Common Data Set
Top 10 College Websites for Finding Great Schools
Want to research colleges, but not sure where to start?
It’s no surprise. When I just typed “college” into Google, I got 634 million college websites. To make your job easier, I’m sharing wonderful websites that can help you assemble a great list of colleges.
If you want to research specific colleges, here are my Top 10 [...]
10 Great College Tips for 2010
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 Financial Aid Package
Will Saving for College [...]
Naming Names: A List of the Most Generous Colleges
In the last few days, I’ve been working on an assignment about college rankings — when it’s published I’ll be sure to link to the article. Today, however, I thought I’d provide links to some helpful college lists courtesy of US News & World Report.
Colleges Giving the Most Merit Scholarships
One question that I get asked [...]
What’s Up With Washington University?
I got an email this morning from a women who had become frustrated after reading my blog post about the usefulness about the Common Data Set. As an example, I mentioned Washington University’s Common Data Set in the post and she tried tracking it down on the Internet. She couldn’t find it and neither could [...]
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Finding College Cash in Obscure Documents
If you want to shrink the cost of college, you should become acquainted with something called the Common Data Set.
The Common Data Set was dreamed up years ago as a way to satisfy collegiate publishers like US News & World Report and the College Board, which have voracious appetites for higher-ed statistics.
Rather than answering every [...]
A Primer on College Scholarships
I am the guest lecturer this week for an online college counseling course that’s offered through the extension service of the University of California, San Diego. It’s the second time that I’ve taught the class and it’s nice to get a chance to see what high school counselors, who are enrolled in the class, are [...]
5Aug2009 | Lynn | 0 comments | Continued
Three Quick Ways to Research a College
How would you like to research a college in 10 minutes?
Sound impossible? Not really. In my most recent college post for CBSMoneyWatch.com, I share three quick ways to research a school. I use these shortcuts all the time to help me size up a school pretty quickly.
Common Data Set: Finding College Bargains
One of the niftiest tools you can use when evaluating whether you can afford a college or university is its Common Data Set.
When I was researching my book, The College Solution, I remember I was excited when I discovered the Common Data Set.
Anytime that I research a school, I check out its latest Common Data [...]
