Most people know that good grades will get you into college. And maybe if they’re good enough (along with an appropriate essay and the right extracurriculars and recommendations), they might get you into your dream or reach college. But while good grades may get you into your dream college, chances are they won’t pay for … Read more
Hope College-Private Holland, Michigan (Grand Rapids-Kentwood-Muskegon, MI CSA) 3,132 (all undergraduates) Does College Size Matter?
College Spreadsheets are all about the start of the college search. Too many people don’t really think about using spreadsheets until the end of the admissions process when they have to decide between colleges. At this point, it’s generally about preferences they have already established and are rankings as plus and minuses between five and … Read more
Hopefully, the previous post demonstrated that the chances of getting a scholarship to play college baseball aren’t very good. Sometimes I think parents talk about the baseball scholarship as a way to justify the amount of time and money their family is spending on baseball. Claiming that it’s all to pay for college is an easy and … Read more
50-50 College profile for Hanover College including graduation rates and financial aid information.
(Skip to the end to see the list of 248 colleges that take a 3.0 GPA or less.) You can go to a four-year college with less than a 3.0 GPA. There are a number of colleges that are open admissions meaning that they will admit anyone who meets their minimum standards. This can mean … Read more
(I’ve updated the number of community colleges with dorms with data available from IPEDS in March, 2023.) As families recoil in horror contemplating the price tag of four years of college, some start to look more closely at all of the available options, including community colleges with dorms. Since community colleges are offering more traditional … Read more
Millsaps College-Private Jackson, Mississippi (Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA) 666 (637 undergraduates) Does College Size Matter?
At the end of my son’s last high school summer baseball season, I was struck by the number of players who had graduated and didn’t know yet where they were going to attend college. I heard a lot of talk from parents about “maybe walking on” to various teams and see what happens. These were good … Read more
