CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

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