"The College Partnership" Scam or what ?

[wiredspider]

I get one of these letters in the mail, I'm pretty sure it's something fake or a scam to get you to buy stuff from them. Anyone know for sure? I already called up asking where the "meeting" will be and they are like I can't tell you until you schedule it. I'm like WTF? If I don't know where it is, how the heck am I suppose to know if I can go? She hangs up after that.

 

[MrBond]

I had a friend in highschool who's brother went to essentially the same thing. He played baseball and was pretty good (for a HS player), and a company approached his parents saying he was most likly eligible for a full ride on a baseball scholarship to a university (they never specified which). They wanted something like $1000-2000 for helping him get this scholarship.

I'm doing a lookup with the BBB now, I'll post what I find.

Edit:

They appear to have a good record with the BBB (link). I still bet if you go to the meeting, they're going to want you to pay a fee for finding financial aid. When I was doing the college application thing a few years ago, our guidance consoler told us to avoid such schemes, as most were scams.

 

[pyonir]

BBB report

 

[vi edit]

I don't think it's a hoax or a scam, but I *really* don't think that they offer anything that you couldn't find/research on your own, and for free.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I don't think it's a hoax or a scam, but I *really* don't think that they offer anything that you couldn't find/research on your own, and for free.

And learning to do your own research will help prepare you for college

 

It's EXTREMELY easy to get financial aid (if you have a significant need, that is :roll by a) filling out the FAFSA, b) visiting your high school's career center (they'll have A LOT of information on scholarships), and c) looking at university financial aid websites (my school's is pretty good: University of Michigan Financial Aid).

I doubt it's a scam, but they're simply charging you money for things that you could get for free. The only difference is that they'll do it for you.

Not worth it, in my opinion.