Blog Posts Strategies to Decrease the Cost of College #10 Expand Your “Circle of Safety” 10 Apr 201910 May 2020 Most colleges seek a geographically diverse incoming class. The reality - a majority of first-time freshman (approx. 60%) attend a college 100 miles from home. Understanding this dynamic and expanding…
Blog Posts 10 Strategies to Decrease the Cost of College 8 Apr 201911 May 2020 Don’t believe the headlines. A college education does not “need” to cost a proverbial “arm and leg”. Over the next few weeks, I will share 10 Strategies to Decrease the…
Blog Posts College Admissions – Is a Deadline Really a Deadline? 8 Dec 201610 May 2020 I got a panicky call from a family yesterday. The college bound daughter became interested in applying to a certain public university but missed the last admissions deadline - published…
Blog Posts Tuition Tuesday – College Savings Event 29 Nov 201610 May 2020 Find a great doorbuster deal this past shopping weekend. Saved yourself a couple hundred $$. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Passé.How does saving thousands of $$$ grab you? Carol Merrill, what…
Blog Posts The Most Expensive College? 18 Nov 201611 May 2020 The most expensive college? The one you DO NOT graduate from! Only 48.5% of students graduate from the first college they attend. Nationally 33% will transfer. Others simply never complete…
Blog Posts Athletic Scholarships – Buyer Beware 3 Nov 201611 May 2020 November traditionally kicks off the holiday season. It also ushers in the NCAA “early signing” period (historically the 2nd Wednesday in November). If you are intent on playing competitively in…
Blog Posts Does Tuition at Every College Cost $50,000? 27 Oct 201611 May 2020 Does tuition at every college cost $50,000? No it doesn't! Look at the tuition rates (approximate for 2015-16) for a handful of colleges in the image below. Yet ad…
Blog Posts College Visits – 10 Tips 14 Oct 201610 May 2020 Leaves are changing color. A nip is in the night air. Students are eagerly awaiting some time off. Holidays already? Nope. MEA is in the rear view mirror. For many…
Blog Posts Scholarships – The Holy Grail 7 Oct 201611 May 2020 You've completed the FAFSA. Seen your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) figure for the next academic year. Likely are thinking, "how am I going to pay for this?" You are in same…
Blog Posts Tips for Completing the FAFSA 26 Sep 201611 May 2020 Tips for Completing The FAFSA Tis the season for the annual college financing rite of passage, October 1, 2016 means it is time to complete the FAFSA for the 2017-2018…
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