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35 Best Bets for College Merit Aid - Do It Yourself College Rankings - 0 views

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  • 90% of freshman are getting institutional aid
  • merit money to students without need.
  • private schools since they’re more likely to provide non-need based institutional aid
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8 Mistakes Parents Make When They Help Kids Apply To College - 0 views

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  • chools become highly selective in who they pick and far less generous with financial aid.
  • Smaller colleges also provide a more intimate learning experience,
  • your future happiness at work and at home has more to do with what you do at college than where you went to school,
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  • Affordability is a conversation to have with your kids before they apply,
  • To get your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) number, you can use the EFC calculator on the College Board site.
  • he kids who get the full ride with merit scholarships are a tiny minority; they are generally kids with great potential and no money.
  • Only Divisions I and II schools offer athletic scholarships; Division III teams do not.
  • Excluding the glamour sports of football and basketball, the average NCAA athletic scholarship is about $8,700 -- nowhere near a full ride. For track or baseball, it's generally about $2,000.
  • As for scholarships in general, thinking local tends to yield more money. Better to try your local civic organizations where there is less competition for money. Remember, it takes a village.
  • The good news is that at most state and private colleges and universities, the equity in your primary home is a non-issue,
  • There are, however, roughly 260 schools, nearly all private, that are quite interested in the value of your house and how these schools treat home equity varies dramatically,
  • These colleges use an additional financial aid form called the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE.
  • Sometimes, schools don't identify loans as loans but insist on calling it "financial aid."
  • For some, it may be.
  • kgrill on 18 Sep 14
     
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