Instant College Funding: the step-by-step system for filing the FAFSA and CSS Profile the right way, fixing a lousy financial aid offer and getting every last dollar you deserve

Your Child Did His Part. Here’s How to Pay for College… …without racking up boatloads of debt, plundering your retirement savings or selling a vital organ

How to beat the rip-off colleges at their own sick, twisted game without changing your lifestyle. Step by step. No guessing. No money left on the table.

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If you have a child headed to college in the next one to three years, I’m sure you have started to notice just how much college actually costs these days.

Maybe your stomach dropped when you saw the gap between what you have and what they want.

Or maybe you haven’t taken a hard look at the reality yet because you suspect you already know the answer: families like us never qualify for anything.

Here’s the moment I want you to picture.

It’s spring. The envelope comes. Your son tears it open and his face lights up. Four years of AP classes, late nights and Saturday practices, and he GOT IN.

Then he looks at you.

And you have to decide whether to say the six words no parent ever wants to say out loud:

“I’m sorry. We can’t afford it.”

Or you say yes. And you quietly pay for it with your retirement. With a second mortgage on the house. With whatever you were going to put away for his younger sister.

Your child did his part. Now it’s time to do yours.
Don’t let him down.

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Let’s put the skunk on the table.

Maybe you can write the check. Maybe you can’t. Either way, the real question is what the check COSTS you.

It costs you the retirement you’ve spent your whole career building. It costs you the house you were going to pay off. It costs you the college fund for the next kid in line.

And if you’re in the forgotten middle class, it’s worse.

The formulas say you “make too much.” You don’t feel rich. You lived below your means. You resisted buying a new car every time someone in the carpool line showed theirs off. You saved for retirement like every financial planner told you to.

Then the formulas punish you for it. Every dollar you were responsible with is a dollar the college counts against you.

That’s not an accident. Colleges are businesses. The aid formulas are their pricing tool. And they’re counting on you to sit back, fill in the boxes and pay whatever number they hand you.

The FAFSA and the CSS Profile are loaded with landmines. One wrong answer about your assets and the college assumes you can pay more. It won’t call to ask. It won’t warn you. It just sends a bigger bill.

Then the offer arrives and most families accept it like it’s carved in stone.

It isn’t. The first offer is almost never the real offer.

You have to pay tuition. But you don’t need to leave a tip.

Instant College Funding is how you level the playing field. You beat the overpriced colleges at their own game, instead of sitting back and getting victimized.

Why I Built Instant College Funding

Andy Lockwood

I went to Wesleyan, the fourth most expensive college in the country at the time. My dad handled the financial aid forms himself.

When I asked if I could help, he’d say, “It’s complicated. Don’t worry, it will all work out.”

It didn’t.

Between college and law school I racked up more than $100,000 of debt. My credit was in the toilet. I dodged calls. I heard “you need a co-signer” over and over. I bartended seven days a week just to put a dent in my loans.

The worst part? My dad could have qualified for far more aid than we ever got. He just didn’t know the rules.

Today Pearl and I have four kids of our own. Three are out of college now. (Yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel.) We swore none of them would ever go through what I went through.

Andy and Pearl Lockwood with their four children at Harry's Hofstra graduation
Pearl and me with our four kids at Harry’s Hofstra graduation.

So I’ve spent the last 24 years doing this for other families instead. More than 2,457 of them. Five bestselling books. The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fox Business, CBS News, the New York Post and Netflix have all featured my work.

My dad needed a “me” and didn’t have one.
You do.

What Changes for You

You stop guessing about whether you’ll qualify for anything.

Start with the Fast Start walkthrough. Then I show you the FAFSA4Caster and why your “expected contribution” is only half the story. Most parents never hear about the other half.

You keep more of your savings where it belongs. With you.

The walkthrough of the updated CSS Profile goes step by step, including the asset loopholes and landmines. Plus the “Sneaky Strategies” lessons and my report “How to Hide Your Money From the Financial Aid Office.”

You file the FAFSA with confidence instead of dread.

A step-by-step walkthrough of the updated FAFSA, Parts 1 through 7. No more staring at a screen at midnight wondering if that box means what you think it means.

Someone who knows looks over your shoulder BEFORE you hit submit.

Your review certificate lets you send your FAFSA and CSS Profile to our team at vip@ for a review before you file. Mistakes get caught while they’re still free to fix.

You fight back when the offer is lousy. And you don’t have to invent the words.

The negotiating and appeals module shows you how to improve a bad offer. Plus five sample appeal letters you can model:

  • When you have a better offer from another school
  • When the income on your forms is misleading
  • When someone lost a job
  • When your child is a recruited athlete with other offers
  • When a business owner needs to correct a FAFSA mistake

You aim at the schools that actually pay.

“The Most Generous Colleges,” the list of colleges that require the CSS Profile and the funny thing about “outside” scholarships most families learn too late. Plus a filing checklist and a deadline tracker so nothing slips.

And you get to talk to me.

After you enroll, you book your Fast Start Strategy Session: a one-on-one phone call with me. We talk through your family’s situation and I make sure you’re headed down the right path, using the system in the most time-efficient way for your circumstances. You spend your time on the lessons that matter for your family and skip the ones that don’t. Book it within 30 days of enrolling.

Client Results

Shari and Ralph Rizzuto“Because of Andy’s wizardry, we were able to send our three boys to expensive private colleges without having to eat mac ‘n cheese every night for dinner.”Shari and Ralph Rizzuto, parents of three

Houston Mom/Entrepreneur Gets Max FAFSA

“Andy Lockwood saved us a lot of money. Both my sons got large scholarships and max FAFSA. Hire him! He is an expert!”

