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The price you pay for college : an entirely new road map for the biggest financial decision your family will ever make / Ron Lieber.
A guide to assist families with making critical decisions about what to pay for college discusses the complex financial aid system, how to determine good value, and setting financial goals while figuring out how to save, borrow, and bargain for a better deal.
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- ISBN: 9780062867308
- ISBN: 006286730X
- Physical Description: viii, 357 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-344 and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part I. The price and cost of college and the systems behind it -- Part II. The unhelpful feelings you may feel -- Part III. Value: things worth paying for -- Part IV. Money-saving hacks that will tempt you -- Part V. The plans: saving, talking, touring, bargaining, and borrowing. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 378.106 LIE 2021 (Text) | 0002205546092 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 378.106 LIE 2021 (Text) | 0002205546100 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
The Price You Pay for College : An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make
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The Price You Pay for College : An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| Chapter I | The Price and Cost of College and the Systems Behind It | |
| Chapter 1 | Who Pays What and Why the Price Is So High | p. 15 |
| Chapter 2 | FAFSA and Its Expected Family Contribution Will Probably Make You Furious; Blame the Federal Government's Great Expectations | p. 23 |
| Chapter 3 | How (and Why) Merit Aid Became Mainstream | p. 34 |
| Chapter 4 | The Billion-Dollar Consultants Who Are Wooing You | p. 42 |
| Chapter 5 | But Wait, Isn't Tuition a Bubble, and All of Higher Education Is Going to Come Apart at the Seams? | p. 57 |
| Chapter II | The Unhelpful Feelings You May Feel | |
| Chapter 6 | Fear | p. 71 |
| Chapter 7 | Guilt | p. 76 |
| Chapter 8 | The Pull of Snobbery and Elitism | p. 85 |
| Chapter III | Value: Things Worth Paying For | |
| Chapter 9 | Classrooms Where Experienced Instructors Have Time to Teach (and Actually Want To) | p. 97 |
| Chapter 10 | Schools Where Students Learn (Because Many of Them Don't) HO | |
| Chapter 11 | Undergraduate Mental Health Centers That Are Not in Crisis | p. 116 |
| Chapter 12 | Peers Worth Friending (or Marrying) | p. 126 |
| Chapter 13 | The Special Power of Women's Colleges | p. 136 |
| Chapter 14 | Diversity in All Its Forms | p. 140 |
| Chapter 15 | How and When Small School Size Matters | p. 149 |
| Chapter 16 | Amenities (but Is a Lazy River a Plus?) | p. 160 |
| Chapter 17 | Genuinely Reinvented Career Counseling Offices | p. 168 |
| Chapter 18 | Places That Create Better Odds When Applying to Grad School | p. 177 |
| Chapter 19 | Better Salaries When You Finish-if You Finish | p. 181 |
| Chapter 20 | How the College of Wooster Puts It All Together | p. 187 |
| Chapter Iv | Money-Saving Hacks That Will Tempt You | |
| Chapter 21 | Community College Will Save You Money, but What Might You Lose? | p. 199 |
| Chapter 22 | Honors Colleges and Programs Make Bigger Schools Smaller-if You Stick with the Program | p. 207 |
| Chapter 23 | Attending College Abroad Is Often Cheaper, but You Won't Get What You Don't Pay For | p. 214 |
| Chapter 24 | Athletic Scholarships for the Few (and Probably Not in Full or at Your First-Choice School) | p. 221 |
| Chapter 25 | Gap Years: Great, Sometimes Pricey, Might Help You Get a Better Job Someday | p. 225 |
| Chapter 26 | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard: Decent Money, Big Responsibility | p. 230 |
| Chapter 27 | Skipping College Is Probably Not a Great Idea | p. 233 |
| Chapter V | The Plans: Saving, Talking, Touring, Bargaining, and Borrowing | |
| Chapter 28 | How to Make the Big Financial Plan | p. 243 |
| Chapter 29 | How to Have the College Money Talk with Your Child | p. 252 |
| Chapter 30 | All Your Questions About Saving for College and 529 Plans | p. 260 |
| Chapter 31 | How to Shop for College (and Where to Find the Juicy Merit Aid Data) | p. 274 |
| Chapter 32 | When (and How) to Hire an Independent College Counselor or Financial Planner | p. 287 |
| Chapter 33 | How to Appeal Your Financial Aid Award | p. 293 |
| Chapter 34 | All the Student Loan Basics in One Tidy Place | p. 302 |
| Chapter 35 | One More Feeling: Hope | p. 312 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 317 | |
| Notes | p. 323 | |
| Bibliography | p. 341 | |
| Index | p. 345 |
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