Pay Less for College: The Must-Have Guide to Affording Your Degree (Full Color Tables, Charts, and Graphics) - Softcover
Synopsis
Pay Less for College: The Must-Have Guide to Affording Your Degree gives you real financial aid know-how and the power to save thousands on college costs.
This no-nonsense, comprehensive, up-to-date guide:
- Strips away the confusion around college costs and financial aid
- Explains how colleges actually decide what you'll pay, and what you can do about it
- Shows you how to cut college expenses-both big and small
- Guides you in creating a personalized, proactive game plan for college financing that fits your family's needs, resources, goals, and values
- Helps you avoid costly mistakes and unnecessary student debt
The 4th Edition is fully updated to cover the latest and upcoming changes to the FAFSA, PLUS Loans, Pell Grants, and college financial aid policies.
Authors Elizabeth Walter and Debra Thro saw how often families were blindsided by unexpectedly high college bills. They wrote Pay Less for College to give parents and students the strategies, insights, and clarity they need to make informed decisions about how to pay for college. Now in its fourth edition, Pay Less for College continues to cut through the noise, helping families navigate the complexities of college financing with confidence, practicality, and purpose.
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Pay Less for College is organized into four parts with focused, easy-to-use chapters.
Part I: College Costs and Financial Aid
- The Cost of Attendance, Net Price, and the Student Aid Index (SAI)
- Where financial aid comes from-and how to get it
- How colleges build financial aid packages
- How to accurately estimate your four-year price tag
Part II: How to Pay Less for College
- Minimize your SAI
- Choose the right colleges and apply in ways that increase free money
- Pick the right application strategy for your goals and budget
- Cut costs significantly-both big and small
Part III: Planning: Guidance through a family conversation about college costs and what you can afford; Help preparing for unexpected life or financial changes; Turning insights into action
Part IV: Resources and Tools-10 appendices packed with information on specific topics, including in-depth guides to the FAFSA, CSS Profile, SAI, Pell Grant eligibility, and how to navigate financial aid when parents are unmarried, divorced, separated, remarried, or widowed. Also included: Guides to preparing applications that boost your chances of being awarded more grants and scholarships, including how to write standout essays, secure strong recommendation letters, and make your personal outreach most effective
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About the Authors
Elizabeth Walter is an American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Certified College Admissions Specialist. Walter holds a BS in Biology from SUNY Geneseo and a PhD in Experimental Pathology from Case Western Reserve University.
Debra Thro is an American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Certified College Admissions Specialist. Thro holds a BA in Communications and Social Science from the University of South Florida.
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