How to Go to College on a Shoe String by O'Phelan, Ann Marie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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How to go to college on a shoestring: the insider’s guide to grants, scholarships, cheap books, fellowships, and other financial aid secrets. Table of Contents Dedication Foreword Preface Introduction

How to Read This Book What to Do Once You Finish This Book

Chapter 1

College Knowledge Whose Job Is This? Going It Alone What You Can Do to Get Ready Savings Plans Get a Job? Looking Good on Paper Grades SATs Activities Home-Schoolers Advanced Placement and CLEP Community College Courses Wrapping It Up

Chapter 2

Choosing the Right College Visit Campuses Wrapping It Up Calculating the Real Cost Public versus Private In-State versus Out-of-State Location Matters Living at Home? Commuter Blues Online Options The Application Process Wrapping It Up

Chapter 3

What Is the FAFSA? What Parents Can Do The Profile The Student Aid Report (SAR) The Offers Some Good News Wrapping It Up

Chapter 4

Federal Grants Pell Grants Academic Competitiveness Grant and National SMART Grants Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Federal Agency Grants State Grants A Few More Ways to Save on Education Wrapping It Up

Chapter 5

Federal Student Loan Programs Federal Perkins Loans Federal Stafford Loans So How Much Can You Borrow? Federal PLUS Loans Service-Cancelable Loans Child Care Providers Forgiveness Amounts: Law Enforcement or Corrections Officer Repayment Private Loans Bank Loans Home Equity Alternatives Retirement Fund Borrowing Wrapping It Up

Chapter 6

Work and Service Opportunities Cooperative Education Internships College Work Programs Americorps/National Service Reserves/National Guard Wrapping It Up

Chapter 7

Defining Yourself Books Internet Colleges Local Organizations (Rotary, Kiwanis, Retired Teachers) Scholarships for Specific Groups Keeping Track of It All Wrapping It Up

Chapter 8

How to Win the Dream Scholarship Recommendations The Essay Filling Out the Application Personal Statement Awards and Achievements The Transcripts The Interview Wrapping It Up

Chapter 9

The Credit Card Trap Loan Consolidation Pitfalls Scholarship and Aid Scams Scholarship Search Scams Dropping Courses Dropping Out Wrapping It Up

Chapter 10

Choosing Where to Live To Drive or Not to Drive Doing Without Eating Right Medical Expenses Cheap Books The Cost of Going Home Spring Break Staying in School Wrapping It Up

Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Author Biography More Great Titles from Atlantic Publishing