Guest post by Monica Matthews One of the greatest skills that scholarship judges look for the applicants is leadership. Unfortunately, many students don’t believe that they are leadership material or have any leadership experience. This is where it pays to dig deep and examine what a student has done in school and out of it [...]
Some colleges talk about value as a way to justify the high cost of tuition. Here are fifteen schools where EVERY student gets a full-tuition scholarship. Some schools require work, military service, or demonstrated talent and few focus on students with financial need. The possibility of attending school for free and graduating without piles of [...]
It is PSAT time again. Here are some highlights of past posts to help with your PSAT Review and National Merit Scholarship information: 1. PSAT and National Merit Scholarships The only time the PSAT is more than a practice test is when students are attempting to qualify for National Merit scholarships. Junior year is the [...]
Guest post by Andrea Travillian As parents we want the best for our kids. We want to give them what we did not have growing up, set them up for success and basically give them the world. Including letting them go to the best college they can get into. It’s just part of being a [...]
Article originally published as a guest blog for Strictly English USA. International students face additional financial challenges when applying to American universities. Before the U.S. consul will grant a visa, students must document their ability to pay tuition, room, board, and fees. While many American students are counting on money from grants, loans, scholarship, and [...]
Overview: Before you say you aren’t interested in Houston Baptist University, let me tell you I’ve had many students attend HBU for less than it would have cost them to attend a state university. HBU actively seeks interested students and has scholarships, even for students in the bottom half of their class. You may want [...]
Guest post by Nell Stranburg of Your College Advisor LLC What would you say if I told you I have a student, Caitlin, who received $471,000 worth of scholarships from seven colleges and her best combined SAT score was 1230/1600? She earned more scholarship money than the National Merit Finalist I worked with this year. [...]
Guest post by Monica Matthews, Scholarship Expert College scholarship searching and applying are traditionally done in a student’s senior year of high school. High school juniors, however, can take a huge leap in the process by starting before their crazy-busy senior year begins. There are many benefits of starting the college scholarship searching process early. [...]
