Paying for College without Going Broke, 2009 Edition (College Admissions Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
Category: Book
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 7.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 0375428836
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.30973
EAN: 9780375428838
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Publication Date: October 14, 2008
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Product Description
As the cost of college steadily increases, paying for it requires insider strategies to maximize financial aid and minimize college costs. Paying for College Without Going Broke 2009 is thoroughly revised and updated to take the stress, confusion, and guess-work out of applying for financial aid.
The only book to include the latest financial aid forms and lists of annual changes in tax laws, it also shows students and their parents how to calculate their aid eligibility before applying to college and plan ahead to improve their chances of receiving aid. The book also 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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Insightful book written by a long-term financial aid expert December 16, 2008
Chany explains upfront that the most financial aid goes not to the "neediest" but to those who best understand the financial aid process. This happens for many reasons including the many financial aid loopholes. Structuring your finances to maximize aid awarded to your children entering and in college is legal and ethical says Chany. He argues that just as making decisions to legally minimize taxes is ethical, so too is maximizing aid so long as you tell the truth in aid applications.
Colleges and their financial aid officers don't explain the often mysterious process and formulas by which financial aid awards are determined. Chany has filled this void in his comprehensive book.
Chany is one of a handful of nationally recognized experts on how the college financial aid process works and what you can do to maximize your child's aid. His book, which has been in print since the early 1990s, is updated annually. Chany also discusses the college selection process, how state aid works, and he walks the reader through how to complete all the major aid forms.
For a more detailed summary of this book, please see my website (www.erictyson.com)
- Eric Tyson
Best-selling author of Personal Finance for Dummies
College help November 23, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I did not use this product,but sent it to my son who has a college bound daughter. He thought it quite useful.
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