Financial Aid and College Resources

Strategies to Maximize College Savings, Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Grants

by Tanabe, Gen S.

Book - 2021

Presents the various options available for paying college tuition, including finding the best scholarships, obtaining tax credits, becoming an intern, and applying for programs that include student loan forgiveness. Presents the various options available for paying college tuition, including finding the best scholarships, obtaining tax credits, becoming an intern, and applying for programs that include student loan forgiveness. Show less

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College Admissions During COVID

How to Navigate the New Challenges in Admissions, Testing, Financial Aid, and More

by Franek, Robert

Book - 2020

College Admissions During Covid gathers together the 70+ most common questions from students and parents, and answers them with information garnered from ...Show more College Admissions During Covid gathers together the 70+ most common questions from students and parents, and answers them with information garnered from deans, admissions officers, and Franek's own 25+ years of expertise. Some things remain the same (yes, you should write an essay), but others have changed (you may have to postpone that campus visit). No matter how crazy things seem, Franek and The Princeton Review are here to help guide you through this difficult time and set you up for college admission success. Show less

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The Financial Aid Handbook

Getting the Education You Want for the Price You Can Afford

by Stack, Carol

Book - 2017

The Financial Aid Handbook is the only book families need to find the right college at the right price. This completely revised, up-to-date edition builds...Show more The Financial Aid Handbook is the only book families need to find the right college at the right price. This completely revised, up-to-date edition builds on the success of the original—the definitive, one-stop guide to the college selection and payment process, covering everything from basic timelines and tuition costs to predicting your scholarship award from colleges and taking ownership of student debt after graduation. Updated to reflect the most recent changes in federal processes and timelines and including new chapters for undocumented and homeless students, this revised edition is a must-have for high school students and their parents. Show less

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8 Steps to Paying Less for College

A Crash Course in Scholarships, Grants, and Financial Aid

Book - 2018

Alas, not everybody started saving for college when their kid was in diapers. But there's still hope—and help! This friendly guide distills the confusing ...Show more Alas, not everybody started saving for college when their kid was in diapers. But there's still hope—and help! This friendly guide distills the confusing financial aid process into 8 clear, actionable steps you can take right now to help afford college. Show less

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Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2021

Book - 2020

Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2021 provides up-to-date information on more than 1.6 million privately funded awards worth over 10 billion d...Show more Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2021 provides up-to-date information on more than 1.6 million privately funded awards worth over 10 billion dollars available to college students. It contains detailed profiles of awards based on academic fields and career goals, ethnic heritage, talent, employment experience, military service, and other categories that are available from private sources such as foundations, corporations, and religious and civic organizations. Show less

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The College Wellness Guide

by Barneson, Casey Rowley

Book - 2021

An innovative new book that provides a mix of information, resources, and self-assessment activities to help students reach and maintain their overall hea...Show more An innovative new book that provides a mix of information, resources, and self-assessment activities to help students reach and maintain their overall health. The book includes: information on how to assess your college fit academically and socio-emotionally, self-assessment activities that students can use to ID their specific stressors and ways to alleviate those issues, sections on physical, mental, and social wellness, each with data-backed insights and research to help define the issues and strategies for handling, proactive activities for student use with reflection prompts to help develop roadmaps toward a healthier status quo, wellness highlights, information on colleges with exceptional track records in specific wellness issues, and resources for national and college-specific help. Show less

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How to College

What to Know Before You Go (and When You're There)

by Brenner, Andrea

Book - 2019

Professors Andrea Malkin Brenner and Lara Schwartz guide first-year students and their families through the transition process, during the summer after hi...Show more Professors Andrea Malkin Brenner and Lara Schwartz guide first-year students and their families through the transition process, during the summer after high school graduation and throughout the school year, preparing students to succeed and thrive as they transition and adapt to college. The book draws on the authors’ experience teaching, writing curricula, and designing programs for thousands of first-year college students over several decades. Show less

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Paying for College

by Chany, Kalman A.

Book - 2021

A guide to controlling college costs offers advice on financial aid packages, educational loans, tax regulations, and additional sources of revenue, and includes the latest financial aid forms and updates on tax laws. A guide to controlling college costs offers advice on financial aid packages, educational loans, tax regulations, and additional sources of revenue, and includes the latest financial aid forms and updates on tax laws. Show less

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Quick Guide to Choosing your College Major

by Shatkin, Laurence

Book - 2019

This easy-to-use guide moves from self-assessment to information to decision making. The decision-making process begins with an explanation of what a coll...Show more This easy-to-use guide moves from self-assessment to information to decision making. The decision-making process begins with an explanation of what a college major is and what should be considered when making a decision. The next chapters offer three quick exercises to help readers clarify dimensions that are relevant to the choice of a major: their personality type, their strongest skills, and their favorite high school courses. Using the results of these exercises, readers construct a "hot list" of the college majors that seem to suit them the most, plus any others that look interesting. Then they explore their possible choices by reading fact-packed descriptions of 61 popular college majors and the 164 occupations and 95 job specializations linked to these majors. Show less

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How to Survive your Freshman Year

Book - 2019

This revamped edition of America's #1 college advice guide includes new advice from hundreds of college students from around the country, alongside the be...Show more This revamped edition of America's #1 college advice guide includes new advice from hundreds of college students from around the country, alongside the best timeless advice from earlier editions. This ultimate insider’s guide to college life helps entering freshmen navigate the challenging transition to college life. In addition, the book features expert advice from college advisers and administrators, mental health professionals and others. Show less

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