Evaluating Schools
What You Don’t Know About Liberal Arts Colleges
Yesterday I wrote this post about liberal arts colleges:
Which is Better: A Liberal Arts College or a University?
At the time, I promised that I’d summarize a thoughtful op-ed piece that Sanford J. Ungar, the president of Goucher College, wrote for the special liberal arts report that ran in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Unfortunately, [...]
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 [...]
Favorite College Blog Posts of 2009
Every weekend I share the college blog posts that I wrote during the past week for CBSMoneyWatch. Since it was the last week of 2009, I used the posts as a way to highlight what I’ve written since CBSMoneyWatch launched during past summer.
Favorite Blog Posts for 2009
In this post, you’ll find some of my favorite [...]
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 [...]
Why A Tuition Hike At UCLA Is A Good Thing
Students at campuses across the University of California system rioted last week after the Board of Regents voted to increase undergraduate tuition by 32% next year. You can see video of the fee hike protest at UCLA here.
I want to play devil’s advocate and suggest that tuition hikes at UCLA and the other UC campuses [...]
The Shrinking Cost of College
Most families do not pay the sticker price for college. In fact, most parents pay far below the published tuition.
About two out of three full-time college students receive grants, otherwise known as scholarships, to attend school. If you just look at private institutions, the number who receive college scholarships is a whopping 80%.
I obtained those [...]
New College Website: Research Colleges Like a Pro
Today I want to share with you a great new web site that can help you research colleges: College Insight.
College Insight has gathered detailed information on nearly 5,000 colleges and universities in this country. You can find statistics for any school on such topics as these:
College affordability. Check out statistics on tuition and total cost [...]
The Nation’s Most Expensive Colleges
What is the most expensive college in America?
Sarah Lawrence College grabs the dishonors this year for having the highest price tag. Sarah Lawrence’s sticker price is $54,410.
What I find most alarming about the price of Sarah Lawrence, however, is that dozens of other colleges and universities are charging nearly as much.
It was just a few [...]
Record College Enrollment, SAT Strategies and More
As usual, I am sharing college blog posts that I wrote last week for CBSMoneyWatch.com. It was a crazy week since I flew to Minneapolis to give a couple of speeches on college strategies.
Record College Enrollment: Why You Shouldn’t Worry
New figures were just released that indicate that more young adults are enrolled in college than [...]
Hunting for Great Colleges
I subscribe to a list serve that is popular with high school and independent college counselors. I’m always amused when a counselor posts a plea for help in assembling a list of great colleges and universities for students who often possess eclectic taste.
I’ve seen requests like this: I am helping a student, who is interested [...]
