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    "Do-It-Yourself (DIY) College Prep focuses on academics and study skills for prospective college students; independent learners, students new to college, or students returning to college after a hiatus also will find helpful tips here."
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8 Mistakes Parents Make When They Help Kids Apply To College - 0 views

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  • chools become highly selective in who they pick and far less generous with financial aid.
  • Smaller colleges also provide a more intimate learning experience,
  • your future happiness at work and at home has more to do with what you do at college than where you went to school,
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  • Affordability is a conversation to have with your kids before they apply,
  • To get your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) number, you can use the EFC calculator on the College Board site.
  • he kids who get the full ride with merit scholarships are a tiny minority; they are generally kids with great potential and no money.
  • Only Divisions I and II schools offer athletic scholarships; Division III teams do not.
  • Excluding the glamour sports of football and basketball, the average NCAA athletic scholarship is about $8,700 -- nowhere near a full ride. For track or baseball, it's generally about $2,000.
  • As for scholarships in general, thinking local tends to yield more money. Better to try your local civic organizations where there is less competition for money. Remember, it takes a village.
  • The good news is that at most state and private colleges and universities, the equity in your primary home is a non-issue,
  • There are, however, roughly 260 schools, nearly all private, that are quite interested in the value of your house and how these schools treat home equity varies dramatically,
  • These colleges use an additional financial aid form called the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE.
  • Sometimes, schools don't identify loans as loans but insist on calling it "financial aid."
  • For some, it may be.
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    Plan ahead
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5 Steps To Calculating Your College R.O.I. - 0 views

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  • “Sticker price and net price can be—and often are—totally different,” says Mark Schneider, president of CollegeMeasures.org, an organization that helps prospective students evaluate schools based on different performance outcomes.
  • The net price is the school’s full cost of attendance—including tuition, room and board, books and other fees students are required to pay—minus any need-based grants or scholarships you could potentially receive.
  • However, there is a catch: What you pay your freshman year isn’t necessarily what you’ll pay every year. “A school may be able to guarantee you a scholarship or give you a great deal in year one, but you don’t know what’s going to happen in year two or three,” Schneider explains.
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  • “As long as student loan debt at graduation is less than your annual starting salary, you’ll be able to repay your student loans in 10 years or less,” Kantrowitz says. “But if debt exceeds annual income, you might struggle to make monthly loan payments, and you may need an alternate repayment plan, such as extended payment or income-based repayment.”
  • 59% of undergraduates in a four-year program actually graduate within six years.
  • If you’re dead-set on an occupation that doesn’t pay very well, consider enrolling in a lower-cost college for a better ROI, suggests Kantrowitz.
  • kgrill on 31 Aug 14
     
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