My College Options https://www.mycollegeoptions.org/ My College Options is owned by the National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA), an information marketing company that provides (sells, one presumes) student data to organizations for product sales and recruitment purposes. The site itself is mostly geared toward researching majors, matching you with colleges, and helping you […]
Read MoreMoolahSPOT Scholarship Search Site http://www.moolahspot.com/ MoolahSPOT is owned by Gen Tanabe, who with coauthor Kelly Tanabe, wrote The Ultimate Scholarship Book. These names may look very familiar—Gen and Kelly Tanabe fund the Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship that appears on many scholarship search websites. In addition to the scholarship search, there is an “Answers” page […]
Read MoreMilitary Scholarship Finder http://aid.military.com/scholarship/search-for-scholarships.do or http://www.military.com/ (Select “Education” tab and “Find Scholarships” link in the sidebar) A note at the start: Military.com is not a government site. It’s owned by Military Advantage, a division of Monster International. According to the entry at Wikipedia, “the company’s main revenue streams are advertising, military-themed products and lead generation […]
Read MoreOnlineSchools.org Site Review http://www.onlineschools.org/ OnlineSchools.org is a resource for distance education for K through PhD students. We searched the site to see who was taking credit for it, and we got no information other than the royal “we” used on so many sites whose owners are not interested in public acknowledgment. An online search (which […]
Read MoreLGBT Student Scholarship Database: Is it Worth a Visit? http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/scholarship-database or http://www.hrc.org (“Resources” Tab, “More Resources” from drop-down menu, scroll down page to “Youth & Campus” and click the “More Resources” link, and select “LGBT Student Scholarship Database”) The LGBT Student Scholarship Database is operated by the Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights organization founded […]
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