Estrela Consulting Blog

Welcome back to our merit scholarships blog post series! In Part 1, we explored some myths and realities regarding merit scholarships, and in Part 2 we explored list-building strategies. As a reminder, your college list plays a crucial role in determining how much merit aid you’ll receive. Some schools offer generous scholarships to attract students, while others, especially highly selective ...

We love kicking off the New Year with great news! We are so proud of our Class of 2026 students who have collectively received offers of admission to nearly 90 different colleges and universities in the Early Action and Early Decision I rounds of admission so far. In addition, our Estrela students have already been awarded nearly $6 MILLION in merit-based scholarships! ⭐

*UPDATED December 2025! Are you looking for additional money for college? While many colleges offer automatic scholarship consideration based on your application for admission, many also have scholarships with additional application requirements and/or deadlines that vary from the published application plans. As if the college search and application process isn't complicated enough, the ease of ...