Westmont College-Private
Santa Barbara, California
1,277 (all undergraduates)
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50-50 Profile: Westmont College
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COVID-19 Wreck Your College Plans? Here’s the One Thing You Must Do
The excitement generated by acceptance letters so many high school seniors received before April 1 has morphed into anxiety if not outright panic as families’ finances have been turned upside down. What was an affordable college before COVID-19 may not be any more. Spring sport athletes face uncertainty about scholarship availability. And there are students who would just rather stay a little closer to home than when they first created their college list.
So now what? + Read More
50-50 Profile: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
University of Pittsburgh-Public
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
28,673 (19,330 undergraduates)
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Colleges Most Likely to Meet Financial Need List
This is a list of over 200 colleges most likely to provide need-based aid (not based on academic merit) to students. I include schools on the list if they meet one of the following requirements:
- Meet 95% or more of freshman financial need according to the Common Data Set (CDS)
- The Average Net Price for freshman with family incomes of $30,000 or less was $8,000 or less.
How Many Colleges to Target to Get Recruited to Play College Baseball
50–that’s the number of colleges you should target if you’re interested in getting to play at the college level. Too many? Think I might be exaggerating a little? Or maybe I don’t have a clue as to what I’m talking about? Give me a moment and I’ll explain my madness.
Let me set the scene. You might be a freshman who’s smart enough to know that with the way recruiting works today, it’s never too early to start looking at colleges. Or maybe you’re a junior who has realized that since you’ve never been contacted by a D1 coach, your chances of playing at the D1 level are probably about the same as getting into Harvard. + Read More
50-50 Profile: University of Oregon
University of Oregon -Public
Eugene, Oregon
22,644 (19,101 undergraduates)
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8 Things You Should Know about College Net Price Calculators
When students start creating their final college list, smart families make sure they use the Net Price Calculator on all possibilities before adding them to the final list. Net Price Calculators (NPC) provide families with the estimated price they will pay after deducting for gift aid. This is called the average net price. Essentially, NPCs provide the average paid by students with similar financial backgrounds excluding loans and work-study. They have only been around since 2011 and can be a valuable tool for families targeting colleges generous with financial aid. However, they aren’t perfect and anyone who uses NPCs need to keep the following in mind: + Read More
50-50 Profile: Murray State University
Murray State University -Public
Murray, Kentucky
9,454 (8,056 undergraduates)
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D2 Softball Colleges and Conferences
(The list of colleges is at the end of the post.) Of the three NCAA divisions, D2 is the smallest for softball. The advantage of playing at a D2 college is that they still offer scholarships unlike D3 schools. While the number of scholarships may be fewer than those in D1, D2 softball college programs will likely have less intense demands on players’ time than D1 schools. This means players may be able to consider doing something else other than playing softball and attending class while in college. + Read More