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Paying for College Without Going Broke, 2010 Edition (College Admissions Guides) |  | Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
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Pages: 352
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Product Description
Are you concerned about college financing? Could you use expert advice and tips to help you with tuition? As the price of college tuition steadily increases, paying for it requires strategies to maximize financial aid and minimize costs. Paying for College Without Going Broke, 2010 Edition is thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current economic uncertainties and to take the stress, confusion, and guess-work out of applying for financial aid.
This is the only book to include the latest financial aid forms and lists of annual changes in tax laws. It also shows students and parents how to improve their chances of receiving aid by planning ahead and calculating their aid eligibility before applying to college. Additionally, Paying for College Without Going Broke, 2010 Edition includes advice on how to negotiate with financial aid offices, handle special circumstances (for single parents or independent students), and receive educational tax breaks. It is a must-have for anyone concerned about the soaring costs of college tuition.
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 Paying for College Without Going Broke December 8, 2009
Kristen P. Bregani (New England)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have been buying this for over 10 years now.
It has saved us 1,000's of dollars no doubt!
Can't say enough good things about it.
The colleges' best friends are the uneducated consumers, those parents who don't bother to learn HOW the process works! Putting 4 children through college in 11 consecutive years, this book helps!
Helped us improve our financial aid package July 2, 2010
Daniel G. Lebryk
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
How much do you hate filling out the FASFA? I hate it every year. It is a mystery and almost worse than doing my taxes.
I dove into the FASFA two years ago, all on my own, no instructions for my son's freshman year at a fairly expensive private college. We did reasonably well on financial aid. This past year, I purchased this book and used the section by section guide to fill in the FASFA, and like magic, we qualified for $1,000 more financial aid this year. Now this is remarkable, the college cost went up a fair amount, and my wife and I both made more money over last year. I credit this book to receiving more financial aid. There are some counter-intuitive things you need to include in the FASFA that you might consider money that would reduce aid, but in fact does the opposite. The author does a fantastic job of explaining the ins and outs of that form. They were things I missed by not fully understanding the FASFA instructions.
Frankly, I wish we had bought this book during my son's Junior year in High School. There is some fantastic advice on financial choices you can make to improve the financial aid package. The book is very easy to read. It provides very practical solid advice on affording your child's college education. There is no assumption that parents will pay for 100% of your child's schooling.
The guide we found invaluable for the college search: Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. The book is getting just a little bit old, but the philosophy is still fantastic for how to look for a college.
A Must! April 9, 2010
Mission Viejo Shopper (California)
My girls are a few years away from applying for college but everything in this book really seems to make sense. I am so glad that I got it early enough because it seems like the more planning we do early on (and I don't mean saving money)the better position we will be in when applying for college! This book is very easy to read.
Very informative! May 17, 2010
Kathleen Brzyski
This will be a book that I refer to often. I will buy the subsequent editions until my daughter starts college.
 Order this years before you send your child to college. January 1, 2010
Reader
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Plan early or there's not much you can do. That's the basic message here.
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