What I would share with your financial advisor is that the absolute worst thing to do from a FA perspective is to generate income (from Roth conversions, IRA distributions, etc) during the years covered by financial aid forms. Minimizing income during those years is the biggest piece of the puzzle.
Of course, one still needs to come up with the money to pay for college. So I’d ask your advisor what his plan is for paying for college “on the back end”. My guess is that his plan is going to involve distributing money to pay for college from retirement funds if your current assets aren’t sufficient.