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MANAGING ALL OF THE INFORMATION
Organizing the sea of of information you’ll be be receiving about about college is imperative The volume will be be high so get a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a file box (or two) a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a group of of of o three-hole binders and talk with with your parents about about a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a shared system of of o organization organization We offer many tools in in in in this book to to help with with organization organization like the Information Tracker (IT) which can can be be found in in in in Appendix B The IT IT can can be be printed
out and and and functions to to to to collect organize and and and track all key pieces of information you will need for for for applying to to to to schools and and and and and deciding which college college to to to to attend The IT has space to to to to list college college contact information information admissions guidelines application status and and and deadlines and and and financial aid information information as as as as well well as as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a worksheet to help estimate the cost of attendance A notes section has been provided as as as well well Print out a a a a a a a a a a a a copy for for for for each school school you you you you are applying to fill in in in in in the information information track your progress as you you you you apply apply and and keep it handy for for for for when you you you you receive information information back from schools TALKING ABOUT MONEY
Conversations surrounding money are some of the the most frustrating and and limiting in in in in in in our culture and and and and it it it it it follows that it it it it it would be so so so in in in in in in in the the the the application process as well Financial worries can shadow all other other concerns and and and preclude other other important important and and and exciting conversations so so it’s important important to to to take steps to to to to discuss funding now to to to to prevent any roadblocks ahead as you you pursue the the the colleges you you wish to to attend FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS
If you you are are are worried about about about money you you are are are not alone Funding is possibly the the most asked-about portion of the the the college college experience Parents commonly ask ask questions about about about finding scholarships learning how how to to to pay for college college and and how how to to to help their student become independent and and responsible financial managers Students are also concerned often wondering what to to to to to do do if they they don’t have family resources to to to rely on on on on on on how how much debt they’ll be fin in in in fin in after school school or or or how how to to to manage manage both school school and and work Many people think that finding money for college is is is difficult difficult There is is is some truth to to to this as as scholarships are often more more difficult difficult to to to find find find and and more more competitive to to to earn than it it may seem yet finding overall financial financial aid aid is is relatively easy The next section will help you find find and apply for financial aid 25