What are the most generous colleges and universities in the country? US News & World Report attempts to answer that question every year when it rolls out its lists of institutions that self report that they meet 100% of each student’s financial need. Today I’m sharing the latest list that US News released last week. [...]
The Nation’s 62 Most Generous Colleges
on February 20, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships, Student Loans
What I’ve Been Up To Lately
on February 17, 2012 in Academic quality, Academics, Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, College Costs, College rankings, Colleges, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Research, Scholarships
My husband took this picture of me and Minerva, my office assistant, yesterday in my horribly messy office. I thought it would help illustrate what I’ve been doing for the past few months. My office is a wreck because I’ve been totally preoccupied with writing the second edition of The College Solution: A Guide for [...]
Getting A College Education for Free – Really!
on January 30, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, Liberal Arts Colleges, Scholarships
I wrote a post for my CBS MoneyWatch college blog on Friday that blew out Antioch College’s server. How did I do that? Actually, it wasn’t me. I was just the messenger for the liberal arts college that had a dramatic announcement to make. For the next three years, Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH, [...]
Getting Bad News From Johns Hopkins
on January 9, 2012 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Parents, Scholarships
I have been writing college blog posts recently about teenagers who have arguably been applying to the wrong colleges. (Scroll to the bottom to see my three previous posts.) All my posts have involved families who required financial aid, but today I’m sharing the plight of a father who is too wealthy to receive need-based [...]
8 Things You Need to Know About Private Scholarships
on January 6, 2012 in Money, 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 people assume that they are the biggest source of college cash when they are really the smallest. Before you start hunting for private college [...]
Measuring the Generosity of Colleges
on December 13, 2011 in Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Research, Scholarships
In my last post, I promised to share some resources that can help you evaluate the generosity of colleges and universities. If you missed it, here is that post: Sniffing Out Financial Aid Awards Today I’m going to focus on the College Board’s website, which is a quick and easy resource for anyone interested in [...]
About Lynn
In addition to writing her nationally known blog here on TheCollegeSolution.com, Lynn O’Shaughnessy is an author, higher-ed journalist, speaker and college consultant. Lynn writes about college strategies for CBSMoneyWatch and US News & World Report. She's the author of The College Solution, an Amazon.com bestseller and... Continue Reading...




