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9 Things You Need to Know About Private College Scholarships
Winning private college scholarships can certainly help make college more affordable, but you need to know the realities of competing for college cash. My pet peeve about private scholarships is that...
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Can This Family Ask for More Merit Aid?
I’m answering a quick financial aid question that I received on my Facebook page. Plenty of parents are asking the same question. Lynn O’Shaughnessy Mom’s Question: My son applied Early Action to a...
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Can This Teen Win a Sports Scholarship?
I wanted to share an email that I got awhile ago from a dad whose son is a senior. I overlooked this email until now so any advice might be too late for this family, but others might benefit. Here is...
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Where the Full-Ride Sports Scholarships Are
I’m devoting my college blog to athletic scholarships again today. If you missed my last post on sports scholarships, here it is: Can This Teen Win a Sports Scholarship? When parents dream of sports...
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Are Merit Scholarships Fair?
I wanted to share this note that I got today from a mother, who wonders about the fairness of merit aid scholarship policies. In my next post, I’ll comment on Rebecca’s note. I’d urge you to share...
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Save Money By Reading This Book
I’ve got to confess that it’s rare that I find a book about college strategies that I like. Today I wanted to share with you a book that I actually believe is helpful. The name of the book is Right...
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Is This University Stingy?
If you require need-based financial, you should hunt for schools that are generous with their aid packages. This is the advice that I shared in my last college blog post: Where Is the Financial Aid...
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Is This College Generous?
What does the financial aid look like for a school that is generous? In my last post, I illustrated what a stingy university looks like using statistics that you can find on the College Board. If you...
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What’s Wrong With This Financial Aid Letter?
Many financial aid letters — heck almost all of them – are confusing. I’ve always wondered why award letters are so difficult to understand. Perhaps the staffers generating these letters in the...
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Evaluating a Financial Aid Award
This is the second day that I’m devoting to evaluating financial aid letters. If you missed it, here is the first post that I wrote on this important subject: What’s Wrong with This Financial Aid...
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A Financial Aid Letter That Gets It Right
Many colleges do a horrible job of presenting their financial aid awards in an easy-to-understand way. As I’ve been explaining in my last two posts, I believe this is largely intentional: What’s...
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9 Things You Need to Know About Private Scholarships
Winning private college scholarships can certainly help make college more affordable, but you need to know the realities of competing for this college cash. Before you start hunting for private...
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Finding the Most Generous Colleges
How can you fnd the most generous colleges? The ones that meet 100% of financial need or close to it? And what about the schools that provide merit scholarships for affluent students who don’t qualify...
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How to Spot a Lousy Net Price Calculator
As I’ve mentioned in previous college blog posts, net price calculators allow you to obtain a personalized estimate of what a school will cost after deducting any scholarships and grants that your...
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10 Things You Need to Know About Private Scholarships
Hi everyone – I will be launching a six-week college called Cutting the Cost of College – beginning Feb. 12. Please scroll down to the bottom of this post to learn more and email me at...
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Schools That Award Lots of Merit Scholarships
I recently wrote a post that shared the colleges and universities that say that they meet 100% of financial need for the majority of their families. If you missed it, here it is: List of Colleges That...
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Can This Student Win an Athletic Scholarhip?
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Learn How to Cut Your College Costs
Would you like to make college more affordable? I assume you do since you’re visiting my college blog. While visiting my blog and reading my book will certainly help you become a smart college...
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Who Isn’t Filing the FAFSA?
If you have a child in college or heading there this fall, have you filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid yet? Many parents never do file it. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of...
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Don’t Be Tricked By Misleading Financial Aid Letters
If you are wondering how to make college more affordable, I have just opened up enrollment for my popular online class, Cutting the Cost of College. The inaugural course sold out quickly and I expect...
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