System for optimizing selection of a college or a university and a method for utilizing the system provided by a program

A method of optimizing selection of a college or a university for a student with parents forming a family by utilizing a system provided by a program, wherein the system includes college planning questionnaire software, a college planning questionnaire having a student portion and a parents portion, and a college action plan having a hard copy with a financial aid section, a college selection section with a list of colleges and/or universities, and a detailed analysis, and a video, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) enrolling, by the family, in the program;
• b) receiving, by the family from the program, the college planning questionnaire software and the college planning questionnaire;
• c) utilizing, by the student, the college planning questionnaire software to assist in filling out the college planning questionnaire;
• d) completing, by the student, the student section of the college planning questionnaire, and completing, by the parents, the parents section of the college planning questionnaire so as to form a completed college planning questionnaire;
• e) creating, by the program, the college action plan by utilizing information from the completed college planning questionnaire;
• f) taking, by the college action plan, the family through the entire college transition process;
• g) reading, by the family, the hard copy of the college action plan;
• h) watching, by the family, the video of the college action plan;
• i) utilizing, by the family, the financial aid section of the college action plan to provide the family with a detailed look at their current financial situation as it relates to paying for the college or the university;
• j) illustrating in the college selection section of the college action plan, in order of affordability, the list of colleges and/or universities selected from a list of more than two thousand 4-year colleges and universities that best fit the needs of the student;
• and
• k) illustrating, by the college selection section, the detailed analysis of each college and/or university listed so that the family can make decisions about the merits of each college and/or university.