How to Appeal for More College Financial Aid: The Secrets to Negotiating a Better Financial Aid Offer ... and Getting More Financial Aid in the First Place! - Softcover

Kantrowitz, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1793298440 ISBN 13: 9781793298447

Publisher: Independently published, 2019

Synopsis

College financial aid is not like negotiating with a car dealership, where bluff and bluster will get you a bigger, better deal. Appealing for more financial aid depends on presenting the college financial aid office with adequate documentation of special circumstances that affect the family’s ability to pay for college.This book provides a guide for students and their families on how to appeal for more financial aid for college and how to improve the likelihood of a successful appeal. This book also discusses techniques for increasing eligibility for need-based financial aid and merit aid.The topics covered by this book include corrections, updates, special circumstances, writing an effective financial aid appeal letter, adequate documentation, professional judgment adjustments, unusual circumstances, dependency overrides and the differences between the FAFSA and CSS Profile forms.

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About the Author

Mark Kantrowitz is the leading national expert on scholarships, student loans, saving for college and student financial aid applications. He helps millions of students and their families make smarter, more informed decisions about planning and paying for college. Mark has been quoted in more than 10,000 newspaper and magazine articles about college admissions and financial aid.

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Additional Praise and Reviews

"No one understands the college financial aid process better than Mark Kantrowitz. He has spent more than 30 years immersed in the intricacies of financing a college education. Kantrowitz has been an invaluable source for me as a financial writer reporting on college planning and financing. In his new book, How to Appeal for More College Financial Aid, he provides that service for the many families navigating the daunting, complex process of financing a college education."

• Bernice Napach, Senior Writer, ThinkAdvisor.com

"For every student and parent who has ever asked - "Can I negotiate for more college financial aid?" - the answers are here. Mark Kantrowitz, a true expert on student finance, knows all the rules. If there's way for you to qualify for more money, you'll find it here. Highly recommended."

• Jane Bryant Quinn, Author of How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide

"Negotiating an increase in the financial aid package can be a huge lift for a family's finances. But with a success rate of 1%, applicants need a book like this to improve their chances. How to Appeal for More College Financial Aid guides you through this little-understood process. This one-of-a-kind book explains how to increase eligibility for financial aid, identifies errors that thwart applicants and tells you how to write an effective financial aid appeal letter."

• John Sandman, Journalist and Author of Debt Collectors In Love

"Families often think financial aid offers are either set in stone or that they're as negotiable as a car purchase. Neither view is correct, but until now there's been no guidebook to appealing financial aid offers that was based in facts and data, rather than anecdotes or wishful thinking. Fortunately, financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz has produced a definitive guide that will help families understand the financial aid process and maximize their chances of success when appealing an offer that falls short."

• Liz Weston, Personal finance columnist and Author of The 10 Commandments of Money

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1793298440
• ISBN 13: 9781793298447
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 279