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 […]
National Merit Scholarships: The 5 Types + How to Qualify

National Merit Scholarships: A Fun-Sized Guide to All the Ways to Win If you’ve heard “national merit scholarships” tossed around like a magic ticket on college […]
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 […]
Achieve a Full Ride Scholarship: 4 Key Types Parents Must Know

The Shocking Competition for True Full Ride Scholarships I was listening to a financial call-in program the other day and the topic of how a mom […]
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 […]
Full-Ride Scholarships: The ACT & SAT Scores You Need to Win Them

Getting 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 are […]