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Is This University Stingy?

on March 15, 2013 in Admissions, Applying, California universities, Colleges, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

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 Cash? If you didn’t read it, I’d suggest that you do before continuing on with this post. If money is [...]

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Save Money By Reading This Book

on March 1, 2013 in Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

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 College, Right Price: A New System for Discovering the Best College Fit at the Best [...]

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Is There a Perfect Date to Take the ACT or SAT?

on February 18, 2013 in Admissions, Applying, SAT/ACT

A couple of years ago I listened in on a webinar about SAT strategies that really impressed me. The guest speaker was Jeb Applerouth, who runs an eponymous test-prep firm that’s headquartered in Atlanta. Since the webinar, I occasionally visit Applerouth’s blog to see what he’s been writing about standardized testing. Jeb gave me permission [...]

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The Newest Change for the Common Application

on February 8, 2013 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

Earlier this week the Common Application organization released its new college essay prompts. For months plenty of people (myself included) worried that the advisory board of 15 counselors in charge of revising the prompts were going to recommend killing off Option 6, which encourages applicants to write creatively. Sure enough, Option 6 that allows applicants [...]

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The Nation’s Tuition Hogs

on February 1, 2013 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

Colleges are beginning to realize that high tuition/high discount (scholarship) model is failing. Escalating tuition is leaving more students unable to cover college costs even as colleges continue to offer scholarships to offset costs. In my last post, I mentioned the latest drive by private colleges to rein in merit money, but, as one of [...]

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Are Merit Scholarships Fair?

on January 29, 2013 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

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 your thoughts on this subject in the comment box below. – Lynn O’Shaughnessy Hi Lynn, I would love [...]

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