High school juniors!!! Aka class of 2022!!! You only have 2 more years until college! This is a very crucial time to begin checking all the important boxes as they relate to college planning. 2 very common mistakes parents make when it comes to college planning are: 1. Letting your student control the process with no input on colleges to add to the list (which may be more affordable) and eventually giving in to your student’s decision regardless of cost. 2. Waiting until the student is accepted to figure out how you are going to pay. Unless money is not an issue and you have an unlimited supply, this approach is the reason so many people are thousands of dollars in student loan debt. This decision needs to have all hands on deck! Proper planning needs to begin NOW for both admissions and finances!! This is when you gain leverage to finding and affording a great college fit for your student.