Paying for College Without Going Broke 1998

by Chany, Kalman A.; Martz, Geoff; Princeton Review; Chany, Kalman A.; Martz, Geoff

• ISBN13: 9780375750083
• ISBN10: 0375750088
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-10-01
• Publisher: Princeton Review

Summary

Discusses financial aid options and cutting college costs.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	v	(4)
INTRODUCTION College is big business and an uneducated consumer is its best customer	ix
PART ONE UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS	1	(10)
CHAPTER 1 Overview Paying for college in a nutshell	3	(8)
PART TWO HOW TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE PROCESS	11	(116)
CHAPTER 2 Long-Term Strategies for Paying for College	15	(20)
CHAPTER 3 Short-Term Strategies for Receiving More Financial Aid	35	(62)
Financial aid and your income tax return--Joined at the hip
Income
Expenses
Assets and liabilities
Student assets and liabilities
CHAPTER 4 How to Pick Colleges The financial safety school	97	(10)
CHAPTER 5 What the Student Can Do The better your child's grades, the more they'll want her	107	(6)
CHAPTER 6 State Aid	113	(10)
Making the differences in the state aid formula work for you
Listing of state addresses
CHAPTER 7 Looking for a Financial Aid Consulting Service Why your accountant will say he is willing to do the forms and why you shouldn't let him	123	(4)
PART THREE FILLING OUT THE STANDARDIZED FORMS Line-by-line instructions for the most commonly used need analysis forms	127	(54)
PART FOUR THE OFFER Comparing offers, the different types of aid in detail, understanding your FAO, bargaining, applying for next year	181	(68)
CHAPTER 8 Innovative Payment Options Some of the novel ways parents are paying for college	203	(8)
CHAPTER 9 Special Topics	211	(22)
Divorced or Separated Parents
Transfer Students and Graduate Students
The College's Special Needs--Geniuses, Minorities, Athletes, and Legacies
Running Your Own Business or Farm
The Recently Unemployed Worker
Independent Students
Establishing Residency in a State
Early Decision, Early Action, Early Notification, Early Read
Aid for the Older Students
International Students
Foreign Tax Return
Study Abroad
To the Professional
CHAPTER 10 Managing Your Debt	233	(8)
CHAPTER 11 Looking Ahead	241	(8)
PART FIVE WORKSHEETS AND FORMS	249	(26)
SAMPLE FORMS	275	(16)
GLOSSARY	291	(6)
ABOUT THE AUTHORS	297