Spelman College-Private
Atlanta, Georgia (Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA)
2,417 (all undergraduates)
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5 Essential Spelman College Facts
8 Ways Showcase Camps Can Be a Waste of Money
Remember when camps were something you did for a week or two in the summer or maybe over a weekend with a scouting troop? High schoolers didn’t go to camps, they worked at them to save up money for college. Not anymore. At least not for high school athletes interested in playing at the college level.
Showcase camps are a convenient, although increasingly expensive, way to get recruited. Given that most college athletes don’t receive scholarships, it can be hard to see the ROI on attending showcase camps. It’s not that showcase camps (or prospect camps) are automatically a waste of money. But they’re certain to be if you make the following mistakes.
5 Essential Syracuse University Facts
Syracuse University -Public
Syracuse, New York (Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA)
21,772 (14,778 undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?
Cheapest Out-of-State Colleges in 34 States
(The Cheapest Out-of-State Colleges List has been updated for the latest data available in September of 2022.) Back when I was a freshman attending a rather large state university in Austin, Texas, I ran into quite a few students (relatively speaking) from the state of New York. They told me that they were attending college in Texas because our out-of-state tuition was cheaper than their in-state tuition. I only saw them that one year because the following year, the legislature raised out-of-state tuition and Texas was no longer as appealing to New Yorkers as it once was.
5 Essential Allegheny College Facts
Allegheny College-Private
Meadville, Pennsylvania (Erie-Meadville, PA CSA)
1,575 (all undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?
The EFC Chart: Understand How Much You’ll Pay for College
Troy Onink used to provide a Federal FAFSA EFC Chart until he passed away in 2018. His chart is still probably one of the most commonly found on the internet even though it’s from 2017-18. It’s still useful for its shock value. Most parents have little sense of what college is going to cost and the EFC chart is a wake-up call. Hopefully, parents who see it today will be motivated to use an EFC calculator to get an estimate for their own situation. In any case, since the table is outdated, I’ve created my own EFC chart.
What is a walk-on player in college sports?
College athletes without a scholarship that play on a team that offers scholarships are generally referred to as “walk-ons.” Over time, the term has evolved such that now some people recognize three types of walk-ons. There are preferred walk-ons, recruited walk-ons, and just plain walk-ons. If you’re going to be a walk-on, “preferred” is definitely the way to go.
5 Essential Appalachian State University Facts
Appalachian State University -Public
Boone, North Carolina (Boone, NC CBSA)
20,641 (18,555 undergraduates)
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28 Free Resources for FAFSA Help
Why should you care about FAFSA help? In case you haven’t heard, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for 2023-24 is available on October 1st. That means that it’s time for high school seniors to collect all their documents so they can fill out the FAFSA. Why? Because you will need to have submitted the FAFSA to be eligible for financial aid awarded by the federal government, colleges, and many states. And the sooner, the better. While filling out the FAFSA isn’t the key to great financial aid, it is a necessary step.