In a previous post, I defined Expected Family Contribution (EFC), how it works theoretically, and what happens in the real world. For…
(Updated 2023) The National Merit Scholarship® Program seems like a great opportunity for test savvy high school students and their families to…
(For those looking for colleges with the most merit scholarships, I’m updating this post. Because I’ve updated the spreadsheet several…
Recently I was profiling Saint Michael's College in Vermont and learned about their Ski and Ride program for students. They…
There are over 1,600 four-year public and private colleges in the United States. And guess what, they don’t all cost…
(Updated for 2021) For real. There are 394 colleges where the average college scholarship (institutional grant or merit) is over…
The excitement generated by acceptance letters so many high school seniors received before April 1 has morphed into anxiety if…
If big-time college sports are an important consideration for your college list, you'll need to take a look at the…
Everyone wants to know if colleges are going to open next fall. Or rather if they are going to open…
When talking to people about paying for college, one of my mantras is that you can’t get money from a…