The College Board College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook 2001: All-New 21st Annual Edition (College Board Guide to Getting Financial Aid) [Paperback]

The College Board (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0874476461 | ISBN-13: 978-0874476460 | Publication Date: August 15, 2000 | Edition: Revised

The bestselling college financial aid guide

The College Board College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook 2001 provides easy-to-use worksheets for estimating college expenses and the expected family contribution to college costs, and for comparing financial aid awards. The college listings give itemized facts and figures on undergraduate costs and college-based scholarships at more than 2,700 colleges, including tuition, fees, room and board; out-of-state costs at public institutions; need-based and non-need-based financial aid policies; and financial aid application procedures and deadlines and much more.

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"For the multitude of students and their families who are sweating out who'll pay for college, the new edition of College Costs & Financial Aid Handbook has a wealth of information."
-Chattanooga Times, Steve Bartlett, the McCallie School

About the Author

The College Board has played a significant role in American education since 1900. Its members include virtually all colleges in the country and a growing number of high schools. Their faculties and administrators serve as advisers and supporters of College Board activities, giving the organization a level of authoritativeness that no other publisher can match.
The College Board is the leader in the field of college information and test preparation publications. The College Board Scholarship Handbook 2001 extends the range of the Board's college-planning directories and continues its widely recognized tradition of accuracy and comprehensiveness. As the sponsor of the SATs, the Board also publishes the most authoritative and respected book on preparing for the SAT--10 Real SATs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 709 pages
• Publisher: College Board; Revised edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874476461
• ISBN-13: 978-0874476460
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,320,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Mostly Thorough Guide to Costs and Financial Aid, January 29, 2001

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This review is from: The College Board College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook 2001: All-New 21st Annual Edition (College Board Guide to Getting Financial Aid) (Paperback)

This thick handbook appears to include nearly every college and university in the US. Most listings provide actual published costs to attend the schools and very helpful information regarding the ave. $'s schools offer for need and non-need based aid.The book also provides a guide to the % of total average costs these aid packages cover.

While most schools we reviewed in the handbook had all the information in each category, some did not making it difficult to compare equally each schools financial aid packages. You may , therefore, have to contact a school directly and hope they will "fill in the gaps".

Overall this book is a very useful "bible" for comparing the "generosity" and specifics of colleges and university's average financial aid packages and ways to qualify for reduced tuition through IB, AP, and family, religious or employment affiliations.