Paying for College Without Going Broke, 2014 Edition (College Admissions Guides)
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804124361 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The only annual college financial aid guide with line-by-line instructions for completing the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE aid forms!As seen in USA TODAY, the Wall Street Journal, Money, and the Los Angeles Times, Paying for College Without Going Broke will help you: • Calculate the actual costs of college • Increase your chances of receiving aid • Compare aid offers and learn how to appeal if needed • Plan strategically as an independent student or divorced or single parent • Understand long- and short-term money-saving tactics • Avoid costly mistakes when applying Paying for College Without Going Broke includes a foreword by Bill Clinton, as well as in-depth line-by-line strategies for filling out 2014-2015 aid forms, including the required federal FAFSA form.
"Strategies for anyone in any financial situation" according to N. B. Kennedy. A simple metaphor wraps up this entire book. Imagine someone is taking your photograph, the author says. You try to make yourself look as good as possible, right? You smile, you suck in your gut, straighten your tie. But in the game of college admissions -- and yes, folks, it is a game -- you're going for the exact opposite effect. You want to look as bad as possible . "Maybe Ok for First Timers" according to Dale R. Seng. I bought last years' copy of this book after reading an older copy from the library. I wanted my own copy so that I would have access to the most recent calculation process to determine "Expected Family Contribution" (EFC) under the "Institutional Methodology" (IM) and the "Federal Methodology" (FM).In the current version of this book, though, they have dropped the in. "An Odd and UN-user Friendly book" according to Amazon Customer. What an odd assortment of ideas thrown together in an unindexed and disorganized fashion. The book has a very odd feel to it. The Table of Contents is all squished up while the fonts in the chapter loom large. Chapters read more like “Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son” type of endless scrolling but without the humour. Yet the material is more in