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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 Things About College That High School Counselors Don’t Know
Yesterday I wrote this provocative post: Why High School Counselors Don’t Know Much About College. Today I wanted to follow up with 10 things that the typical high school counselors doesn’t know. Here goes:
1. There are roughly 50 colleges and universities in the country that are no-loan schools, which means they meet a student’s financial [...]
Can This Teenager Win a College Scholarship?
I wanted to share with you an email that I received last night from a high school freshman, who spent her Christmas break stressing out:
Dear Lynn,
I am a freshman in high school, and I am enrolled in all advanced placement classes. For the first marking period, I received all B’s and one A+. My second [...]
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 [...]
Financial Aid Applications: Should You Apply or Not?
This is the time of year when families of high school seniors start asking questions about financial aid forms.
Most parents will only need to complete the FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. A few hundred private schools also require the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE.
I just got a call from a dear friend, who had [...]
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 [...]
College Costs: Newest Evidence That Tuition Keeps Rising
Here’s a shocker: College costs continue to rise.
That is the verdict of the College Board’s annual college cost study. Tuition and fees at state schools jumped 6.5% and the tuition cost at private schools rose 4.4%.
A few months ago, an association of private colleges and universities issued a press release congratulating their members for holding [...]
