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	<title>The College Athletic Scholarships Blog &#187; Financial Aid</title>
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	<description>The college athletic recruiting process can be extremely difficult.  Finding the right athletic scholarship offer is extremely idfficult.  NCSA specializes in help student-athletes find the right college fit.</description>
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		<title>Why Families use NCSA</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/18/why-families-use-ncsa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/18/why-families-use-ncsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletic Scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Choosing the Right Fit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Baseball]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[College Tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Track & Field]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Volleyball]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all of the useful recruiting information provided on this blog, why do families use NCSA?  Here are some answers:
NCSA has been well worth the investment. I now actually consider it a bargain.
 
NCSA has taught us how to approach recruiting. Would have no idea without NCSA’s help.
 
NCSA gives the athlete a lot of exposure. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Application Process More Affordable</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/15/making-the-application-process-more-affordable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/15/making-the-application-process-more-affordable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Shriner</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/?p=3498</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[College application time is quickly approaching for high school seniors and there are a couple of tips to keep in mind for student athletes who are thinking about financial aid.
Colleges and universities can often provide early financial aid estimates for prospective student athletes in order to help families better determine how financially feasible attending a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Completing Your FAFSA</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/07/completing-your-fafsa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/07/completing-your-fafsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid and can be found at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ The biggest mistake a lot of families make is not filling the FAFSA out because they think their family income is too high. This could not be further from the truth. Every family, regardless of income, has an EFC (estimated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Calculator</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/07/the-expected-family-contribution-efc-calculator/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/07/the-expected-family-contribution-efc-calculator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/?p=3404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EFC stands for Expected Family Contribution.  Use the EFC calculator HERE to determine an estimate of this number.  Whatever your family&#8217;s EFC turns out to be, will make a big difference in the amount you are expected to contribute to college. So think of the EFC as the amount of money you will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Parents Need to do &#8211; Part 4</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/05/28/what-parents-need-to-do-part-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/05/28/what-parents-need-to-do-part-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 01:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Athletic Scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Cross Country]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[College Wrestling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting Started Early]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/?p=1674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are part 1, part 2, and part 3
As a review, you know the need to market your child in order for her/him to be recruited.  You know that you could do this yourself or you could use an expert.  In either case, you&#8217;ll have to invest time and money into the process.  The need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Parents Need to do &#8211; Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/05/21/what-parents-need-to-do-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/05/21/what-parents-need-to-do-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 04:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletic Scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Baseball]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/?p=1584</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(Part 1 is here) (Part 2 is here)
 
There is recruiting help found all over the web.  There are companies who assure everyone that they’ll get your child recruited.  Some are free.  Some are not.  You know the need for help and, as with any service, there are good providers of help and those who aren’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Parents Need to do &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/05/14/what-parents-need-to-do-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/05/14/what-parents-need-to-do-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletic Scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Choosing the Right Fit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Cross Country]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recruiting Simplified]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/?p=1490</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the second of a 4 part series. Part 1 is here.
There are 3 areas that every parent will have to invest in to make sure you put your child in the best position to be recruited. On the athletic side, you are going to have to spend anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Talk MONEY &#8211; or How an Athletic Scholarship can help</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/04/20/lets-talk-money-or-how-an-athletic-scholarship-can-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/04/20/lets-talk-money-or-how-an-athletic-scholarship-can-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletic Scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Choosing the Right Fit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting Started Early]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/2009/04/20/lets-talk-money-or-how-an-athletic-scholarship-can-help/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Beware of incurring too many student loans.  As this NY Times article relates:
&#8220;Perhaps seduced by the idea of graduating from a well-respected university, many students tend to overlook the consequences of graduating with debts that are likely to far exceed their starting salaries. And as many borrowers have learned, student loans are among the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Donations to Universitites</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/04/17/big-donations-to-universitites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/04/17/big-donations-to-universitites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Wellhoefer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Athletic Scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Softball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Swimming]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/2009/04/17/big-donations-to-universitites/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been some recent donations to nine different universities with stipulations on how to use the money.  One of those parameters is that the money be used for student scholarships &#8211; which could have some impact on athletic or academic money given out by the schools.



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		<title>Softball Seasons in Full Swing</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/03/27/softball-seasons-in-full-swing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/03/27/softball-seasons-in-full-swing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Wellhoefer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing the Right Fit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Softball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Division II]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/2009/03/27/softball-seasons-in-full-swing/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring is here!! Even if it doesn&#8217;t feel like it or look like it in your area.  The college softball season has reached the mid-point and there are a lot of great teams emerging.  I&#8217;m certain we are in for another great finish come tournament time.   
Of course, it is an extremely busy time for high [...]]]></description>
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