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How are you going to pay for college?

With the costs of college these days, financial aid isn’t an option; it’s a necessity. But how do you know you’re getting everything you deserve? Eight Steps to Help Black Families Pay for College walks you through this daunting process. Inside you’ll learn how to:

·Get a handle on the financial aid process; learn about loans, scholarships, grants, and work-study programs
·Approach financial aid with the right attitude and make debt work for you
·Choose the right school–and understand how cost factors into college selection
·Utilize long- and short-term strategies to get the maximum aid you need
·Assess and respond to financial aid offers
·Pay back loans responsibly

You’ll also gain insight into how the government and colleges determine your expected family contribution (EFC). As a bonus, you’ll discover the role affirmative action plays in the admissions decision. We’ve even included real-life stories to help you avoid financial aid gaffes and pitfalls.

Learn how to make informed action pay off now and in the long run so that one day you can give back to your alma mater and your community. ... Read more

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Short and easy to read
The book was nice and short, easy to read.

Financial Literacy 101
This book is an engaging reference tool.It is more than information on how to pay for college.It is a beginning step to understanding financial literacy and preparing for your financial future.

Chapter One sets the framework for the book and begins expanding the readers world view on money in general.Understanding the basic difference between income and wealth is the first step towards financial literacy.

The insight that is given in terms of how you negotiate and relate for preparing for college and working with financial aid officer can easily be transferred to relating to the bank or any other financial institution.

There is more to this book than is obvious to naked eye.

Dr. LaVeist is using college entrance preparation as an opportunity to introduce his reader to wider concepts on money and basic finances.

Very entertaining
I enjoyed this book. The authors are two brothers who weaved a story about getting their sons ready for college into a book about college financial aid, which is usually a very boring topic. Very creative! They managed to entertain AND educate.

It's Been A long time comming
I am so thankful to these two brothers. Who have work hard in bring all of this information together.Look forward to here about more in the near future. Again, thank you, my son will benefit from this greally.

This book is a godsend
This is just the type of book on financial aid that I was looking for. It makes the whole confusing process easy to understand. It's a quick read, intelligent and entertaining. It speaks to black folks. After reading it, I have a better understanding of how the whole thing works. ... Read more

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The Simple Guide to College Admission & Financial Aid is an easy-to-use handbook for developing a college admission and financial aid strategy while guiding students and parents step-by-step through the application and financial aid processes. Also included are tips, insider information and suggestions that will take all of the mystery (and stress) out of applying for financial aid. The Simple Guide to College Admission & Financial Aid is full of invaluable information that will put students well on their way to achieving (and affording) their college dreams. ... Read more

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Every College Bound student needs this book!!!
I Love this book!
As a high school counselor, I recommended this to many of my seniors. Their parents where very thankful. It is a thorough treatment of the college admissions process. My favorite part is in the financial aid section, where they discuss good award letters, vs poor award letters.
Each chapter ends with a to do list, as well as many online resources. The workbook style gives students a much needed organizational piece to keep track of everything in one location.

Excellent Resource
One of the most complete books on the subject I've found yet. Very complete and detailed information, especially on financial aid, written with common sense and information I could understand and use. By following the financial aid information, we ended up with an excellent financial aid package. ... Read more

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College Costs Handbook
This has been a very informative book.It was a great help with assisting us with our budgets for the upcoming school year.I would recommend it highly. ... Read more

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"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. ... Read more

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A Must If You Need Financial Aid For College
Mr. Rye has produced an excellent, easy-to-read guide for both students and their parents on how to apply for college financial aid. The book is well organized and allows its readers to identify and focus in on financial aid programs that are most suitable for them. The comprehensive directory in the back of the book provides information on every aspect of apply for and getting financial aid. This outstanding book gets 5 stars! ... Read more

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All the info you need
There is all the info you need to feel secure that you are getting the most for you child's education.

Usefulness of Getting Financial Aid
I have found this book extremely useful in my work as a private College Counselor.I think anyone interested in hopefully obtaining financial aid will find that the information in this book comes from a reputable source.I have found that there is often a problem trying to determine whether or not the information is credible and useful.There are many sources that are neither credible or reliable.

