Best book on paying for college?

Paying for College
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<p>Or I should say paying for college without going into $100,000 worth of loans?</p>

<p>My first choice is Princeton Review but was wondering if their was anything better out there.</p>

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<p>The Princeton was my favorite. You can learn most of it here too but in the book it’s all in one neat package. [Paying</a> for College Without Going Broke, 2013 Edition (College Admissions Guides): Princeton Review, Kalman Chany, Bill Clinton: 9780307945327: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Paying-College-Without-Edition-Admissions/dp/0307945324]Paying”>http://www.amazon.com/Paying-College-Without-Edition-Admissions/dp/0307945324)</p>

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<p>Awesome! How well did it work for you?</p>

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<p>Very informative. When I got here to CC I already knew most everything about FA :)</p>

<p>You can get a copy from your library and see if you like it before buying this year’s edition. Mine was actually a few years old and it was fine, things don’t change all that much.</p>

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<p>Cool. Thanks!</p>

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<p>I really liked Lynn O’Shaughnessy’s book, The College Solution, but you can actually learn a lot just from her website, the college solution . com . She’s a professional journalist and used to write for CBS Marketwatch, among other publications. </p>

<p>[The</a> College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price (2nd Edition): Lynn O’Shaughnessy: 9780132944670: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/dp/0132944677/?tag=asly-20]The”>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0132944677/?tag=asly-20)</p>

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<p>I’ll check that out. Much appreciative.</p>

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<p>manymade…</p>

<p>What is your situation? We can probably direct you w/o you even needing a book. A book isn’t going to help every student pay for any school…it doesn’t work that way.</p>

<p>Are you a high school senior?
GPA?
SAT or ACT scores?
Intended major and career
home state
amount parents will pay
low income? middle income? upper-middle? Upper?
are there schools that you can commute to from home?
what schools are you looking at?</p>

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<p>The “Paying for College Without Going Broke” is good, but it only covers need-based aid. It doesn’t address merit aid at all.</p>

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<p>I think The College Solution makes the most sense of any book on the market. I second the recommendation and call it required reading.</p>

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<p>@ mom</p>

<p>Senior
3.3
1750/25
Screenwriting/Film Production
Maryland
Middle Income
USC</p>

<p>Hope this helps.</p>