The Complete Idiot's Guide to Financial Aid for College


Book Description

Paying for college these days can take more planning than ever before, which means that parents and students need even more help and guidance than they once did. Navigating today's confusing sea of Pell Grants and income protection allowances can be tricky, so it's important to start early and investigate all your options. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Financial Aid for College, Second Edition, helps you find your way through the maze of options.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Financial Aid for College


Book Description

"In this revised and updated Complete Idiot's Guide you get: tactics for creating a college savings plan, tips on how to find the best low-interest loan programs, financial aid forms - demystified, an up-to-date directory of names, addresses, and information on where to inquire and how to apply for financial aid."--Back cover.




Complete Idiot's Guide To Financial Aid For College


Book Description

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Financial Aid for College helps parents and students create a plan to pay the costs of a college education. It is filled with practical advice about where to find low-interest loans, how to take advantage of tax laws, how to negotiate the best aid offer, and how to improve the chances of receiving financial aid. A special feature is the information directory, the names and addresses of places to inquire about and apply for financial aid. The book also contains up-to-date aid forms and explains what credit history information to include.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paying for College


Book Description

A higher education without falling deep in debt. With the lack of financial aid, grants, and scholarships available today due to the economic climate, parents and students need serious help in finding ways to pay for college. Savings plans and resources have disappeared. Loans seem impossible to pay off. That's where The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Paying for College steps in. It helps develop an action plan for people to budget and pay for college right now, and if necessary, strategize repayment after graduation. It also explains how to: • Find ways to lower the cost of tuition and room and board • Find honest–to–goodness free money • Discover more affordable options like college credit for military service, peer–to–peer lending, or attending nontraditional colleges and universities




Financial Aid for College


Book Description

PLEASE PROVIDE COURSE INFORMATION PLEASE PROVIDE




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paying for College


Book Description

Bring your college goal within reach! You can make college a reality if you're willing to do your homework, learn to lower both your direct and indirect college costs, and pursue advice on scholarships and other forms of aid.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Financial Aid for College, 2nd Edition


Book Description

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




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Going Back to College


Book Description

The grown-up’s guide to higher education. Adults make up 41% of students on campus today, but the truth is many enter college feeling lost, uncomfortable, and “too old” in the traditional class structure. This book provides information that is unique to the adult learning experience, including selecting the right school and courses, online enrollment and advisement, school for the full-time parent, juggling classes and a job, and more. - Author Dolores A. Mize, PhD, is a higher education leader who received her doctorate as a single parent. - Covers every unique challenge for the adult college student.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to College Survival


Book Description

Offers survival tips on adjusting to college life, on- and off-campus housing, the Greek scene, studying, exams and papers, finances, partying, and balancing work and leisure time.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Into Top Colleges


Book Description

This must-have guide carefully explores the to-do's to gain admission to a top tier school. Students and parents will learn about choosing the right school, what college admissions officers really consider when making their decisions, early decision versus early action, and what being on the waitlist means.