Paying for college without going broke
By: by Kalman A. Chany ; with Geoff Martz ; foreword by Bill Clinton
Contributors: Martz, Geoff, author; Clinton, Bill, 1946- author of foreword
Edition: 2016 edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781101881972
Subjects: Student loans; Student aid; Handbooks, manuals
Description: "The only annual college financial aid guide with line-by-line instructions for completing the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE aid forms!"--
Notes: Previous edition: 2015, c2014.
Table of contents: title: A special message to first generation college students and their Parents; title: Understanding the process. Overview; title: How to take control of the process. Long-term strategies for paying for college ; Short-term strategies for receiving more financial aid ; How to pick colleges ; What the student can do ; State aid; title: Filling out the standardized forms; title: The offer & other financial matters. Innovative payment options ; Managing your debt ; Special topics ; Less taxing matters ; Looking for a financial aid consulting service ; Looking ahead; title: Worksheets and forms. Sample forms; title: Institutional methodology comments and case studies; title: Key things to know about the IRS data retrieval tool and the IRS transcript verification requirement.