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Financing College: How to Use Savings, Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Loans to Afford the School of Your Choice - Softcover

 
9780812928273: Financing College: How to Use Savings, Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Loans to Afford the School of Your Choice
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ISBN 10: 081292827X ISBN 13: 9780812928273

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Parents are suffering from college "sticker shock." They read of increasing tuitions and agonize over how they can afford the best school for their children. Kristin Davis contends that things are better than they may seem. In Financing College, she demystifies every aspect of the college aid process, helping parents estimate their bottom line--how much of the total costs a college will actually expect the family to contribute. And that's pretty much the same whether the child's applying to a chic expensive school or a more modestly priced public or private institution.

This guide will help parents and their children:

Choose a school that meets their educational and financial goals.

Maximize savings, invest for high return, and reduce the tax bite.

Negotiate with financial aid officers.

Get the lowest-cost loans.

Apply for scholarships the smart way.

Whether parents are launching a long-term savings plan for young children or scrambling to pay next year's tuition bills for today's high school seniors, Financing College provides the strategies they need to afford the best education possible.

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Kristin Davis is a senior associate editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine covering banking, credit, insurance, taxes, college financing, and household money management. Named three times to The Journal of Financial Reporting's annual listing of America's best financial journalists under the age of 30, she has appeared on Donahue, CNN, CNBC and numerous radio programs. Ms. Davis lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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This summer's headlines shouted news that students--and their parents--already knew. College costs have jumped as much as 6 percent--more than twice the inflation rate--at most schools. The question of how to finance a college education is now more immediate than ever. Though helpful new guides have proliferated, Davis' advice should win instant attention and respect because she is an editor at Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine. Packed with informative sidebars, charts, and graphs that are typically Kiplinger's, her book considers how and when to begin saving for college, how to "win" college aid, and whether to borrow money. Davis warns against the scholarship "mirage" and discusses the financial aspects of choosing which college to attend. She also suggests alternatives, such as the military and cooperative education, and examines such innovations as paying tuition in installments or prepaying to lock in costs. A final chapter looks at financial services for students and ways to minimize student living expenses. David Rouse

Written as a guide to prepare prospective college students and their parents for the escalating costs of a college education, Davis, senior associate editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, takes a comprehensive approach to develop a strategy to afford a higher education. Davis does an excellent job of explaining various investment avenues for financing a college education. Information concerning how financial-aid officers determine eligibility and practical advice on how to negotiate a better aid package are but a few items sure to be of interest to those preparing to pay for a college education. Davis's book is highly readable and will probably be most valuable to parents preparing to save for their children's education, though college students too will benefit from this well-written, well-organized book. Recommended for public libraries.?Dennis Krieb, St. Charles Cty. Community Coll. Lib., St. Peters, Mo.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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