Accepted! Now what? Reacting to the advice of Yale Dean of Admissions
When the dean of undergraduate admissions at Yale writes about college acceptances, it’s certainly worth a read. Jeff Brenzel recently posted on The Huffington Post his advice for students when they...
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Think Financial Aid Can Wait?
Think again. Check out other BG articles on financial aid here. © image by Nick Schwartz
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Forgiving Debt… and Your Checkbook
Photo courtesy Alan Cleaver via flickrIn light of graduating season, there’s a buzz in the air among many recent grads about repaying student loans. Those heading straight to graduate school may have a...
View ArticleTen Universities with the Highest Student Debt
Last week, Gawker ran an article citing the top ten traditional universities that have the highest student debt. The data was pulled by a recent study by the Department of Education, which actually...
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Collegiate Attrition After Year One
By U.S. Department of Education (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons)College students have a lot on their minds these days. From balancing classwork, a job, extra curricular activities, and budding...
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A Common App for Scholarships: Not So Common
This could be you! (photo courtesy ronocdh via Flickr) College applications are so predictable across the board that long ago, The Common Application was created. The Common App (as it’s commonly...
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Scholarship Stories: Be Yourself
The best way to approach writing a scholarship essay is to type what you really feel. Gregory Szarkiewicz Dr. Seuss once wrote, “Be who you are and say what you feel.” The same applies to scholarship...
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Scholarship Stories: Ask, And You May Receive
Author Michael Roppolo with his family at a scholarship awards ceremony he'll never forget. Senior year means many things to many high school students (prom night, senior ditch day, college plans,...
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Scholarship Stories: Keep Applying, Even After You’re Already in College
Owen Building, Exmouth Campus, University of Plymouth. (Photo courtesy Derek Harper) There’s a lot of emphasis on applying for college scholarships before you head off to college, and that’s certainly...
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3 Myths About Finding Scholarships
from scholaredge.com I paid for my entire education with scholarship money. Because I work with families across the nation about college admissions and financial aid, I’m often asked whether it was my...
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