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Summary: Definitely 5 stars
Review: I spent a number of years as a college counselor who specializes in financial aid. This book is far and away the best book for anyone serious about getting the most aid possible. ("Don't Miss Out" is simpler, also excellent, but not quite as packed with good ideas). I was motivated to write this when I noticed that the other reviewer had given the book 4 stars. In this category, I cannot imagine a book more worthy of 5 stars.
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Summary: Definitely 5 stars
Review: I spent a number of years as a college counselor who specializes in financial aid. This book is far and away the best book for anyone serious about getting the most aid possible. ("Don't Miss Out" is simpler, also excellent, but not quite as packed with good ideas). I was motivated to write this when I noticed that the other reviewer had given the book 4 stars. In this category, I cannot imagine a book more worthy of 5 stars.
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Summary: Meet college bills -- without breaking the bank!
Review: If you're dreading filling out those complicated financial aid forms, this is a great book to have by your side. It includes some 50 pages of line-by-line guidance on completing the two most widely used forms.
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Summary: Best source for covering the in's and out's of financial aid
Review: My job is helping people find ways to send their kid's to college without bankrupting themselves. This book by far is the best guide to the financial aid process available.Don't let the anecdotal experiences of the guy you work with disuade you, there is a lot of help out there and this book will give a leg up on finding it. As I tell my clients, the more you know about the rules of the college funding game, the more money you will save. So get this book and save some money. Now if they only wrote it with a good index.
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Summary: A necessity for anyone entering college
Review: This book is a necessity for any college-bound student who doesn't have the cash on hand to pay for four years of school in a world-class institution. Paying close attention to the many tips and pointers and following them will put any and every college student way ahead of the financial security game.
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Summary: Answers all of the questions
Review: This book is indespensable. Covers all aspects of planning and preparation in addition to providing answers to those of us who wait until the last minute...
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Summary: Great for PARENTS; Not Good for ADULT STUDENTS
Review: This book is written for parents who are about to send their child to college. It's not written for adult students, per se, although it states(on one or two lines)that the principles are about the same. However, I don't believe most adult students have their own businesses, own houses and/or property, and can itemize deductions on their income taxes, to lower the AGI(Adjusted Gross Income), as the book describes. The book is good for parents who plan to send their kids to school, but for adult students, it gets very confusing. It's very vague as to whether the same principles that apply to parents, apply to adult students.
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Summary: Absolutely worthless for independent students.
Review: This book should be entitled "Paying For Your Child's College Without Going Broke". It contains almost no information for one who is trying to pay their own way through college. In fact the information in this book is so insular, I'm led to believe that unless you're a clone copy of the author, you won't find any relevant information in this book whatsoever. This is a throwaway piece of tripe intended to capitalize on peoples' apprehension of college costs. There is nothing here you won't find elsewhere on the net.
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Summary: Absolutely worthless for independent students.
Review: This book should be entitled "Paying For Your <i>Child's</i> College Without Going Broke". It contains almost no information for one who is trying to pay their own way through college. In fact the information in this book is so insular, I'm led to believe that unless you're a clone copy of the author, you won't find any relevant information in this book whatsoever. This is a throwaway piece of tripe intended to capitalize on peoples' apprehension of college costs. There is nothing here you won't find elsewhere on the net.
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Summary: Counselor Approval
Review: This book was an immense source of help and information to thestudents at the high school I work at, as well as to their parents.It goes along way to de-mystifying this process. I found information here that I have not seen in any of the other numerous resources for financial aid. I would particularly suggest it to parents.
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