Getting Financial Aid 2009
This publication is an essential reference in applying for financial aid at US colleges. It tells the prospective student how to apply and lists 1000's of available scholarships. Indexing could be improved. Scholarships are listed alphabetically by state. There is no index to type of scholarship. ... Read more

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"An excellent, interesting, well-written book.... It is a significant contribution to the history of higher education, and in particular, to the history of liberal arts colleges."--David W. Breneman, University of VirginiaAdmissions and financial aid policies at liberal arts colleges have changed dramatically since 1955. Through the 1950s, most colleges in the United States enrolled fewer than 1000 students, nearly all of whom were white. Few colleges were truly selective in their admissions; they accepted most students who applied. In the 1960s, as the children of the baby boom reached college age and both federal and institutional financial aid programs expanded, many more students began to apply to college. For the first time, liberal arts colleges were faced with an abundance of applicants, which raised new questions. What criteria would they use to select students? How would they award financial aid? The answers to these questions were shaped by financial and educational considerations as well as by the struggles for civil rights and gender equality that swept across the nation. The colleges' answers also proved crucial to their futures, as the years since the mid-1970s have shown. When the influx of baby boom students slowed, colleges began to recruit aggressively in order to maintain their class sizes. In the past decade, financial aid has become another tool that colleges use to compete for the best students.By tracing the development of competitive admission and financial aid policies at a selected group of liberal arts colleges, ^ICrafting a Class^N explores how institutional decisions reflect and respond to broad demographic, economic, political, and social forces. Elizabeth Duffy and Idana Goldberg closely studied sixteen liberal arts colleges in Massachusetts and Ohio. At each college, they not only collected empirical data on admissions, enrollment, and financial aid trends, but they also examined archival materials and interviewed current and former administrators. Duffy and Goldberg have produced an authoritative and highly readable account of some of the most important changes that have taken place in American higher education during the tumultuous decades since the mid-1950s^I. Crafting a Class^N will interest all readers who are concerned with the past and future directions of higher education in the United States. ... Read more

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This up-to-date reference guide provides detailed information on undergraduate costs, the scholarships offered, financial aid tips, and more, accompanied by a disk to help parents estimate a family's financial needs. Origina." ... Read more

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A step-by-step guide offers college funding alternatives for families at every economic level by explaining the financial aid system, instructing on application methods, and describing the aid opportunities at 2,800 two- and four-year colleges. Original. ... Read more

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Understand and plan your college funding options.

Finding money for college doesn't have to be harder than taking the SATs. In Financial Aid for College, we've collected the information, sifted out the nonessentials, and organized the rest into short, clear explanations that make sense of the process. This book shows you the formulas followed by people in the know, and breaks them down into manageable parts. Discover the insights and tools to use the financial aid system to your best advantage, with extra pointers to help you avoid pitfalls and keep track of the deadlines. Taking a clear, concise approach to money management, the Dorling Kindersley Essential Finance Series provides a practical and impartial resource to guide you through important financial decisions. Useful questionnaires pinpoint one's financial status while easy-to-use charts and graphs help track cash flow. Cut through the complexities of financial lingo and gain the confidence needed to build real financial security. Learn to live debt free, invest in the stock market, pay for a child's education, or plan for retirement. Filled with practical advice on all aspects of money management, this series offers an excellent foundation for building a personal finance library. ... Read more

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Lists colleges and universities participating in athletic programs in more than thirty different sports, and describes the types of financial aid available. ... Read more

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ARCOs acclaimed scholarship guide--covering over 750,000 awards worth $1 billion--is also available with a scholarship-search CD-ROM packed right inside the back cover!This breakthrough resource provides unsurpassed information on all types of financial aid, plus the ability to locate likely scholarship sources easily and accurately at the touch of a computer button. No other scholarship-search tool is this powerful! ... Read more

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Did you notice that Jennifer Smith has written reviews for several of the scholarship books atamazon.Apparently she is a fake.She probably works for amazon.

Great Idea, but the book didn't quite pay for itself
This book had quite a number of scholarships listed, but some of them were of no use to 99.9% of the population of college students.If I was interested in attending Generic College, USA, and I wanted to know what scholarships they offered, I would go to that college and ask them.I wouldn't look it up in a general college scholarship book.Thus it was frustrating when college-specific scholarships were listed for some schools, but not all.Some of the listings were outdated, and I felt like I had to read through the whole book to make sure I didn't miss any scholarships I was eligible for.I sent out about ten letters to different scholarship opportunities, and not all of them were responded to, and of those that replied and to whom I submitted applications to, no money was won.Thus I was not very happy with my purchase.

Scholarship abilities
I bought this book hoping it would be really succesful in helping to find several scholarships that would help me to find some money for college.I was very suprised how easy it was and how much money I earned.I got the book payed for at least 100 times in my first scholarship.I am very thankful for this book and I think the author should be highly praised. Jennifer Smith ... Read more

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College is one of the biggest expenses many people will ever have, and this completely updated guide identifies more than $2.5 billion in undergraduate scholarships, grants and prizes to help pay for it. There is more private aid described here than in any other guide--nearly 2,000 scholarship programs, representing 770,000 individual awards. ... Read more