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Would you or your child like to apply for college but aren't sure how you're going to pay for it? Has it been years since you've been in school and you'd like to continue your education without going broke? Are you overwhelmed and confused by all the financial options available today? If you think you have to be rich to go to college, think again!

College Financial Aid For Dummies cuts through the financial jargon and provides you with tips, techniques, and suggestions for navigating the financial aid maze and getting the money you need for college.

Inside, you'll discover how to

• Understand the differences between scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs
• Locate aid sources from the government, schools, private organizations, employers, and more!
• Organize your finances and plan for your entire college career
• Use your good grades, special talents, and other achievements to qualify for merit scholarships
• Fill out financial forms with ease and avoid costly mistakes
• Use the Internet to find the money you need, submit aid applications, and more
• Discover alternatives to paying back your loans and design a payment plan that works for you

Customer Reviews (6)

College Financial Aid for Dummies
I was considering going back to school to improve on skills for reentry into the workforce so bought this book to learn of my financial aid options.This is a comprehensive review of what is entailed in financing a college education.The book seemed to offer strategy focus for the high school student preparing to go to college as opposed to an older person like myself going back to college to prepare for a new career.All of the information you need is in there though and it did help demystify the process.As a result from reading this book, I decided that with the given economy, my age when I graduated and the length of time to pay off student loans, that it would not be viable for me at this time.College Financial Aid for Dummies gave me the information I needed to make an informed decision.Rating 4 stars out of 5 as the book is geared for youth, but still good information.Thanks!

Best book I have found on subject!
I have read six books on college financial aid and this is the hands down winner.It has everything you need to plan and execute a faultless fiancial aid strategy.I checked this out of the library but I am buying my own copy.It is a good read and a good reference.It has all the secrets to getting the most financial aid possilbe with web sites of places to get more info.

If someone finds a better book for parents, please let me know!

This guidance counselor loves them!
I have been a high school guidance counselor for 20 years. This book really explains the FAFSA process to my students and their parents, I highly reccomend it!Also love College planning for dummies. It really simplifies the college admissions process and search journey for my kids.

This guidance counselor loves them!!
I have been a high school guidance counselor for 20 years. This book really explains the FAFSA process to my students and their parents, I highly reccomend it!!Also love College planning for dummies. It really simplifies the college admissions process and search journey for my kids.

a great book
Buy this book! It can save you tons of money for college.Reading this book even helped me decide what type of college was best for me by narrowing down my financial options. ... Read more

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Most futures depend on it.

This comprehensive, fully updated edition shows readers how to get scholarships, find the best financial aid packages for academic or sports skills, improve one's chances of receiving financial aid, take advantage of the new tax laws to build a college savings plan, and much more. Also includes a newly updated yellow-pages directory with names, addresses, and information on where to inquire and how to apply for financial aid.
? A must-have purchase for anyone considering budgeting for or financing a college education
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Just what I needed!
Easy to understand study guide for financing college.I think it is great for parens of high school students.

A good start
This book gives a good overview of financing a college education. Many useful hints, references, and guidelines. Worth the cost.

Families with members going to college: You need this book now!
By the time you purchase this book, it may be too late--considering the impending demise of the university system that will inevitably occur (with a bit of time delay)with the current economic crisis.Get specific tips on scholarships that are available before you call and get a 'number disconnected' message or visit a website only to find a parked 'godaddy' url. ... Read more

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This step-step guide takes you from your senior year of high school, all the way through the college transition process, up until your freshman year of college.This book contains tips and tricks on how to present yourself well, whether in person or in your writing, and is a quick and easy read for high school students.This book, written by eighteen-year-old author Zachary Freeman, includes his method for getting your education paid for, and also includes a timeline/checklist for every step of the process.For more information, free resources and articles, please visit www.freemoneyplease.com and become a fan on Facebook! ... Read more

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Helping my mentee
This book seems better for a guidance counselor's office.It supports what you can find in other publications of a more generalist nature.If you want to dig deeper into all of the schools in the US, then this is the book for you. ... Read more

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Desperate Guide: Tuition-Free Colleges, Financial Aid, Scholarships Around the World 2011

College and Scholarship Guidebook for Students Who Want a Financially Affordable Undergraduate Education Overseas!

11 Countries, 32 Universities, 11 Government Scholarships, and 51 University Scholarships!

Features Universities and Scholarships from: United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Australia, Japan, China, Singapore, Canada, Denmark, South Korea, New Zealand, and Norway!

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As a student browsing this book, you must be interested in the prospect of studying overseas. Be it for the chance to be independent, to immerse in a foreign culture, to learn under a different pedagogy, or to make friends from around the world, many students like you dream of studying overseas.

For the majority of financially needy students, studying overseas is only the purview of the wealthy and remains only a distant dream. After all, studying overseas comes with a hefty price tag that includes unsubsidized tuition fees, room and board, air travel, living expenses, medical expenses, and miscellaneous costs that likely amount to more than the cost of studying locally. Many students see this seemingly insurmountable obstacle and give up.

