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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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How to Win a Sports Scholarship

on June 13, 2010 in Money, Scholarships

Last month I wrote three college blog posts about the hazards of chasing sports scholarships. I promise I’m not going to rehash that, but I did want to share a post that I wrote for CBSMoneyWatch on how teenagers can increase your chances of a sports scholarship. At a college admission conference that I attended [...]

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The Hazards of Chasing an Athletic Scholarship

on May 25, 2010 in College Costs, Money, Scholarships

I wanted to share a great response about athletic scholarships that I received after posting, 2 Worst Places to Find College Cash. I heard from Kris Hinz, who is a college counselor at Position U 4 College, who was agreeing with me that too many parents think that their kids are going to win athletic [...]

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2 Worst Places to Look for College Cash

on May 24, 2010 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

This week I intend to share with you a few of the money saving tips in my new eBook, Shrinking the Cost of Colleges: 152 Tips to Cut the Price of a Bachelor’s Degree. Inside the eBook, you’ll find the best sources of college cash. Here’s Lesson No. 1: One of the most important things [...]

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10 Great College Tips for 2010

on January 1, 2010 in Academics, Admissions, College Costs, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Parents, Research, Scholarships

Happy New Year. I want to usher in 2010 by sharing 10 of my college blog posts from last year that I think will help you: Cut the cost of college. Find scholarships. Snag better financial aid packages. Locate great schools. Cutting the cost of college with better grades How to Negotiate for a Better [...]

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Winning Athletic Scholarships or Not

on October 13, 2009 in Other

How hard is it to win an athletic scholarship? It’s darn near impossible. About 2% of high school athletes receive athletic scholarships to play their sports in college. The grim odds, however, doesn’t mean that you can’t parlay your athletic talent into sweet deal from a college. That’s what I’ve been telling my niece Molly, who [...]

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