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Getting Through College Without Going Broke
by Theresa Fives, Cornell '04 & the SHS Editors
"Besides advice on applying for scholarships and financial aid, Fives offers tips on job searches, budgeting, and avoiding high credit card balances, always in relation to how students can pay for their education without being strangled by debt during and after the college years..."-- Booklist
Click here to read the full review!
Figuring out how to pay for college and get through it without thousands of dollars of unnecessary debt is one of the toughest things you'll ever have to do. As college gets more and more expensive, you have to be more creative, persistent, and resourceful in looking for money to pay for it and managing your money once you're there.
To help you wade through the myriad of financial aid forms, ace your scholarship essays, stick to your budget without sacrificing too much, and do all of this without losing your mind, check out some well-tested advice from fellow students who've been through the college financing whirlwind and lived to tell about it.
Featured Article by the founders of Students Helping Students: Tips to ace your scholarship essays!
Check out our student-written articles below:
• FINANCIAL AID MILESTONES
• GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINANCIAL AID PAYS OFF
• STARTING EARLY TO GET THE MOST AID
• ACING YOUR SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY
• NAVIGATING THE COLLEGE LOAN MAZE
• FINANCIAL AID AND EARLY DECISION
Check out some of this book's helpful templates...
• Understanding Credit Cards
• Comparing Financial Aid Packages
• Creating an Annual Budget
• Creating a Monthly Budget
• Read a sample chapter! - FIND THE MOST MONEY
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"I thought this guide was fantastic. It covered just about every aspect and possibility for finding and saving money for college. The sample letters and budgets and financial aid equations are great and extremely helpful. Anything that puts all this information in real terms is extremely helpful. Everyone should buy this guide whether their parents are Rockefellers or the folks next door."
Sophomore,
Princeton University
"This guide is very informative. It is organized in a logical manner and provides a detailed, yet concise description of how to manage money before and during your college years. From information about scholarship scams, to a break-down of the financial aid award statement, to the tips about cutting expenses creatively, it's chock full of information that every student needs."
Junior,
University of Pennsylvania
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