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Free Money for College: Understanding Grants and Scholarships

  Free Money for College: Understanding Grants and Scholarships All schools offer free money, or "gift aid"...

02/02/2023

Can You Ask A College For More Free Scholarship Money?

What happens when you receive a scholarship award – but it’s still not enough to...

3 min 01/25/2023

CAP Report Card – Merit Scholarship Transparency Rankings

 The Importance of Transparency College Aid Pro’s (CAP) Mission is to End the Student Debt Crisis...

11/02/2022

How to Make a College Education Affordable

Flip or scroll through the news, and it won't take you long to find some...

4 min 09/19/2022

Getting a Division 1 Athletic Scholarship

Getting a Division 1 athletic scholarship is not an easy task. However, if your student...

09/08/2022

Athletic Scholarships 101

Athletic scholarships for college are often misunderstood and assumed to be more available than they...

3 min 09/08/2022

What are National Merit Scholarships?

Most families in the college application process have heard the term "National Merit Scholarship" float...

3 min 09/08/2022

Do National Merit Finalists Get Full-Ride Scholarships?

Do National Merit finalists get full-ride scholarships? In some cases, yes! Previously, we wrote about what ACT...

3 min 09/08/2022

Can My Kid Get a Full-Ride Scholarship?

I was listening to a financial call-in program the other day and the topic of...

4 min 09/08/2022

What Are Talent Merit Scholarships?

Does your student have a special skill they have developed for years? Have they practiced...

3 min 09/08/2022

What Are Competitive Merit Scholarships?

When most people think about merit scholarships, they think of a competitive elimination process where...

09/08/2022

A National Merit Scholarship Success Story

I always love when parents share a merit scholarship success story! This one is from...

3 min 09/07/2022

How to Find Full Ride Scholarships

Full-ride scholarships pay the full price of attending a college.  This usually includes tuition, fees,...

09/07/2022

Top Two Resources for Finding Automatic Merit Scholarships

With the cost of college continuously on the rise, many college-bound students and their parents...

09/07/2022

5 Things Parents Need to Know About Private Scholarships

This was originally written for and published by Saving For College, adapted and expanded for...

09/07/2022

The 3 Best Free Online Resources for Athletic Recruiting

The best resources for athletic recruiting vary from athletic recruiting service websites to school sites...

09/06/2022

Ways to Pay for College: 5 Types of Merit-Based Scholarships

Merit scholarships can be one of the best ways to pay for college, especially if...

09/06/2022

How to Get a Full-Ride Scholarship from Your ACT or SAT Score

Wanting to get your student a free college education? Who doesn’t! The fact is, there...

3 min 09/06/2022

The 5 Types of Need-Based Financial Aid for College-Bound Families

Types of Need-Based Financial Aid When you receive a need-based financial aid package from a college,...

09/06/2022

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