| Description |
1 online resource (593 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- What Others Say about this Book -- Contents -- Worksheets -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: What this Book can do for You -- Chapter 1: Your Action Plans -- Overview -- High School College Preparatory Program -- Strategies for Getting the Best Grades -- Enrichment Opportunities -- Your Action Plans -- Grade Eight -- Grade Nine -- Grade Ten -- Grade Eleven -- Grade Twelve -- Chapter 2: Choosing Your College -- Overview -- Narrowing Your Choices -- To How Many Colleges Should You Apply? -- College Comparisons |
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Criteria For Choosing Your College -- College Fairs/College Representatives on Campus -- NACAC/WACAC 1995 College Fairs -- Your College Visit -- Your Campus Tour -- Chapter 3: Choosing Your Major -- Overview -- College Degrees -- College Majors -- Deciding upon a Major -- Commonly Asked Questions About Majors -- Pre-Professional Programs -- Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Veterinary -- Pre-Law -- Business Administration/Business Management -- California Teaching Credentials -- Chapter 4: Paying for College -- Overview -- Sources of Financial Aid -- Determining Financial Need -- Your College Expenses |
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EFC -- Your Expected Family Contribution -- Your Financial Need -- Financial Aid -- Applying for Financial Aid -- Completing The FAFSA And Supplementary Applications -- Commonly Asked Questions About Financial Aid -- Financial Aid Programs -- Grants -- Federal Pell Grant -- FSEOG -- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants -- The Cal Grant Program -- A, B, and C -- BOGG -- Board Of Governors Grant -- EOP -- Educational Opportunity Program And Grant -- EOPS -- Extended Opportunity Programs And Services And Grant -- Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant |
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Bureau Of Indian Affairs Grants -- Benefits For Dependents Of Deceased Or Disabled Veterans -- College Grants -- Scholarships -- Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program -- Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program -- College Scholarships -- Private Scholarships -- ROTC -- Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarships And Officer Training Programs -- The Armed Services Scholarships -- Educational Loans -- Federal Perkins Loans -- Federal Stafford Loans -- PLUS -- Federal Parent Loans For Students -- Federal Consolidated Loan Program -- APLE -- Assumption Program Of Loans For Education |
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Child Development Teacher Loan Assumption Program -- Other Loans -- Work-Study -- FWS -- Federal Work-Study Programs -- National Service Trust -- State Work-Study Program -- Working Your Way Through College -- Cooperative Education -- College Cost Reduction Plans -- Creative Financial Planning -- Chapter 5: Athletics -- Overview -- Steps to Recruitment -- Questions to Ask Recruiters -- National Letter of Intent -- NCAA -- National Collegiate Athletic Association -- Divisions -- Initial Academic Eligibility Requirements -- NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse -- Transfer Requirements |
| Summary |
In a straightforward, easy-to-read style, this book provides authoritative, up-to-date specifics on what it takes to plan for and go to college in California and how to pay for it. Get the inside track with a Calendar of steps to follow for grades 8 through 12 activities. Includes Action Plans, Checklists and Worksheets |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Financial Aid |
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Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351851473 |
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1351851470 |
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