Common Myths about College Scholarships We receive questions all the time about college scholarships and common beliefs that we would like to address to help you best navigate this portion of your financial aid package. Carefully read through these common myths about scholarships to help you gain a better perspective and align your expectations accordingly….
How Do You Find College Scholarships? College scholarships are a blessing for many applicants. A scholarship will often be disseminated based upon merit, skills, traits, and abilities. Best of all – they do not need to be repaid unlike student loans. The key: finding the right scholarships for you. A college-based scholarship, akin to college-based…
Tips for a Winning Scholarship Essay You work hard in class and give your all to successfully transition to college. You invest time to find great scholarship opportunities and busily complete the data required. When the essay portion of the college scholarship application comes up you freeze. Bumping into a mental block on a scholarship…
Complete Guide to Earning Scholarship Money for College Our team has painstakingly put together information to help you get the most financial aid possible. Below you will find details about the differing types of financial aid, the financial aid process, insider tips, how to write a great essay, and finding the perfect scholarships for you. …
Ranking College Campus Noise Just how loud is your college campus? No, we are not talking about your neighbors. We are asking the question in a broader sense to determine how loud a college campus gets given its geographic location. Whether you are thinking about attending a state university or private college, understanding the noise…
Will I Be Ready for College? What does it mean to be college ready? College readiness can be an ambiguous term to many students, parents, and teachers across the country. Our goal is to demystify the notion of what it means to be ready to attend college and succeed in college by using data. The…
College Rankings Methodology Perform a search on top college or best college and you will quickly find everyone has a list. From enormous publishers like U.S. News & World Report to Princeton Review and everyone in between offers a ‘best of’ list of some sort. The lists may be an aggregation of the top 5…
What is a School’s Walk Score? A Walk Score is defined as the proximity of a college or university to resources and amenities. The closer people are to amenities, the higher level of physical activity according to a study by Justin Moore, PhD as published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. A Walk Score…
A Nursing Career for Males This article dissects the data and analysis of men in the nursing field. Utilizing empirical evidence and verifiable data, we help students considering the field of nursing better grasp the demographics. The education insights, career tips, and data will help to inspire and educate students from coast to coast interested…
College as an Investment In this article, we will tackle the data behind the U.S. Department of Education’s NCES survey comparing educational attainment and workforce characteristics. We will cull the most important pieces of data from the NCES study and summarize the findings as it relates to your college trajectory. We will break down the…