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The Odds of Getting an Athletic Scholarship

on May 10, 2012 in Money, Scholarships

Do you hope that your child is going to win an athletic scholarship? I run into a lot of people lately who hope/expect their children to pay for college with their athletic prowess. Some of these jocks, by the way, are in grade school! I’m not kidding. Even my own sister, whose daughter is 10, [...]

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Answers to College Recruiting Questions

on October 28, 2010 in Admission practices, Admissions, College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Parents

I’ve gotten questions lately from parents whose children are being recruited by college coaches. I wanted to share the questions because it might help other families who are or will be navigating the Byzantine world of college athletics. I talked to Karen Weaver, my go-to-expert on college athletics. Weaver is the director of athletics at [...]

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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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How to Win a Sports Scholarship

on June 2, 2009 in Uncategorized

Does your child have shot at a college athletic scholarship? Having a daughter who plays varsity soccer in college, I know that parents secretly dream of the day that a Division I coach will call their house. A teenage jock faces a 2% chance of getting a Division I or Division II athletic scholarship. That [...]

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