Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Ready for another long list of articles and resources of interest? Today my topic of focus is everything related to college costs and finding ways to help pay for school. With the costs of college continuing to increase, being able to determine what you can afford and what to expect from a college that you are considering is extremely important. Please, remember that it is important to avoid scholarship scams - you should never pay for a scholarship!

Admission dean pulls back curtain on merit aid
How Grades, Classes and other Application Elements Translate into Dollars
College offers scholarship for Twitter essay
5 Reasons why scholarships are essential
Scholarship applicants, use social media to your advantage
A new website aims to help families compare college tuition
Get Fast Web’s Free ‘Reference Guide’ on choosing college loans
The 12 Best College Financial Aid Policies
The bottom line: which top universities have the highest net price?
4 Tips before you pursue athletic scholarships
9 Signs of college scholarship scams
Students with Average Grades can get Scholarships
6 College Scholarships that Award Leadership
Princeton Review’s Top 10 Colleges for Financial Aid
4 things you need to know about college cost calculators
Just the Facts – The Most Expensive Colleges - (FYI – In this article I found it frightening to see that 3 Ohio colleges are in the top 15 public schools with the highest net prices.)

I hope these are helpful!

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