DePaul University-Private
Chicago, Illinois
21,922 (14,145 undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?
5 Financial Aid Strategies Parents of Sophomores Need to Know Before the Spring Semester
Parents of sophomores need to know that their students’ college financial aid awards will be calculated on the base year that starts January 1 of the student’s sophomore year. This means that the fall semester of the student’s sophomore year will be the last chance parents have to implement some financial aid strategies that could significantly increase their student’s eligibility for need-based financial aid. Furthermore, there will be some major changes of the FAFSA starting with the 2024-25 school year that parents need to be aware of.
5 Essential Berry College Facts
Want to be Recruited to Play in College? Draw Them a Map
It doesn’t matter how many scouts or coaches show up to a tournament–if they don’t know you’re there you won’t be recruited to play in college. I remember one summer “showcase” tournament sitting in the bleachers behind home plate, pretty much by myself because it was over 100 degrees and if people couldn’t find shade, they left. Why was I still there? Since I had a towel to sit on, enough sun screen on to create a peelable layer, and my beat-up sun umbrella, I wasn’t much worse off than had I been in one of the few pathetic shade spots near the dugout.
5 Essential Southern Methodist University (SMU) Facts
Southern Methodist University-Private
Dallas, Texas
12,373 (6,827 undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?
Why Your EFC Should be how you Start Your College Search
What is EFC?
To start your college search, you need to be able to answer this question. If you’re like most parents starting the college search process, you don’t have a clue what EFC means. In fact, most parents don’t understand until they are well into the college application process which is not a good thing.
So what is EFC? EFC stands for “Expected Family Contribution” and is the term used by the Federal Government and colleges to state how much parents are expected to pay for their child’s college education. (EFC is being renamed the “Student Aid Index” beginning in July of 2023 but it will still function the same as EFC.)
5 Essential Hamline University Facts
Hamline University-Private
Saint Paul, Minnesota
3,113 (1,925 undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?
8 Ways Showcase Camps Can Be a Waste of Money
Remember when camps were something you did for a week or two in the summer or maybe over a weekend with a scouting troop? High schoolers didn’t go to camps, they worked at them to save up money for college. Not anymore. At least not for high school athletes interested in playing at the college level.
Showcase camps are a convenient, although increasingly expensive, way to get recruited. Given that most college athletes don’t receive scholarships, it can be hard to see the ROI on attending showcase camps. It’s not that showcase camps (or prospect camps) are automatically a waste of money. But they’re certain to be if you make the following mistakes.
5 Essential Winthrop University Facts
Winthrop University -Public
Rock Hill, South Carolina
5,576 (4,406 undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?