Paying for College Without Going Broke, 2001 Edition

by CHANY, KALMAN

• ISBN13: 9780375761560
• ISBN10: 037576156X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Princeton Review

Summary

Insider strategies for maximizing financial aid and minimizing college costs Paying for College Without Going Brokewill teach new college applicants how to: Use line-by-line tips for completing the 2001--2002 FAFSA and CSS PROFILE financial aid forms Calculate aid eligibility before they apply to colleges Plan ahead to improve their chances of receiving financial aid Negotiate with the financial aid office Learn about educational tax breaks Handle special circumstances if they are children of single parents or are independent students Contents Include: I Understanding the Process II How to Take Control of the Process 1. Long-Term Strategies for Paying for College 2. Short-Term Strategies for Receiving More Financial Aid 3. How to Pick Colleges 4. What theStudentCan Do 5. State Aid 6. Looking for a Financial Aid Consulting Service III Filling Out The Standardized Forms IV The Offer 1. Innovative Payment Options 2. Special Topics 3. Managing Your Debt 4. Less Taxing Matters 5. Future Trends V Worksheets And Forms

Table of Contents

Introduction College is big business and an uneducated consumer is its best customer	ix
PART ONE UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS	1	(10)
Overview	3	(8)
PART TWO HOW TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE PROCESS	11	(130)
Long-Term Strategies for Paying for College	15	(28)
Short-Term Strategies for Receiving More Financial Aid	43	(68)
Now to Pick Colleges	111	(10)
What the Student Can Do	121	(6)
State Aid	127	(10)
Looking for a Financial Aid Consulting Service	137	(4)
PART THREE FlLLING OUT THE STANDARDIZED FORMS	141	(52)
PART FOUR THE OFFER	193	(74)
Innovative Payment Options	215	(8)
Special Topics	223	(22)
Managing Your Debt	245	(8)
Less Taxing Matters	253	(10)
Future Trends	263	(4)
PART FIVE WORKSHEETS AND FORMS	267	(26)
Sample Forms	293	(18)
Glossary	311	(6)
About The Authors	317