There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. If you could use an extra $10,000-$50,000 to help pay for some of your college costs, run – don’t walk – to the College Coach Insider Blog at blog.getintocollege.com for what you need to know about applying for the Davidson Fellows Scholarship.

February is awards season – The Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, and the Oscars. So here at Bright Horizons College Coach, we’ve decided to break out the virtual glitz and glamour, and launch our own contribution to awards season. Over the next week, we will celebrate the best and brightest in the world of college admissions and finance.  For our first award, College Coach finance expert Shannon Vasconselos honors colleges that have made significant strides toward increasing the affordability of their institution over the past year.  To see her nominations – and the winner – head to the College Coach Insider Blog at blog.getintocollege.com.

There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. If you’re an initiated member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Society and plan on pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in the next academic year, this scholarship could be for you. For more information, including how to apply, visit the College Coach Insider Blog at blog.getintocollege.com.

There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Listen up, exotic animal lovers! If you’re interested in becoming a veterinary technician specializing in working with exotic animals, check out this week’s Scholarship Spotlight – the Veterinary Technology Scholarship from Oxbow Animal Health. For more information, including how to apply, visit the College Coach Insider Blog at blog.getintocollege.com.

College Coach continues its identity-based scholarship series by sharing scholarship resources specifically for black students. Intended as a starting place for black students to launch their scholarship search, the list includes both widely-known resources like the United Negro College Fund as well as lesser known organizations. For more information, check out our blog post on the College Coach Insider Blog at blog.getintocollege.com.

In our School Spotlight this week, we take a closer look at the Vassar. What began as one of the country’s premier women’s colleges has evolved into a highly selective, liberal arts college for a diverse population of men and women.  Situated on 1,000 beautiful acres only 75 miles north of New York City, Vassar’s nearly 2,450 undergraduate students choose from a wide range of disciplines. Of particular note is Vassar’s Undergraduate Research Summer Institute, which places approximately 60 students in the labs of the college’s top faculty. To learn more about what makes Vassar special, check out our blog post on the College Coach Insider Blog at blog.getintocollege.com.

If you haven’t subscribed to our podcast yet, now is the time! Catch up on last week’s episode of Getting In: a College Coach Conversation as host Elizabeth Heaton talks with guests Sally Ganga and Shannon Vasconcelos, both Bright Horizons College Coach experts, about Jeff Selingo’s book, Who Gets In and Why: A Year in College Admissions. Find out what we think he got right and if we think he missed some nuances—or maybe even got it completely wrong—based on our insights into college admissions as former decision makers. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts!

There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone.  In this week’s Scholarship Spotlight, we look at the Sweet and Simple Scholarship from Unigo. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, you may be thinking about getting a gift for that special someone. Before thinking big, take note of this scholarship competition, which is meant to remind applicants that sometimes simple gestures can make the best gifts. For more information, including how to apply, visit the College Coach Insider Blog at blog.getintocollege.com.

When students are researching colleges and deciding where to apply, there are so many factors for them to consider – cost, location, academic quality and programming, athletics, student life, professional development, and so much more. But what happens when a student really wants a school with a strong sense of diversity and identity? Read what college admissions expert Sara Calvert-Kubrom has to say in her blog post, Researching Campus Diversity as Part of Your College Search on College Coach Insider Blog at blog.getintocollege.com.

If you haven’t subscribed to the College Coach podcast yet, now is the time! Tune in to the latest episode of Getting In: a College Coach Conversation as host Sally Ganga talks with fellow College Coach experts about some cautionary tales of mistakes some have made in the hopes that you can avoid making similar bloopers. In our Q&A segment, we’re answering your college admissions and finance questions.