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Merit Scholarships from Colleges

Many colleges award merit aid to entice high-performing students to attend their schools. Find out which factors determine merit scholarships and how these funds are typically awarded.

Maureen Meyer2026-09-14T13:35:33-04:00September 14th, 2026|Categories: Caroline Ferrucci, Class of 2031, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, College Essays, College Features, College interviews, college list, College Scholarships, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Full Scholarship, independent educational consulting, interviews, Merit Aid for College, Merit Scholarships|Tags: affordability of college, Bonner Scholars Program at the University of Richmond, Boston University, Caroline Ferrucci, college scholarships, collegiate gateway, Duke University, Emory Scholars Program, FAFSA, Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College, julie gross, Lehigh University, merit scholarships, NYU, Oberlin College, Schools that Award High Percentages of Merit Aid, Tulane University, USC, UVA Jefferson Scholar, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis|

Merit Scholarships from Colleges

Many colleges award merit aid to entice high-performing students to attend their schools. Find out which factors determine merit scholarships and how these funds are typically awarded.

Maureen Meyer2025-11-18T13:55:04-05:00November 18th, 2025|Categories: Class of 2030, college, college admissions, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, College Essays, College Scholarships, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Decision, Julie Gross, Merit Aid for College, Merit Scholarships|Tags: affordability of college, Bonner Scholars Program at the University of Richmond, Boston University, college scholarships, collegiate gateway, Duke University, Emory Scholars Program, FAFSA, Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College, julie gross, Lehigh University, merit scholarships, NYU, Oberlin College, Schools that Award High Percentages of Merit Aid, Tulane University, USC, UVA Jefferson Scholar, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis|

Merit Scholarships from Colleges

Many colleges award merit aid to entice high-performing students to attend their schools. Find out which factors determine merit scholarships and how these funds are typically awarded.

Maureen Meyer2024-09-16T13:44:58-04:00September 10th, 2024|Categories: Affordability, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, College Essays, college list, College Scholarships, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Admissions, Full Scholarship, Julie Gross, Merit Scholarships, Non Need-based aid for college, Partial Scholarship, Scholarships|Tags: affordability of college, Bonner Scholars Program at the University of Richmond, Boston University, college scholarships, collegiate gateway, Duke University, Emory Scholars Program, FAFSA, Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College, julie gross, Lehigh University, merit scholarships, NYU, Oberlin College, Schools that Award High Percentages of Merit Aid, Tulane University, USC, UVA Jefferson Scholar, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis|

Merit Scholarships from Colleges

Many colleges award merit aid to entice high-performing students to attend their schools. Find out which factors determine merit scholarships and how these funds are typically awarded.

Merit Scholarships from Colleges

Many colleges award merit aid to entice high-performing students to attend their schools. Find out which factors determine merit scholarships and how these funds are typically awarded.

Another Year of Record-Breaking College Applications!

After last year’s admissions cycle shattered application records at many selective schools, it is incredible that this year, many colleges saw steady or increasing applications again! We take an in-depth look at how rising applications affects college admissions and what this means for future applicants.

Merit Scholarships from Colleges

Many colleges award merit aid to entice high-performing students to attend their schools. Find out which factors determine merit scholarships and how these funds are typically awarded.

Rise in Applications at Selective Schools

The pandemic created the perfect storm for college applications to explode at highly-selective schools. What does this mean for the Class of 2025 and what should you do to improve your chances of admission?

Maureen Meyer2021-03-15T12:01:47-04:00March 15th, 2021|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, college list, Common Application, Covid-19, Deferrals, Gap year, Regular Admissions, Wait Lists|Tags: College acceptance rate, College Admissions, College Applications, Columbia, Dartmouth, harvard, notre dame, NYU, princeton, Regular Admissions, regular decision, Standardized Testing, undergraduate admissions, UVA, Williams, Yale|

Merit Scholarships from Colleges

As college admissions have become more competitive and the cost of a college education is high, schools are offering more and more merit scholarships to increase affordability in order to entice top-tier students to attend. Applicants now have access to a wider range of non-need-based scholarships, based instead on talent ...

Maureen Meyer2020-10-06T23:30:11-04:00October 6th, 2020|Categories: Affordability, college admissions, College Finances, College Scholarships, Common Application, Full Scholarship, Merit Aid for College, Merit Scholarships, Non Need-based aid for college, Partial Scholarship, Scholarships|Tags: Boston College, Boston University, Duke, Emory, FAFSA, Lehigh, NYU, Oberlin, Tulane, University of Rochester, USC, UVA Jefferson Scholar, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis|

Merit Scholarships from Colleges

As college admissions have become more competitive and the cost of a college education continues to skyrocket, schools are offering more and more merit scholarships to entice top-tier students to attend and increase affordability. Applicants now have access to a wider range of non need-based scholarships, based on talent in ...

collegiategateway2020-06-13T07:13:01-04:00May 20th, 2019|Categories: Affordability, Scholarships|Tags: Bonner Scholars Program, Boston College, College Admissions, Duke, Emory Scholars Program, FAFSA, Jefferson Scholars, Lehigh, merit aid, merit awards, merit scholarships, NYU, Schools that Award High Percentages of Merit Aid, Tulane, University of Richmond, University of Rochester, University of Virginia, USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Washington University in St. Louis|