Straight Talk on Paying for College: Lowering the Cost of Higher Education

By Trent Anderson, Allen Plummer, Seppy Basili, et al.

This guide features: * Expert Advice to help a family navigate the financial aid process and receive the best possible aid packag * A comprehensive listing of colleges and universities that includes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743241096
• ISBN13: 9780743241090
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.6" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

A satisfied customer...

Finally, a financial aid resource we can use! We've bought several financial aid guides recently in anticipation of our childrens' upcoming collegiate years. All have been either VERY confusing or too light to be of any real use. In "Conquer the Cost of College", the author presents a clear and concise plan to get the most aid for your college bound child. No gimmicks here, just great information, organized in easy to follow steps. If you have a high school student headed for college and are looking to save money, this is THE guide to use...Thanks!

A "Must Read" for Parents & Students!

This is the best financial aid book that I seen! It's written in a clear, consise manner. Thanks to "Conquer the Cost of College", I actually have a better understanding of the financial aid process! The sample letters, budgets and worksheets are an amazing resource. Parents would have to be crazy not to invest in this book. I highly recommend it to all families with high school students.

Our family saved a lot of money using this book!!!

This guide is the best! Step-by-step help in getting government aid, scholarships, and the best rates on loans. The chapter on negotiating financial aid with schools was really helpful in our daughter's case; she was able to go to her first choice school after we wrote an appeal letter modeled on one in the book and got her aid increased SUBSTANTIALLY! We found a lot of ways to save money using the sample budgets and worksheets in the book. This book is an incredible value!. It saved us thousands of dollars.