7 Tips To Make a College Decision as a Family

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This is such a good article with very useful information! Scholarships are a great source of money to pay for college, but most people don’t have the time or energy to look for them. And even if they do, there’s so much information out there that it can be totally overwhelming!! I spent my son's entire senior year searching for scholarships, and yes, it paid off! As a result of all my hard work and the experience I gained, I founded a company called Scholar Dollars. We provide personalized scholarship searches for students and focus on locating more obscure and local scholarships that are harder to find, which means that our clients have a better chance of winning! On average, we provide high school seniors and undergraduate students with OVER 250 scholarship opportunities throughout an entire year! You can find more information at www(dot)Scholar-Dollars(dot)com. Of course, the ultimate result and money won depends on the student’s motivation, determination, and commitment, but the money is there if you are willing to work for it!

Tracie Joyner of GA 2:02PM March 24, 2012

Thank you, because I was having problems actually making my decision.

Libby Howard of TN 10:39AM March 21, 2012

These are great tips, especially for parents of high school juniors! Getting organized and starting early is a HUGE help and relieves lots of stress that goes with college searching and decision making.

Monica Matthews, http://how2winscholarships.com of MI 9:57AM March 18, 2012

This is good summary. I have one junior in college and one who will graduate HS this spring and the spreadsheet recommendation above is key. The only thing I would do differently is create and use the spreadsheet before applying. Both my children applied to too many schools and were accepted making the decision process onerous. The spreadsheet included overall ranking and ranking in major. Annual costs (instate vs out of state), size, travel costs, faculty student ratio (big issue depending the students learning style), etc. Thanks

David of PA 9:21AM March 16, 2012

Thank you for this article. As a college consultant, I find that the last few weeks before the universal enrollment deadline of May 1 can be overwhelming to my students. I will refer them to the helpful tips in this article, especially the idea that there is no "perfect" choice!

Kristine Hintz of NJ 10:44AM March 14, 2012