College Applications and Financial Aid for Transgender Students
College Applications and Financial Aid for Transgender Students A Transgender Student’s Guide to Shopping, Applying And Paying For College While more and more students are identifying […]
Net Price Calculators: Part of the Problem, Not the Solution
Our core belief at CAP is that students and families can make smart, fiscally sound college selection decisions if they are appropriately educated and armed with […]
6 Tips to Ensure You Don’t Go Broke Paying for College
6 Tips to Ensure You Don’t Go Broke Paying for College Flip or scroll through the news, and it won’t take you long to find some […]
What College Should I Go To? 12 Important Things to Consider
As we get close to May 1, National College Decision Day, deciding where to go to college can be a very stressful decision. Of my 3 […]
What are National Merit Scholarships?
Most families in the college application process have heard the term “National Merit Scholarship” float around in college counselor meetings and college orientations. However, there is […]
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 or SAT score can earn your student a full-ride […]
Can My Kid Get a Full-Ride Scholarship?
I was listening to a financial call-in program the other day and the topic of how a mom was going to pay for her kid’s college […]
What Are Competitive Merit Scholarships?
What Are Competitive Merit Scholarships? When most people think about merit scholarships, they think of a competitive elimination process where the smartest candidates battle it out. […]
Pros and Cons Of Test-Optional College Admissions
Pros and Cons Of Test-Optional College Admissions For years, students and parents have railed against the limitations of standardized testing. They have claimed, and not without […]
College Investment: 3 Important Financial Questions You Should be Asking When Picking a College
All About the Money: 3 Important Financial Questions You Should be Asking When Picking a College College is an investment. And like all other investments, you […]