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A New Tool for Merit Scholarship Searches

on September 21, 2012 in College Costs, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Research, Scholarships

During a workshop that I held this summer, a mom interrupted me when I was talking about a College Board search engine that parents can use when they are looking for the schools that provide the best need-based financial aid. “What if you’re not going to qualify for financial aid?” the mom asked. “Is there [...]

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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 [...]

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College Grants: Decoding a Financial Aid Letter Part II

on March 9, 2010 in Admission practices, Admissions, Financial aid, Money, Other, Parents, Student Loans

This is my second post on deciphering college financial aid packages. Yesterday, I explained what sort of federal financial aid assistance you might find in your financial aid award. How To Decode a Financial Aid Letter Today, I’m going to cover the types of college grants that parents typically find in a financial aid letter. [...]

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How to Negotiate for a Better Financial Aid Package

on April 10, 2009 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

Colleges loath the “N” word. Administrators hate it when parents call them up and want to negotiate a better financial aid package. Well, that’s too bad. Colleges cost too much money for families to automatically agree to a six-figure commitment. If you’re going to negotiate, however, you’re nearly out of time. The traditional deadline for [...]

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