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Author : Elizabeth Walter,Debra Thro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735602949
Pay Less for College: The Must-Have Guide to Affording Your Degree, 2022 Edition, is an indispensable, up-to-date guide that empowers college-bound families to save real money and take control of college costs.
Author : The Princeton Review
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9780525568018
FINANCIAL AID MADE EASY! This concise, easy-to-follow guide breaks the confusing college financial aid process down into 8 simple steps to help you afford your education. Alas, not everybody started saving for college when their kid was in diapers. But there’s still hope—and help! This friendly guide distills the confusing financial aid process into 8 clear, actionable steps you can take RIGHT NOW to help afford college. The underlying message is simple: Parents and students who understand how to apply for financial aid get more financial aid. Armed with the checklists, timelines, and info in this book, you’ll be able to: • Figure out what colleges actually cost • Understand grants, loans, work-study, and other forms of aid • Get to know the FAFSA® and CSS Profile(TM) • Research scholarship opportunities • Quickly compare financial aid offers from different schools • Find creative ways to lighten your debt load Note: This book is designed to be a quick primer covering the most useful core finanicial aid information. For students and parents looking for comprehensive, A-Z guidance—including long-term strategies and step-by-step help on the forms—check out Paying for College, The Princeton Review's classic and definitive guide to the A-to-Zs of financial aid.
Author : The Princeton Review,Kalman Chany
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781524710859
Make sure you’re preparing with the most up-to-date materials! Look for The Princeton Review’s newest edition of this book, Paying for College, 2019 Edition (ISBN: 9780525567554, on-sale September 2018). Publisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality or authenticity, and may not include access to online tests or materials included with the original product.
Author : Sara Goldrick-Rab
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226404486
A “bracing and well-argued” study of America’s college debt crisis—“necessary reading for anyone concerned about the fate of American higher education” (Kirkus). College is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources they need to pay for it. In Paying the Price, education scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab reveals the devastating effect of these shortfalls. Goldrick-Rab examines a study of 3,000 students who used the support of federal aid and Pell Grants to enroll in public colleges and universities in Wisconsin in 2008. Half the students in the study left college without a degree, while less than 20 percent finished within five years. The cause of their problems, time and again, was lack of money. Unable to afford tuition, books, and living expenses, they worked too many hours at outside jobs, dropped classes, took time off to save money, and even went without adequate food or housing. In many heartbreaking cases, they simply left school—not with a degree, but with crippling debt. Goldrick-Rab combines that data with devastating stories of six individual students, whose struggles make clear the human and financial costs of our convoluted financial aid policies. In the final section of the book, Goldrick-Rab offers a range of possible solutions, from technical improvements to the financial aid application process, to a bold, public sector–focused “first degree free” program. "Honestly one of the most exciting books I've read, because [Goldrick-Rab has] solutions. It's a manual that I'd recommend to anyone out there, if you're a parent, if you're a teacher, if you're a student."—Trevor Noah, The Daily Show
Author : Kalman A. Chany,PRINCETON REVIEW,Geoff Martz
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9780375427411
Presents a guide to controlling college costs that furnishes helpful tips on the financial aid packages available, filling out application forms, educational loans, updated tax regulations, and additional sources of revenue.
Author : Jessica L. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692682813
YES! COLLEGE IS POSSIBLE Even if you're broke! Fact: By the year 2020, an estimated 35 percent of jobs will require a bachelor's degree, minimum. Fact: Today, the average undergraduate student and their parents spend more than $24K for college every two semesters. Fact: That amount keeps rising. In How to Pay for College When You're Broke, college financial aid expert Jessica L. Brown reveals a variety of choices for post-secondary education and provides students and families detailed information on the best financial aid options to fund it: Financial Planning FAFSA Scholarships Federal/Private Student Loans How to Choose the Best Financial Aid Award Offer Repayment Options and much more! In addition, Brown helps you to avoid costly mistakes and scams, and she delivers strategies for post-college financial success. Are you wary you'll find this book packed with financial and legal speak? No worries! Brown simplifies it all. She also shows you exactly where and how to apply for student aid . . . as if she's working right beside you and answering your questions each step of the way. As a financial aid administrator at multiple post-secondary institutions, Jessica Brown has assisted thousands of students and parents/guardians to successfully navigate the seas of financial aid. Jessica is founder of College Gurl and www.collegegurl.com. Her mission is to ensure that students and their parents/guardians can confidently make the best-informed decisions for the students' college education.
