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9 Steps to Finding the Most Generous Colleges

on July 18, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Financial aid, Money

How do you find colleges with the best financial aid? One way to simplify your search for colleges is to look for the institutions that typically meet the highest percentage of financial need. Of course, the best scenario is for your child to get accepted into a school that meets 100% of all its students’ [...]

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Do-It-Yourself College Rankings

on May 29, 2012 in College rankings, Evaluating Schools, Research

It’s not often that I stumble across a college blog that I can get really excited about. Today I am happy to share a great resource that stands out from the crowd. I urge everyone to check out DIYCollegeRankings. DIYCollegeRankings (the DIY stands for Do It Yourself), which was created by Michelle Kretzschmar, a former [...]

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My Take on the College Board’s BigFuture

on March 20, 2012 in Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Research

I’m going to keep yesterday’s post up another day because the College Board’s new consumer site – BigFuture – was experiencing difficulty staying online Tuesday. I had trouble accessing the site and you probably did too. Since I wrote the post below, I received a response from the College Board that promised to improve its [...]

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Where Can You Find Cheaper College Prices?

on March 1, 2012 in College Costs, College Savings, Money

In the higher-ed world, some things are highly predictable. Every year, for instance, millions of high school students head to college and every year schools raise their prices. Colleges and universities have rightfully taken a lot of flack for their annual price hikes. Traditionally, that’s been especially true with private institutions and particularly at the [...]

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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 [...]

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Sizing Up Your SAT and ACT Scores

on December 6, 2011 in Admissions, SAT/ACT

Over the weekend, teenagers across the country suffered through the final SAT exam of  2011, which gave me an excuse to share some statistics on the SAT.  If you missed the post, here it is: 8 Statistics You Didn’t Know About the SAT Today I’m answering a question from a mom, who was prompted to [...]

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