WELCOME TO EFFECTIVE COLLEGE PLANNING
Providing Michigan students and their families with time and money saving strategies on a college education through personalized planning.
You Choose the Focus
Each session is personalized based on your academic goals. If you’d prefer to work more in one area, time saving strategies or money saving strategies, that will be the focus of our session. It’s your education and your choice.
Time saving strategies
The longer it takes to earn a college degree the more money it costs in terms of total cost of degree and earning potential. The strategies provided will allow you to earn your degree in the most time efficient way possible based on your goals.
Money saving strategies
At a time when the financial cost of a college degree is substantial and student loan debt is staggering, there are ways to earn a college degree in a financially responsible way. The strategies provided will allow you to earn your degree while limiting the total cost.
Meet Christie Pagel, MPA
As an education professional for over 25 years, I have extensive experience working with Michigan high school, community college, and university students as an educator, student success coach, testing specialist, and academic advisor.
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Throughout my career, I have worked with many families who are lost when it comes to navigating college planning while limiting the financial cost of a college education. It is my goal to help make attending college less intimidating and earning a college degree more attainable for those who want to pursue post-secondary education.
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I meet with students and their families in Zoom for 1-hour sessions. The session cost is $175. Sessions are scheduled after a brief 5–10-minute phone or Zoom consultation to ensure that I am able to meet your needs within one session.
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