Gustavus Adolphus College-Private
Saint Peter, Minnesota
2,241 (all undergraduates)
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50-50 Profile: Gustavus Adolphus College
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The Truth About Rejection by Elite Colleges
I think that the greatest unacknowledged truth in college admissions is that if you’re good enough to get into an Ivy League school then you are good enough to handle being rejected by them.
What am I talking about? Let’s start with the joke that in order to get into the elite universities, high school students need to have discovered the cure for cancer or, at the very least, won a Nobel Prize. (Actually, we now know that even a Nobel Prize isn’t good enough if you haven’t taken an American college admissions test. Just ask Malala Yousafzai.) + Read More
50-50 Profile: Indiana University-Bloomington
Indiana University-Bloomington -Public
Bloomington, Indiana
43,503 (33,301 undergraduates)
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4 Things You Should Know Before You Contact College Coaches
Nobody likes wasting their time and college coaches are no exception. So when you start to contact college coaches, be sure that you are prepared. If nothing else, what sort of impression do you think you make when the coach has to inform you of basic facts regarding the school or finds out that you aren’t qualified to play on his team? + Read More
50-50 Profile: Iona College
Iona College-Private
New Rochelle, New York
3,926 (3,287 undergraduates)
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4 Easy Steps to Find Colleges for Potential Merit Scholarships
(For those looking for affordable colleges, I’m updating this post. Because I’ve updated the spreadsheet several times since I wrote this post, some of the numbers in the text won’t match the results in the graphics. You can see a video demonstration at the end of the post.) In this post, I’m going to show you how to use the DIY College Rankings Spreadsheet to find private colleges most likely to provide generous merit aid in just four easy steps. These are schools that students with high Expected Family Contributions (EFC) should target for non-need based aid. This is in no way a guarantee. Rather, consider this a way to improve your chances for merit scholarships given the available information. The idea is to use this list as a basis to create the final list of colleges to apply to. + Read More
50-50 Profile: University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas -Public
University of Arkansas -Public
Fayetteville, Arkansas
27,778 (23,386 undergraduates)
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FAQ: If my EFC is 0 does that mean I can go to college for free?
Unfortunately, the answer for most students is “no.” Although the federal government has determined that if your expected family contribution (EFC) is 0, there isn’t any requirement that the government or the college provide you with the money to pay for the total cost of your education. With an EFC of 0, you can be sure of receiving the maximum allowed Pell Grant for the year ($6345 for 2021) as well as qualifying for the maximum government subsidized loan. However, there are three issues you need to be aware of when your EFC=0. + Read More
College Baseball Teams by State and Division
Do you know which state, Texas or Pennsylvania, offers more college baseball teams? You’re wrong if you said Texas. Texas offers more D1 and Junior College programs but Pennsylvania has twice the number of D2 baseball teams and over three times the number of D3 teams. Knowing which states offer which types of college baseball teams can improve your chances of making a college team. (This combined with the DIY College Rankings Baseball Spreadsheet forms the foundation for your college search.) + Read More