As the cost of college escalates, having a financial plan for your child's future becomes even more important. And not because he was the perfect student. Scholarships for All Kinds of Students Financing College Financial expert Kristin Davis is a Senior Associate Editor for Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine. In her book Financing College , she offers parents and students several options to help make college a financial reality. By starting small, she says, your investments build big.
Many states offer state tax deductions with the plan.
Start contributing early. You've chosen your investment plan. Benjamin Kaplan went to Harvard and graduated debt-free. And you don't have to be a straight-A student or an Olympic athlete to win one. Some scholarship applications do not require academic transcripts.