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Lynn O'Shaughnessy, Columnist: College Planning

October 16, 2013

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Students who enjoy top grades and the kind of test scores that make other teens envious are more likely to earn better merit scholarships and financial aid packages from colleges.  

There are other ways, however, to win fat awards than simply being bright. Here are five proven ways to squeeze more money from colleges.

About the Author

Lynn O'Shaughnessy

Columnist: College Planning

Lynn O’Shaughnessy is a nationally recognized higher-ed speaker, journalist and the author of The College Solution, an Amazon bestseller. She provides college advice at her website, http://www.thecollegesolution.com/.

She also offers an offers an online course -- Savvy College Planning (https://www.savvycollegeplanning.com/) -- that helps financial advisors improve their financial bottom line by explaining how they can add late-stage college planning to their practice.

Click here to get Lynn’s guide, Finding the Most Generous Colleges.