501 Ways for Adult Students to Pay for College: Going Back to School Without Going Broke [Paperback]

Gen Tanabe (Author), Kelly Tanabe (Author)

Book Description

Series: 501 Ways for Adult Students to Pay for College | Publication Date: May 1, 2009

Adults can find the means to go back to school despite the pressures of work, family, and a mortgage with this guide to funding continued education. With expanded information on distance learning and part-time classes and new financial aid, loan, and scholarship opportunities, this updated resource teaches adult students how to find and win scholarships designed especially for them, obtain financial support from employers, get financial aid for distance learning, negotiate for more financial aid, take advantage of educational tax breaks, trade tuition costs for volunteer service, and cancel education debts with loan forgiveness programs. Twenty firsthand anecdotes inspire adult students with creative and unusual ways to pay for their education.

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Clearly experts on the subject of fundraising, the Tanabes won over $100,000 in scholarships while they were at Harvard University, allowing them to graduate debt-free. In this chatty but practical guide to footing tuition bills as an adult, they offer both obvious and little-known tips to readers who are going back for degrees. Naturally, scholarships play a large role in paying for college, and the Tanabes list 40 scholarships specifically for adult students and give pointers on writing a winning scholarship essay. In addition to receiving scholarship money, adult students can also qualify for financial aid, and the authors explain how potential students should go about applying for aid from federal and state governments, as well as from their college. Furthermore, many of the more than three million students who are over the age of 35 have a good shot of getting their employer to pay for their education, and the authors share advice on that angle as well. The Tanabes, who also wrote Adults Students: An Insider’s Guide to Getting Into College, offer an incomparable asset for any adult seeking practical, handy advice on paying for their education.
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About the Author

Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe are the authors of 1001 Ways to Pay For College, Accepted! 50 Successful Business School Admission Essays, Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays, Adult Students, Get Free Cash for College, Get into Any College, How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay, and Sallie Mae How to Pay for College. They live in Palo Alto, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Supercollege, Llc; Third edition edition (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932662332
• ISBN-13: 978-1932662337
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars well organized and clear, January 22, 2011

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This review is from: 501 Ways for Adult Students to Pay for College: Going Back to School Without Going Broke (Paperback)

As an adult (44) who has chosen to pursue an undergraduate degree i was often frustrated at books that assumed i was a senior in high school. Many of the suggestions in most books were completely inappropriate or even impossible when you have been out of school for 26 years!

This book is different. It assumes you have worked, maybe are still working, have a life, some experience, but just don't know much about this "college" thing. This book is aimed at an intelligent but under informed reader. it doesnt really hold your hand, but it does cover the three things i needed 1. reassures me that its not that hard 2. was organized for easy use and 3. approach-ably written.

Like almost any scholarship book, this book was dated the moment it was printed. but the book does tell you how to look things up and keep up to date. do you NEED a book? no, everything is online these days.. but having the "where to look" and some suggestions in print format is greatly reassuring and makes life simpler for those of us lacking in "google fu".

i have serious learning disabilities (dyscalculia) and anxiety issues, and going back to school was nerve wracking .. while i cant say i have gotten any scholarships (yet) i can tell you that the book helped my nerves a great deal.

11 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-entry Student, November 10, 2007

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This review is from: 501 Ways for Adult Students to Pay for College: Going Back to School Without Going Broke (Paperback)

As an adult returning to college this book was my springboard and provided me with a wealth of information in nagivating the academic maze. Thank you.