Helping kids graduate from college debt-free

The O’Leary Review Podcast

March 3, 2022

Guest: Dave Peterson

Dave Peterson – Quick Bio

Dave The Scholarship Coach is the father of a college sophomore who attends college completely free, thanks mostly to private outside scholarships.

Using the same methodology that he developed for his son, Dave now coaches other students and families to achieve their own debt-free college dreams.

Dave is also the author of "Debt-Free College: Proven Strategies for Winning Scholarships and Other Tools to Help You Avoid Student Loan Debt" and the founder of NoDebtCollege.com.

Dave’s Mission & Purpose

“To help kids graduate from college debt free… and help parents not drain their life savings.”

Three Types of Scholarships

• Need-based

• Merit-based (academic, athletic, artistic)

• Private outside scholarships (what Dave specializes in)

Somewhat obscure television show mentioned

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Tom Woods School of Life

“An awesome example of liberty in action,” said Dave.

Tom Woods 100

One of the goals of this program is to get at least 100 people within the Tom Woods orbit on the podcast. “Tom’s orbit” is loosely defined, but we have less than 90 to go now!

WhoIsInTheTomWoodsWorld.com — A page with all the #TomWoods100 conversations.

Florida State University professors mentioned

• James D. Gwartney

• Randy Holcombe

• Bruce Benson

Mises Institute

M. Stanton Evans

Blacklisted by History

Bobby Bowden

Hall of Fame football coach for Florida State

Remembering Bobby Bowden

Five Pillars

Dave’s framework that leads to developing a “personal narrative.”

• Academics

• Extracurriculars

• Leadership

• Volunteerism

• Paid employment experience

Dave’s Links

Website: No Debt College

Substack ("Your Daily Scholarship")

Podcast ("Your Daily Scholarship")

Scholarships 101 Course

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