Ron Caruthers
Ron Caruthers is the nation's leading expert on getting into and paying for colleges-as well as helping students choose their careers and command top money in their fields. He is also famous for helping families that didn't save enough for college get on track for the retirement.
Ron graduated from Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, CA in 1985. He graduated with top honors as the sole valedictorian of his class, being ranked number 1 out of 419 students. However, due to poor career planning and lack of finances, he did not immediately go on to college. In fact, 9 years later, that led to him researching the financial aid system, as well as taking a hard look into just how poorly most students were prepared for college and a career.
In 1995, Ron Caruthers launched his college planning company in Vista, CA. Since then, he has worked with over 1125 families helping them attain their college dreams. For the Class of 2005, he personally worked with 139 families.
Ron is an instructor at Palomar and Mira Costa Colleges in San Diego, California, and a regular on KUSI in San Diego's morning news program. He is also the author of four books on college planning.
He lives in Carlsbad, California with his wife, Kathryn, and his three children Jessika, Brennan and Lexi.
Ron graduated from Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, CA in 1985. He graduated with top honors as the sole valedictorian of his class, being ranked number 1 out of 419 students. However, due to poor career planning and lack of finances, he did not immediately go on to college. In fact, 9 years later, that led to him researching the financial aid system, as well as taking a hard look into just how poorly most students were prepared for college and a career.
In 1995, Ron Caruthers launched his college planning company in Vista, CA. Since then, he has worked with over 1125 families helping them attain their college dreams. For the Class of 2005, he personally worked with 139 families.
Ron is an instructor at Palomar and Mira Costa Colleges in San Diego, California, and a regular on KUSI in San Diego's morning news program. He is also the author of four books on college planning.
He lives in Carlsbad, California with his wife, Kathryn, and his three children Jessika, Brennan and Lexi.
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Articles by Ron Caruthers
March 28, 2008
If you are even thinking about going to college in the next few years, visiting your potential colleges is one of the most important steps that you can take.
March 06, 2008
Well, you´ve spent tens of thousands of dollars on your student´s education, and now they´re ready to head out into the real world, but there´s one course they don´t seem to teach in college: ´How to Land a Real Job in the Real World,´ so students often make a number of mistakes that slow their progress down and make it harder for them to find employment than it has to be.
March 01, 2008
I thought I'd give you some of my tips and suggestions for acing the SAT. Yeah, I know that some of them are obvious, but I've got to include them all in case they're NOT obvious to other people.
February 19, 2008
This is the time of year that some kids really begin to slack off. If you are applying to any sort of competitive school, meaning pretty much anything other than a community college, they WILL be looking at what classes you are taking your senior year.
February 07, 2008
I´d like to highlight a real life success story from someone who followed the exact same steps that I encourage all of my students to follow, and it will give him a $2,200,000 a year salary for the next five years.
January 31, 2008
If you're a high school student, how many times have your friends and family asked you, "So……..what are you going to do for college?" As early as your freshman year in high school, there are several things that you should consider to help you get pointed in the right direction. Here are a handful of them.
January 16, 2008
So, if you´ve been working hard to get into college-have busted your rear getting good grades, studied late at night for the SAT, polished and perfected your essay, and prepared for campus interviews—you´re not done just yet. Let´s talk about how NOT to let a stupid photo or two ruin your chances of getting in….or worse.
December 17, 2007
A great college application essay will present a vivid, personal, and compelling view of you to the admission staff. It will round out the rest of your application and help you stand out from the other applicants.
The college essay is one of the only parts of your application over which you have ...
December 17, 2007
You definitely shouldn't let your parents try to accompany you into the interview. Although you want them to accompany you into the financial aid and bursar’s office so they can pay!!!
In fact, it's better to keep them out of the building altogether. Parents can only hurt; they never help.
Don...
December 06, 2007
If you’re a student, or the parent of a student, that is about to head off to college, you’ve got to be very careful, because you are on a lot of shady people’s list.
You are going to get a lot of offers by phone and by mail for scholarship searches, or telling you you’ve won a contest or schola...
November 15, 2007
Before you go to a college interview, you need to have a pretty good idea of how you'll answer several stock questions if they're asked. Some of these questions are:
- Why do you want to go here?
- What first brought us to your attention?
- What do you want to major in?
- What do you want to d...
November 06, 2007
Looking Good, Feeling Good
When preparing for your college interview, take the time to be presentable. That doesn't mean wearing a three-piece suit or an evening gown. Wear something nice that you feel comfortable in.
Chances are your interviewer will also be wearing something nice, but not pa...
October 23, 2007
Being prepared for the college interview is your best bet that it will go well. Think about why you are there, and don't ask questions that are answered in the brochures you've been sent.
This means you have to read those brochures. Ugh! Read them one at a time, at breakfast before each interview...
October 11, 2007
1) Apply to 6 to 8 colleges, minimum.
One of the things that we have found is that it does no good to apply to so few colleges that you don’t get admitted anywhere or admitted to only 1 or 2.
You don’t need to apply to 30 different colleges, and in fact, it can actually hurt you in the lo...