by paulculp | Dec 6, 2018 | Money, Paying for College, Scholarships
(Photos by University of Virginia and University of Maryland lacrosse) By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Don’t believe everything you hear about a full ride, but don’t lose heart either. Welcome back to our series on athletic scholarships. We began...
by paulculp | Nov 24, 2018 | Money, Paying for College, Scholarships
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP It’s a fiendishly complicated business, and very few athletes can sit back and wait to be discovered. A couple of months ago, we published The “How Many” and “How Much” of Athletic Scholarships (September 18, 2018), a primer...
by paulculp | Nov 6, 2018 | Money, Paying for College, Scholarships
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Even if you don’t expect to qualify for federal financial aid, you’ll need to file a federal financial form. There’s an old saying that the saddest of all possible words are “I’m from the federal government and I’m...
by paulculp | Oct 27, 2018 | Admissions
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF Most college admissions essays aren’t going to make anybody forget about War and Peace. Some of them may in fact remind admissions officers of War and Peace, and not in a nice way. Count Tolstoy’s immortal doorstop runs well over a...
by paulculp | Oct 16, 2018 | Admissions
(Photo by Charles DeLoye) Just yesterday, a 136-year-old college in Georgia lost its regional accreditation, and the situation appears bleak. By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP College accreditation can be a confusing subject for multiple reasons. There are...