Author : Peter Cappelli
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781610395274
The decision of whether to go to college, or where, is hampered by poor information and inadequate understanding of the financial risk involved. Adding to the confusion, the same degree can cost dramatically different amounts for different people. A barrage of advertising offers new degrees designed to lead to specific jobs, but we see no information on whether graduates ever get those jobs. Mix in a frenzied applications process, and pressure from politicians for "relevant" programs, and there is an urgent need to separate myth from reality. Peter Cappelli, an acclaimed expert in employment trends, the workforce, and education, provides hard evidence that counters conventional wisdom and helps us make cost-effective choices. Among the issues Cappelli analyzes are: What is the real link between a college degree and a job that enables you to pay off the cost of college, especially in a market that is in constant change? Why it may be a mistake to pursue degrees that will land you the hottest jobs because what is hot today is unlikely to be so by the time you graduate. Why the most expensive colleges may actually be the cheapest because of their ability to graduate students on time. How parents and students can find out what different colleges actually deliver to students and whether it is something that employers really want. College is the biggest expense for many families, larger even than the cost of the family home, and one that can bankrupt students and their parents if it works out poorly. Peter Cappelli offers vital insight for parents and students to make decisions that both make sense financially and provide the foundation that will help students make their way in the world.
Author : Ron Lieber
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780062867322
Named one of the best books of 2021 by NPR New York Times Bestseller and a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice pick “Masterly . . .represents an extraordinary achievement: It is comprehensive and detailed without being tedious, practical without being banal, impeccably well judged and unusually rigorous.”—Daniel Markovits, New York Times Book Review “Ron Lieber is a gift.”—Scott Galloway The hugely popular New York Times Your Money columnist and author of the bestselling The Opposite of Spoiled offers a deeply reported and emotionally honest approach to the biggest financial decision families will ever make: what to pay for college—a decision made even more confusing because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sending a teenager to a flagship state university for four years of on-campus living costs more than $100,000 in many parts of the United States. Meanwhile, many families of freshmen attending selective private colleges will spend triple—over $300,000. With the same passion, smarts, and humor that infuse his personal finance column, Ron Lieber offers a much-needed roadmap to help families navigate this difficult and often confusing journey. Lieber begins by explaining who pays what and why and how the financial aid system got so complicated. He also pulls the curtain back on merit aid, an entirely new form of discounting that most colleges now use to compete with peers. While price is essential, value is paramount. So what is worth paying extra for, and how do you know when it exists in abundance at any particular school? Is a small college better than a big one? Who actually does the teaching? Given that every college claims to have reinvented its career center, who should we actually believe? He asks the tough questions of college presidents and financial aid gatekeepers that parents don’t know (or are afraid) to ask and summarizes the research about what matters and what doesn’t. Finally, Lieber calmly walks families through the process of setting financial goals, explaining the system to their children and figuring out the right ways to save, borrow, and bargain for a better deal. The Price You Pay for College gives parents the clarity they need to make informed choices and helps restore the joy and wonder the college experience is supposed to represent.
Author : Adam Harris
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780062976499
“A book that both taught me so much and also kept me on the edge of my seat. It is an invaluable text from a supremely talented writer.” —Clint Smith, author of How the Word is Passed The definitive history of the pervasiveness of racial inequality in American higher education America’s colleges and universities have a shameful secret: they have never given Black people a fair chance to succeed. From its inception, our higher education system was not built on equality or accessibility, but on educating—and prioritizing—white students. Black students have always been an afterthought. While governments and private donors funnel money into majority white schools, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and other institutions that have high enrollments of Black students, are struggling to survive, with state legislatures siphoning away federal funds that are legally owed to these schools. In The State Must Provide, Adam Harris reckons with the history of a higher education system that has systematically excluded Black people from its benefits. Harris weaves through the legal, social, and political obstacles erected to block equitable education in the United States, studying the Black Americans who fought their way to an education, pivotal Supreme Court cases like Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education, and the government’s role in creating and upholding a segregated education system. He explores the role that Civil War–era legislation intended to bring agricultural education to the masses had in creating the HBCUs that have played such a major part in educating Black students when other state and private institutions refused to accept them. The State Must Provide is the definitive chronicle of higher education’s failed attempts at equality and the long road still in front of us to remedy centuries of racial discrimination—and poses a daring solution to help solve the underfunding of HBCUs. Told through a vivid cast of characters, The State Must Provide examines what happened before and after schools were supposedly integrated in the twentieth century, and why higher education remains broken to this day.
Author : Amy Baldwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951693167
Author : Caroline M. Hoxby
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226355375
Aspiring college students and their families have many options. A student can attend an in-state or an out-of-state school, a public or private college, a two-year community college program or a four-year university program. Students can attend full-time and have a bachelor of arts degree by the age of twenty-three or mix college and work, progressing toward a degree more slowly. To make matters more complicated, the array of financial aid available is more complex than ever. Students and their families must weigh federal grants, state merit scholarships, college tax credits, and college savings accounts, just to name a few. In College Choices, Caroline Hoxby and a distinguished group of economists show how students and their families really make college decisions—how they respond to financial aid options, how peer relationships figure in the decision-making process, and even whether they need mentoring to get through the admissions process. Students of all sorts are considered—from poor students, who may struggle with applications and whether to continue on to college, to high aptitude students who are offered "free rides" at elite schools. College Choices utilizes the best methods and latest data to analyze the college decision-making process, while explaining how changes in aid and admissions practices inform those decisions as well.
