It’s March! I love this time of year.  Every day I have the privilege to receive an email or phone call from my many excited clients as their sons and daughters receive college offers.

The excitement also comes with trepidation of the impending expense for college. Colleges give you until May 1st to choose your path. Understanding exactly how much college will cost your family and where that money will come from is the next critical step.

This month’s Senior Scoop guides you through how to decipher the difference between scholarships, grants, work study, student loans, and parent loans in each financial aid award letter.  Gaining the most financial aid involves accurately comparing the out-of-pocket net cost at each different college.

If you have younger students and worry about the high cost of college, this month’s Featured Find will be of interest to you.  It’s an article identifying 91 colleges that offer scholarships to every student!

Whether you have a senior reviewing offers, or younger students starting their college tours, we can help you take your next step on the path to creating a clear college funding plan.  Sign up for a webinar or give me a call today!

In search of schools with generous merit scholarship programs? Look no further.  

One of the surest ways to win a scholarship is also one of the easiest: Apply to a college that awards money to every student that attends.

Of course, your odds are high of winning a scholarship at most private colleges. The typical private school awards scholarships to 88% of freshmen.

But be wary: Some of those are low-quality schools that use partial scholarships to lure students. And research has found nearly 40% of students are so dazzled by a prestigious-sounding scholarship that they’ll choose it even when they get into higher-quality schools that are likely to be less costly over the long term — because of speedier graduation rates, for instance, or ultimate earning power.

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