Paying for College without Going Broke, 2004 Edition (College Admissions Guides) [Paperback]

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Publication Date: October 14, 2003 | Series: College Admissions Guides

“The most complete and up-to-date book I’ve seen on loans,grants, and tax strategies for parents of college-bound children.”
– Terry Savage, Chicago Sun-Times

“ Paying for College could accurately be titled ‘Everything the College Financial Aid Officers Won’t Tell, and Everything You Never Thought to Ask.’”
– New York Daily News

Insider Strategies for Maximizing Financial Aid and Minimizing College Costs

• Plan ahead to improve your chance of receiving financial aid
• Calculate your aid eligibility before you apply to colleges
• Complete the financial aid forms (including the 2004—2005 FAFSA and the 2004—2005 CSS PROFILE)
• Negotiate with the financial aid office
• Learn about educational tax breaks
• Master special circumstances if you’re a single parent or an independent student

Kalman A. Chany is the founder and president of Campus Consultants in New York. For 21 years he has helped thousands of clients maximize the amount of financial aid they receive. He has shared his advice on Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, CNN, NPR’s Talk of the Nation, and other prominent news programs.

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?The most complete and up-to-date book I?ve seen on loans,grants, and tax strategies for parents of college-bound children.?
? Terry Savage, Chicago Sun-Times

? Paying for College could accurately be titled ?Everything the College Financial Aid Officers Won?t Tell, and Everything You Never Thought to Ask.??
? New York Daily News

Insider Strategies for Maximizing Financial Aid and Minimizing College Costs

? Plan ahead to improve your chance of receiving financial aid
? Calculate your aid eligibility before you apply to colleges
? Complete the financial aid forms (including the 2004?2005 FAFSA and the 2004?2005 CSS PROFILE)
? Negotiate with the financial aid office
? Learn about educational tax breaks
? Master special circumstances if you?re a single parent or an independent student

Kalman A. Chany is the founder and president of Campus Consultants in New York. For 21 years he has helped thousands of clients maximize the amount of financial aid they receive. He has shared his advice on Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, CNN, NPR?s Talk of the Nation, and other prominent news programs.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review (October 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375763503
• ISBN-13: 978-0375763502
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,748,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Questionable value, October 20, 2003

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Joseph V. Rinella (Collegeville, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paying for College without Going Broke, 2004 Edition (College Admissions Guides) (Paperback)

The real value of this book appears to be its short term strategies. These are strategies one may employ when college is approaching. Its long term strategies are nothing more than what you'd find in Money Magazine or similar periodical. My advice is to wait and purchase this book until you're within five years of enrolling in college.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Paying for College aka Surviving the FAFSA, February 26, 2006

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B. Truex (New York State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paying for College without Going Broke, 2004 Edition (College Admissions Guides) (Paperback)

This book helped me to walk step by step through the financial aid process that colleges demand. There are forms in the back that made doing the FAFSA a lot less onerous than it seemed at first. It has areas of instruction for private as well as state funded schools. It explains what you have to tell the schools that you have financially, what you don't and why. Also is very helpful in advising you how to negotiate with the colleges after their first financial aid offer comes through. Neither of my children would have been able to attend the institutions they are currently in without the financial advise I got from this book.