I always love when parents share a merit scholarship success story! This one is from the mom of a National Merit Finalist. Her daughter found a great-fit school offering a full tuition national merit scholarship. I asked her to share her daughter’s journey with us. As always, I keep these Read more…
The Merit Scholarship Deep Dive 5-Day Challenge starts Wednesday, August 21. This will be a great opportunity for you to prepare to help your student find great merit scholarships to make college more affordable. In the 5-Day Challenge, I will walk you through my Merit Scholarship Framework, covering one step Read more…
There are many debt-free college strategies. This week, I’ve been watching my friend Jocelyn Paonita Pearson, of The Scholarship System, in her free Debt-Free Degree Workshops. She and I are very much on the same wavelength about how to go to college debt free and what’s important in the college Read more…
Merit scholarships make college more affordable, especially for those families who will not qualify for need-based aid. If you don’t know yet if you qualify for need-based financial aid, read Will We Qualify for Need-Based Financial Aid? If you are familiar with my Upside Down College Search process, you will know Read more…
Have you heard of free tuition colleges and work colleges? Both are potential ways to save money on funding your kid’s college education. Some work colleges do offer free tuition, but not all. First, let’s address the term “free tuition”. You really never get “something for nothing” and this is Read more…
Who gets full ride scholarships? Most parents want to know this as wouldn’t we all love not to have to pay for college? In answering this question, the key word is “Top“. Before we go any further in exploring this though, we need to address “need based” scholarships as they Read more…
How do you find merit scholarships? It depends on what type of merit scholarship you are looking for! In my prior post, Merit Scholarships – Types and Sources, I broke down 3 sources for merit scholarships – Private Sources, States, and the College Themselves. Let’s look at how to find Read more…
Merit scholarships can be one of the best ways to make college affordable, especially if your family will not qualify for need-based aid. It is important to know the different types and sources of merit scholarships available. Just to be clear, a merit scholarship is “free” money offered based on Read more…
I’d like to share a full tuition merit scholarship success story today. A mother recently emailed me to let me know about her daughter winning a great full tuition scholarship for Fall of 2018. I was thrilled to hear her story and asked if I could share it here. This Read more…
In the college search process, when do GPA and test scores matter most? I believe there are two places where GPA and ACT or SAT scores matter most – determining the student’s college list and qualifying for merit scholarships. Overall in college admissions, the better your student’s GPA and test Read more…