CHAPTER 2 COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID ... WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
- What is Financial Aid?
- Total College Costs
- The Concept of Financial Need
CHAPTER 3 THE FEDERAL METHODOLOGY
- What is the Expected Family Contribution?
CHAPTER 4 SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID
- Federal Programs
- Campus Based Programs
CHAPTER 5 FINANCIAL PLANNING STRATEGIES (College Bound)
- They Tell Me I'm Not Eligible for Financial Aid!
- Income & Asset Planning
- When an Additional Student Goes to College
CHAPTER 6 FINANCIAL PLANNING STRATEGIES (Younger Child)
CHAPTER 7 COLLEGE SELECTION
- Just Look at These Figures!
CHAPTER 8 APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID
- The First Step
- The Financial Aid form
- The Student Aid Report (SAR)
- The Award Package
CHAPTER 9 NEGOTIATING THE FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE
- The "Empty Seat" Theory
- Public University vs. Private College
- Positioning the Student
- Negotiating a Win/Win Package
- Professional Judgment
- Final Tips on Negotiating
Examples of Negotiating Letters
- Negotiating a Good Student's Award Package
- Negotiating a Good Athlete's Award Package
- Negotiating a Mediocre Award Package
CHAPTER 10 HOW I GAVE MY KID A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR LESS THAN $1,000
- Paying For College: A Parent's Dilemma
- What Do I Want To Do When I Grow Up?
- How I Gave My Kid A four-year College Education For Less Than $1,000
- "THE RESULTS"
CHAPTER 11 CONCLUSION