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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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Where the Full-Ride Sports Scholarships Are

on January 25, 2013 in Money, Scholarships

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 scholarships, they are typically hoping for full-ride scholarships. There are, however, precious few of them. There are only six NCAA sports [...]

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Can This Teen Win a Sports Scholarship?

on January 23, 2013 in Money, Scholarships

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 the dad’s questions: My oldest son is graduating high school this June/ 2013. One [...]

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Can This Family Ask for More Merit Aid?

on January 18, 2013 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

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 number of colleges and has gotten into a variety of them with varying amounts of merit aid. Even with this aid, the [...]

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8 Things You Need to Know About Private College Scholarships

on December 17, 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 puniest. Before you start hunting for private college [...]

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A Great New Tool to Pinpoint Financial Aid Awards

on October 24, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Research, Scholarships

Earlier this year, I wrote a college blog post after hearing from an affluent mom in Washington state named Lynne, who used 66 net price calculators (!!) to determine which schools would offer the best awards to her bright daughter. Making Cost Comparisons a Snap It can take a long time to using these invaluable [...]

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