What Are the Most Common Scholarship Scams?

As one college counselor put it, "I actually hate this question because I want to believe that good people are doing good work?" However, the sad reality is that college scholarship scams are real. This week, Samantha Davis of Queens, N.Y., asks:

5 Tips to Organize Your College Search

Easily wade through college application materials and stay on track with these ideas.

College football notes: Incarnate Word starts coach search

College football notes: Incarnate Word starts coach search Incarnate Word has opened a national search for a coach, athletic director Mark Papich said. Suspended Missouri coach Gary Pinkel pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving Friday and received a 30-day suspended sentence along with two years' probation. Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris has stepped down as chairman ...

Homeless teen scholarship finalist

A 17-year-old homeless high school senior from Long Island, New York, is one of 300 semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search, putting her in contention to earn a $100,000 college scholarship.

Athletes can be proactive in scholarship search

Torrey Pines High swimmer Nicole Skaggs was heavily pursued by colleges once they had discovered her through an athletic matchmaking service called beRecruited.com