A Quick Introduction

Howard Freedman’s professional experiences were the right fit for creating a successful Financial Aid Consulting. For over twenty years he continues to make his clients feel confident and successful by helping them to pursue the most affordable colleges. One of his favorite quotes is:

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to success is always to try just one more time.” Thomas Edison

His leadership and accomplishments in financial management, customer service, management and software consulting, process improvements, negotiations and analytical skills saved organizations millions of dollars. It was only natural to reinvent himself into a more satisfying career as a financial aid consultant to give back to society in a positive way.

Several years after creating Financial Aid Consulting, he was recruited to become the ACCESS program manager in the Boston Public School system. It helped him to open his universe by providing financial aid services and scholarships to a diverse population of over 2700 public high school seniors in over twenty high schools. This earned him a citation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He later returned to Financial Aid Consulting.

He graduated from the College Board’s Financial Aid Institute and completed ongoing training with college financial aid and admissions deparment professionals. This helped to better understand how these organizations are taught and operate.

He was a member of MASCA, Massachusetts School Counselors Association, MASFAA, Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, where he was able to meet and network with college representatives, and guidance counselors to understand different perspectives about higher education and student support.

Howard assumed leadership positions in professional organizations while becoming a public speaker, author for general and college related national publications. A vast collection of his articles is shared on this website. He is also a highly acclaimed author of three editions of his book, Making College Happen available on Amazon.com.

He was recognized as Man of the Year by the American Payroll Association and honored with a citation from the Massachusetts State Senate. He later received the Whatever Takes Award from his former employer, InPower, a software developer, for outstanding customer service.

Howard received his BS in Business Management from Northeastern University and an MBA from Suffolk University in Boston.