College Characteristics

How to Find Merit Scholarships: Follow the Money, Part 3

In Part Two of How to Find Merit Scholarships, I said that you need to look at the numbers on…

9 years ago

How to Find Merit Scholarships: Follow the Money, Part 2

(Part 1 showed how to identify colleges that are likely sources of merit money.) Now that you know who has…

9 years ago

How to Find Merit Scholarships: Follow the Money

There are 1,586 public and not-for-profit colleges with 500 or more full-time undergraduates.  Which of them are likely to give…

9 years ago

Guaranteed Tuition and 4 Year Graduation: Part 1

Guaranteed tuition plans and graduation in fours years. Real value or just gimmicks for colleges to sooth the family fear…

9 years ago

6 Options for Public Liberal Arts Colleges

Liberal Arts Colleges are known for their focus on undergraduate teaching. They're generally small with few or no graduate students…

9 years ago

Moneyball College Admission Rules: A College is not a Guarantee

If you're looking for data for your own Moneyball college admission search, check out the sample spreadsheet in the DIY…

9 years ago

The Moneyball Approach to College Rankings and Admissions

Have you seen the movie "Moneyball" or read the book by Michael Lewis? The story is about how the Oakland…

9 years ago

College Search Spreadsheet Questions

I'm taking a break from my 50-50 highlights this week. I've been thinking about doing a class on how to…

9 years ago

Public Universities and Out-of-State Students

Part of the college experience is leaving home, meeting new people, discovering new places, and hopefully learning a little just…

9 years ago

Comparison of Top 11 College Search Engines: Searching for Colleges by Majors

(This is part 8 of Comparison of Top 11 College Search Engines) When we were visiting colleges with my son,…

9 years ago