Help Me Afford College is a business that offers guidance to families whose children are preparing for college. Owner, Gregory Rupp, started the business just after graduating from the University of Missouri--Columbia in 1992. Help Me Afford College offers ACT and SAT prep courses, scholarship search assistance, help filling out financial aid forms, interview preparation, student loan counseling and any other guidance students and parents may need. There are teachers who help with ACT prep courses onsite as well as video preparation courses and counselors who walk each student through an individually tailored college preparation plan.