Dave Smith

Biography

His clients have tagged Dave as “The College Strategist” a moniker he is very proud of earning through helping students attend the best colleges in the USA. Additionally, his proprietary process saves an average of $21,783 annually for the parents of undergraduates. Proving this fact by working with over 500 families, he has saved his clients over $53 million in the last four years. All the students graduated without any student debt in 5 years or less.

A resident of San Diego, California, he has established himself as a subject matter expert for college related topics and can be regularly seen on the most watched television show in the county, “Good Morning San Diego”, KUSI TV channel 51. He provides 5-6 educational workshops per month to educate the community on the always-changing landscape for higher education.

Dave’s expertise comes from his research and then application of the insights college administrators gave as he sought the answers that would allow a student to attend college, receive a bachelor degree, and move on to a career without the burden of being in debt. He is neither an educator, nor a parent, just a son striving to fulfill to his commitment to his mother who passed away from the complications of breast cancer. His daily motivation is from the great saying by Zig Ziglar, “You will get everything you want out of life, IF you help enough people get what they want”.

Today he is documenting his successes and expanding the scope of his message to families across the United States. Dave does not belief that the $1 trillion student loan bubble should exist and he is standing up and educating families to the educational opportunities available today and seldom used by college bound students.