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Revised 01.2021 Important Changes to the Scholarship Game Since this was first written, the colleges, ever hungry for money, have changed the way that the scholarship game works. Most colleges, and universities, provide a lot of assistance to students directly, in their own scholarships, merit aid, work-study programs, etc. For years, scholarship money was ACCRETIVE. […]
Congratulations! You just got into one or more of the colleges of your choice. The first number is rarely the final number. Arriving at a financial aid package that works for you is a bit like shopping for a car, or haggling in a Turkish bazaar for a gold vase. Where you ultimately go will also […]
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has, for the last twenty-five years, offered nearly 6,000 college scholarships to exceptional high school students who have demonstrated in high school a dedication to active leadership and service that “positively affects others.”
If you have a 3.5 grade point average (HPA) or lower, your options, particularly in Florida, can be very limited. Community colleges are not a good option, frequently, because their credits transfer poorly for the amount of work that is being done to earn them. You generally are looking for a “home,” at least for a […]
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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.
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 […]
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.
UPDATED 01/2021 Scholarships, Sharks, & Spam (Oh my!) There are may excellent websites that help you locate potential scholarships. Most of them, unfortunately, sell your information to everyone, and their mother, in the scholarship game. If you use your “real” email, you can be hit with spam, for years, for everything from scholarships to […]