Author : The Princeton Review,Kalman Chany
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9780593516515
A SMARTER WAY TO PAY FOR COLLEGE. Take control of your financial aid experience with this essential guide—the only annual guidebook with line-by-line instructions for completing the FAFSA aid forms! Financing a college education is a daunting task no matter what your circumstances. With line-by-line instructions for filling out the FAFSA and consumer-friendly advice to minimize college costs, Paying for College helps you take control of your experience and: • Maximize your financial aid eligibility • Learn how COVID-19 and the latest tax laws affect the financing of your college education • Explore long- and short-term strategies to reduce college costs and avoid expensive mistakes • Complete every question on the FAFSA and CSS Profile forms to your best advantage • Compare aid offers and learn how to appeal them if necessary • Plan strategically as a separated/divorced parent, blended family, or independent student “A first-rate guide through the financial aid maze.”—Lynn Brenner, Newsday “Can save thousands in college bills.”—John Wasik, Forbes
Author : Tim Higgins
Publisher : Bay Tree Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : College costs
ISBN : 0972002189
"Examines the cost of college within the context of a family financial plan; financial aid; academic, athletic and need-based scholarships; tax sheltered savings plans such as 529s; potential help from grandparents; and the use of business assets, loans, home equity, and retirement savings"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780132703321
“The College Solution helps readers look beyond over-hyped admission rankings to discover schools that offer a quality education at affordable prices. Taking the guesswork out of saving and finding money for college, this is a practical and insightful must-have guide for every parent!” —Jaye J. Fenderson, Seventeen’s College Columnist and Author, Seventeen’s Guide to Getting into College “This book is a must read in an era of rising tuition and falling admission rates. O’Shaughnessy offers good advice with blessed clarity and brevity.” —Jay Mathews, Washington Post Education Writer and Columnist “I would recommend any parent of a college-bound student read The College Solution.” —Kal Chany, Author, The Princeton Review’s Paying for College Without Going Broke “The College Solution goes beyond other guidebooks in providing an abundance of information about how to afford college, in addition to how to approach the selection process by putting the student first.” —Martha “Marty” O’Connell, Executive Director, Colleges That Change Lives “Lynn O’Shaughnessy always focuses on what’s in the consumer’s best interest, telling families how to save money and avoid making costly mistakes.” —Mark Kantrowitz, Publisher, FinAid.org and Author, FastWeb College Gold “An antidote to the hype and hysteria about getting in and paying for college! O’Shaughnessy has produced an excellent overview that demystifies the college planning process for students and families.” —Barmak Nassirian, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers For millions of families, the college planning experience has become extremely stressful. And, unless your child is an elite student in the academic top 1%, most books on the subject won’t help you. Now, however, there’s a college guide for everyone. In The College Solution, top personal finance journalist Lynn O’Shaughnessy presents an easy-to-use roadmap to finding the right college program (not just the most hyped) and dramatically reducing the cost of college, too. Forget the rankings! Discover what really matters: the quality and value of the programs your child wants and deserves. O’Shaughnessy uncovers “industry secrets” on how colleges actually parcel out financial aid—and how even “average” students can maximize their share. Learn how to send your kids to expensive private schools for virtually the cost of an in-state public college...and how promising students can pay significantly less than the “sticker price” even at the best state universities. No other book offers this much practical guidance on choosing a college...and no other book will save you as much money! • Secrets your school’s guidance counselor doesn’t know yet The surprising ways colleges have changed how they do business • Get every dime of financial aid that’s out there for you Be a “fly on the wall” inside the college financial aid office • U.S. News & World Report: clueless about your child Beyond one-size-fits-all rankings: finding the right program for your teenager • The best bargains in higher education Overlooked academic choices that just might be perfect for you
Author : Christopher Curran
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692939105
College Funding Secrets creates a clear path through the jungle that is college financial planning. Each chapter gives you a thorough understanding of the ins and outs of college planning and teaches you how to avoid the biggest pitfalls along the way.The four main objectives of this book are:1.Learning the rules about the Financial Aid System2.Avoiding common mistakes that could cost you tens of thousands of dollars3.Selecting the right school to fit your budget4.Exploring the options available to pay the tuitionTucked between these main objectives are college funding secrets about how to get schools to compete for your student, how to receive the maximum amount of money for your student from the schools, the different types of aid you can take advantage of and more. To easily reference back to the vast wealth of information, you will find a small Take Away section at the end of each chapter that recaps the subject matter.