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How Colleges Determine Merit Scholarships
Tweet Share on Facebook August 23, 2011 Comment (6)How do colleges and universities decide who will get their merit scholarships? Grade point averages, standardized test scores, and the strength of your high school curriculum often play a significant role. However, there are other factors, particularly at private schools, that can play a supporting role in determining which students pocket awards.
Teenagers who receive merit awards are happy to receive the money, but they often don't know what it took to earn them. That's why I was happy to stumble across the blueprint for the merit awards that the University of Rochester dispensed to its latest crop of freshmen.
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4 Things You Need to Know About College Cost Calculators
Tweet Share on Facebook August 9, 2011 Comment (2)One of the most infuriating aspects of the college admission process is this: Families usually won't know what a college is going to cost until they receive their financial aid package.
Often this critical information doesn't arrive until the spring, which gives families little time to digest the information and select a school by the deposit deadline, usually May 1.
