Attending an “elite” university provides immense value—great in-class and out-of-class learning, a stellar network, interesting and challenging experiences, increased pride and confidence, and (of course) marvelous credentials. We’ll examine dozens of ways of gaining an elite—indeed world-class—education without breaking the bank. Of course, if you look forward to spending $350,000 on each child’s bachelor’s degree (and who knows how much more on their master’s), then you should certainly skip this presentation.

Note: this presentation will not cover the usual, insufficient solutions to the problem: getting need-based financial aid, merit aid, or third-party scholarships, or saving for college in a tax-efficient manner. Instead, we’ll look at dozens of inexpensive options at both the undergraduate and graduate levels (while retaining our focus on elite schools).

Face masks are required of all participants. Audience participation and questions are encouraged.

Presenter, Richard Montauk is the author of a series of best-selling guides, all published by Prentice Hall, including How to Get Into the Top Colleges and How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs. His most recent books include College Interviews: The Definitive Guide and Getting into Brown: Successful Applicants’ Essays, Resumes, and Interviews. He received a BA in literature from Brown University, an MA in government from Harvard, an MS in finance, and a JD from Stanford Law School. Pursuant to a graduate fellowship, he also studied at the London School of Economics and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London).

After graduating from Stanford, Richard worked as a corporate lawyer for Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles, then as a corporate strategy consultant for Bain & Co. in London, before devoting himself full-time to admissions consulting. Since 1991, he has consulted to candidates for the world’s top universities, for both undergraduate and graduate programs. He can be reached at richard.montauk@gmail.com or through his website, richardmontauk.com.