What students and parents rarely realize is that there are plenty of sources in the form of tuition-free colleges, financial aid, and scholarships around the world that can make an undergraduate education overseas financially affordable. Some of these are even exclusively for students like you who want to study overseas.

The aim of the book is to broaden the minds of students to the places and options that are not readily apparent, so that they can make their own informed choices and chart their own educational journey.

Your undergraduate education will be a valuable, inspirational, and life-changing experience. It will be a challenging and arduous journey to get there, but it is my sincerest wish that this book will serve as your guide, so that you need not feel desperate, overwhelmed or lost on your way. In the end, I hope that you will be matched to the university of your dreams, one that will similarly guide you on your journey to face the challenges of the world out there.
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This is the first book to explain the new reality of financial aid-in which scholarships, discounts, and deal-making reduce the sticker price at even the best schools. The book uses a unique two-part format to take parents through the financial aid maze. Part I: The Aid Process is the most up-to-date financial aid guide available, explaining how to find and make the best deals and how to review competing aid packages. Part II: The Colleges lists which colleges give which kinds of aid and scholarships, and gives a descriptive essay on each of the 360 best colleges in the US. ... Read more

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Very Useful Information
This book allows you to zero in on a college that gives out scholarships. Merit scholarships are the most plentiful and this book outlines what each college expects and also gives the amounts each college will award. Most other scholarship books I found a waste of time and money. This book does need to be updated though.

Adequate information for anxious college hopefuls
Overall the book was comprehensive enough in the sense that it covered about 360 summaries on individual colleges and the types of unique financial aid that they offer. It also acts somewhat in part as a college guide because the author separates the colleges according to the most competitve, the highly competitive, and the competitive ones while also listing their individual acceptance rates.There is also significant info on FAFSA and PROFILE forms and a history on the federal government's policy on giving financial aid.The only thing that I warn potential readers is that the deadlines listed regarding the colleges are dreadfully outdated in many of the universities included here. Also, it would've been helpful if he had included the average financial aid package per college or the address of the college just for reference.This is a pretty sufficient book though for those who want to get the whole scheme of things and a little bit more, and for those who want to get a head start on the financial aid game. When I applied for financial aid to my colleges, I always had this book handy - so the money spent in buying this was overall not wasted.

Very helpful!
This is a precise, insightful reference for people seeking relevant information in readable form about the complex topic of financial aid. It has been a popular resource among our high school seniors. Highlyrecommended!

A canny hybrid of lists, resources and pithy profiles
This book is divided roughly in half between asavvy analysis of recent trends in college finance and financial aid and thumbnail sketches of over 300 of the top colleges and universities in the country.The balance seemsabout right.When one's eyes begin to glaze over from the sheer volume ofacronyms and hair splitting definitions of "need-blind" and andother terms of art, one can always flip to the college profiles and read arefreshingly frank exposition on, say, the difference between Wesleyan,Amherst and Williams. The fact that no one description exceeds oneparagraph makes for exceptional doctor's office or short sit reading.

Comprehensive Financial Aid book
I was impressed by the amount of information in this book.Wish it had been published last year when we were going through the admissions process.It is a book I will highly recommend to my online parents group who havestudents in the college admissions process.It is great to have a bookthat addresses school specific scholarships. ... Read more

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The Big Book of College Scholarship and Financial Aid Information is an invaluable resource for anyone preparing to attend college. It contains extensive lists of grants and scholarships. In addition it details who should file and where to find the Free Application for Federal Student Aide (FAFSA). There are tips on locating scholarships as well as a section on federal scholarship programs. It contains material on additional scholarships, foundations, organizations, fellowships, grants and programs, whether federal, state or private to help you find the right financial aide. It also provides a link to a free scholarship search. Military benefits and international aide are included as well as a little known program requiring certain employers to pay for their employees' online learning. ... Read more

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This book is an indispensable reference guide on financial aid. It includes a detailed analysis of the financial aid formula and a step-by-step guide to completing the FAFSA form. Updated annually. ... Read more

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This up-to-date, comprehensive book painlessly guides parents, their college-bound children, and returning students through the financial aid maze, listing important deadlines, addresses and forms, as well as the means of securing all of the financial aid for which they are eligible to meet college costs. ... Read more

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In this third edition of College Finacial Aid: TheBest Resources To Help You Find The Money, you'll find full-pagereviews of more over 160 resources (including books, Websites, CD-ROMsand more) focused on the college financial aid process, along withbackground informatin you need on the financial aid process. Werecommend the best resources for:

**Understanding and applying to federal and state financial aid programs

**Helping you compplete the all-important FAFSA and PROFILEapplications to your best advantage

**Researching college costs and estimating your family's expected financial contribution

**Receiving an athletic scholarship

**Evaluating financial aid offers made by different colleges

**Bridging the financial gap with education loans

**Completing free Internet-based scholarship searches

Use this book as your guide to knowledge, understanding and success inthe complex world of college financial aid. ... Read more