Melanie Johnson
Melanie JohnsonHouston, TX

Long Beach Man Wonders, “Is It All a Scam?”

“Andy is so disarming and nonchalant about his capabilities that one has to wonder if it’s all a scam! My son is going to a top school (GW) on monies he received totally from Andrew’s involvement. He looked me in the eye when I asked him what his success rate was and replied without hesitation, “I get my clients 5 times the amount of their investment with me.” HE WASN’T KIDDING! Best money I ever spent.”

Scott Sanders
Scott SandersLong Beach, NY

Superintendent Lauds “Real Results”

“I know a lot of college planners who promise results but don’t deliver. In your case, I got real results. Other parents thank me for recommending you.”

Dr. Dennis O’Hara
Dr. Dennis O’HaraSuperintendent, Hauppauge School District, NY

Weight Lifted From Her Shoulders

“From the moment I walked into your office, I felt an enormous weight lifted off my shoulders. Thank you for all that you have done for my precious girls.”

Beth Sova
Beth SovaHouston, TX

Presidential Scholarship From Her “Dream School”

“Nicole is at her dream school, got her Presidential Scholarship. $25K! Thank you for all your help. I always recommend you to my friends.”

Elina Kazakevich
Elina KazakevichStaten Island, NY

Mom Fixes FAFSA Problems, Appeals to UAlbany

“You were an enormous help when I had problems with the FAFSA and eventually the appeal to SUNY Albany. I am going to recommend you to all my friends so they can put their mind at ease and not have to worry about undertaking this daunting process alone!”

Sabrina Ferrara
Sabrina FerraraHauppauge, NY

Former Mayor Recommends Lockwood

“The financial aid award we received was much greater than we had envisioned. Mr. Lockwood is knowledgeable, professional and very accommodating to work with. Please consult with him.”

Douglas P. Johnson, Esq.
Douglas P. Johnson, Esq.Former Mayor, Oakland Park, FL

Businessman Saves $10K Per Year

“I used to literally get chills and practically hyperventilate when I thought about sending my daughter to college. Pearl and Andy saved me $10,000 per year and took away all of my stress!”

Michael Levy
Michael LevyOwner, Minuteman Press, Levittown, NY

Attorney Gets $20,000 Windfall From Providence College

“Andy wrote one letter that got us an extra $20,000 from my daughter’s college. We were expecting nothing!”

Paul McDougal, Esq.
Paul McDougal, Esq.Garden City, NY

$30,058 From USC After Its So-Called “Final” Offer

“Andy and Pearl helped me negotiate a ton of money for my daughter at USC.”

Rick Ritacco
Rick RitaccoOwner, Wings Plus, Port Washington, NY

Her Friends Got Nothing. Then THIS Happened.

“When my friends started telling me that they received nothing in financial assistance, I once again began to worry. But then our packages started coming from Ithaca, University of Albany, Syracuse and the best yet Boston University. Thank goodness you know all the loopholes. You are the best!”

Stephanie and Rob Salzbank
Stephanie and Rob SalzbankPort Washington, NY

Notre Dame and Villanova at “Wholesale” Prices

“Thank you Pearl and Andy for helping my kids get into Villanova and Notre Dame, for “wholesale” prices!”

John Gallagher
John GallagherJericho, NY

These families are sleeping better tonight.

What You Get

People Have Paid $997 for This Exact System

$997$97

One appeal letter. One landmine you step around. One form you file right the first time. Any ONE of them can pay for this many times over.

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90 Days, 100% Money Back, No Hassle

Take the whole system for a test drive. 90 days. That’s three full months.

If for any reason, or no reason at all, it isn’t what you hoped for, email us at vip@lockwoodcollegeprep.com or call 516-882-5464. We’ll promptly refund 100% of what you paid.

You are sole judge and jury. Nobody will try to change your mind. No fine print.

The only way you lose is by guessing.

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Questions Parents Ask

We make too much money. Won’t we get nothing?

That’s the most expensive assumption in college. Your “expected contribution” is only half the story, and the Fast Start walkthrough shows you the other half in plain English.

Our kid is already a senior. Is it too late?

If you haven’t filed yet, the walkthroughs and the review certificate are for you. If an offer already landed, the appeal letters are for you.

Can’t my accountant just handle this?

Your accountant knows taxes. The FAFSA and CSS Profile are a different animal. That’s why the CSS Profile lessons walk you through the asset loopholes and landmines one by one. Feel free to share them with him.

I’m not a numbers person. Will I get lost?

No. The walkthroughs go step by step. And before you file, our team looks over your shoulder.

What if I’d rather you just do it for me?

If you’d rather have us do it for you, you’ll have that option after you enroll.

Somewhere this spring, a parent is going to look at a child who did everything right and say, “I’m sorry. We can’t afford it.”

Somewhere else, a parent with the same income is going to send him.

The difference won’t be the money. It’ll be what they knew.

Your child did his part. Now it’s time to do yours.

Don’t let him down.

You have 90 days to decide if I was right. 100% money back if I wasn’t.

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Andy

P.S. Remember my dad? “It’s complicated. Don’t worry, it will all work out.”

It didn’t work out. I paid for it for years. Decades, actually.

We paid our bills, but we felt ourselves slipping further and further behind. As we kept adding to our family, our expenses kept growing. It seemed like all of our friends were members of the Silver Spoon Club, and we were not. Somehow we figured it out, but this kind of stress follows you around for a really long time.

That kind of stress follows you around for a long, long time.

But you don’t have to learn all this stuff the hard way. You can have the easy button. $97 gets you the whole system, a review of your forms before you file and a call with me. Backed by a 90-day, 100% money-back guarantee.

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