student aid

Describes 1,001 practical ways to pay for college including finding the best scholarships, negotiating for more financial aid, having your student loans forgiven, and finding great internships.

In this book, teens will learn how to navigate the college funding maze, using grants, scholarships, savings, loans, and other creative options to pay for school.

"The central motivation for this book is imagining an alternative to the student loan program that better aligns with America's belief that effort and ability should be the deciding factors in determining economic differences. It positions postsecondary education properly as the central lever by which American children can secure for themselves promising futures, and it supports analysis of the extent to which current policy interventions facilitate these mechanisms, or not"--Provided by publisher.

Provides information and guidance for funding a college education, covering financial aid eligibility and forms, negotiation with the financial aid office, short- and long-term funding strategies, special circumstances for single parents and independent students, and other topics, and including sample forms, as well as information on new federal laws that affect college financing.

Describes the financial aid opportunities at over three thousand two- and four-year colleges, universities, and technical schools, accompanied by a planning calendar, worksheets, itemized charts, and cost-saving tips.

Provides descriptions of hundreds of scholarships, internships, and loan programs from federal, state, and private sources, and includes tips on avoiding scholarship scams, links to college and scholarship searches, and eligibility indexes.

Offers advice on how to apply for financial aid, features step-by-step instructions for filling out a simplified FAFSA form, and looks at the financial aid profiles of some three thousand colleges, universities, and technical schools.

Explains where to find scholarships; provides guidance and tools, including sample essays, for applying for scholarships; and contains information on service scholarships, education tax breaks, and college savings funds.

Offers teens financial advice for paying for college. Discusses scholarships, grants, and loans. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Describes the basics of using scholarships, financial aid, grants, loans, work study and private employment to pay for college and how to apply for them.