College Admissions 100

Appealing Financial Aid Packages

Stephen — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:09:23 +0000

Colleges often have some flexibility in the financial aid packages they are able to award to students. If you have been offered a financial aid [...]

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Seek Out External Scholarships to Pay for College

Stephen — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:08:07 +0000

There are many places to look for scholarships that are administered independently of the federal government or any particular college. One option is available to [...]

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Pay For College With Recruitment Scholarships

Stephen — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:06:49 +0000

In addition to the need-based financial aid funds a college has at its disposal, colleges typically have other entrance scholarships to offer to exceptional students [...]

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Pay for College Using Financial Aid

Stephen — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:02:31 +0000

In the US, financial aid money comes primarily from two sources: the government the college itself (some colleges have very large endowments) Colleges decide for [...]

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Using College Websites in the Process of Choosing a College

Stephen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:48:11 +0000

For information on admissions standards, as well as other useful data about specific colleges, you can make use of the National Center for Education Statistics’ [...]

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Apply to Your Dream Schools and Safety Schools

Stephen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:46:37 +0000

There are certain realities that you must face as an applicant. One is that there are far more qualified applicants to many colleges than there [...]

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Deciding Between Public and Private Colleges

Stephen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:45:35 +0000

For most students, no college selection process is complete without taking finances into account (more will be said about this topic in Lesson 8). You [...]

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Choosing a College: College Location and Setting Matters

Stephen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:43:48 +0000

You might have certain preferences when it comes to the location and setting of the college you’ll attend. Are you most drawn to cities, suburban [...]

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What Will You Study? An Important Question for College Applicants

Stephen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:42:30 +0000

Another consideration which can influence your selection of colleges is your intended course of study. You might have very little idea what you would like [...]

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Research Versus Liberal Arts Colleges: Which to Choose?

Stephen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:41:22 +0000

As a college applicant, you will inevitably be faced with a decision about what kind of college you will want to attend. There are two [...]

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