Schools That Do Not Award Merit Scholarships/Aid

Non-Merit Aid Schools List We’re working up a list of schools who do not award merit scholarships.  This is not to say that they don’t have alternatives to funding college that can work for you.  Williams College and Amherst, for example, are on our Gold Standard list for funding an education.

University of Central Florida (UCF)

UCF

CMAS Ranking: ♦♦-1/2 Type: University Size:  Large (52,532 Undergraduate); Affiliations: Student Body: Undergraduate/Graduate/Ph.D. Testing: SAT/ACT  Admissions: 48.9% Acceptance Rate of 31,850 Applicants; Minority Enrollment: 41% Freshman Retention Rate: 87.1% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 40% Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Low; 2.5 Hour Drive or Direct Flight (MCO) Location: Orlando, Florida Best For: Music, Music Minor, Non-Music, Florida Prepaid University of Central Florida […]

Amherst College

Amherst College

Gold Standard School Type: Liberal Arts Size:  Small (1,800 Undergraduate); Style: Formal, Focused and Motivated Affiliations: Five College Consortium (Take courses at Hampshire, Smith, UMass Amherst, Mount Holyoke);  Participant in the Twelve-College Exchange Program; Student Body: Undergraduate Testing: SAT/ACT; 2 SAT Subject Tests  Admissions: 14% Accepted; 10% of the 14% Early Decision; 41% of Accepted Matriculate Students of Color: 45% […]

Test Optional Schools

You don’t like the SATs and the ACTs?  A growing number of schools are agreeing with you. Many believe that the College Board’s tests are not indicative of how you will perform in college. Which is why 160+ colleges and universities have become “Test Optional” schools. You can submit the SAT scores if you think that […]

Rising Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors SAT Subject Test – Heads Up

With the changes in the SAT set to take effect in 2016, more schools are jumping on the bandwagon of having two SAT Subject Tests under your belt.  Several of the tougher schools currently require one or two SAT Subject Tests, which are generally hour-long tests of specific areas of your knowledge. Look at the list of […]

Wesleyan University (CT)

Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University is a great school but buyer beware: We drop them two diamonds because of their apparent donut hole in funding, the two-tiered tuition cost structure, and a less-than-candid total cost structure that is nestled into their admissions pitch.

Burdened With Debt, Law School Graduates Struggle in Job Market

By ELIZABETH OLSON APRIL 26, 2015 Jonathan Wang has not practiced law since he graduated from Columbia Law School in 2010, but he did not plan it that way. When he entered law school, the economy was flourishing, and he had every reason to think that with a prestigious degree he was headed for a […]

Law School? A Reality Check…

I went to law school. I loved all three years of it. Since then, I’ve had an interesting and fulfilling career: I practiced both human rights law and commercial law, clerked in federal court, taught law courses as an adjunct, and now spend my days writing about fascinating policy issues, many of which are law-related. […]

Admissions Office – University of North Texas – Music School

If you have general questions please contact the Music Office: music.information@unt.edu 940.565-2791 Undergraduate Music Applications, Scholarships and Auditions (Questions regarding specific application/audition procedures) Becky Hughes becky.hughes@unt.edu 940.369.7771 RM: Chilton 211-R Joel Wiley “joel.wiley@unt.edu” 940.565.4349 RM: Chilton 211-S