书目

Cash For College, Rev. Ed.

内容简介

Wouldyouliketoattendcollegealmostforfree?Thenyou'reinluck.Itcanbedone.Millionsofdollarsareavailablefromprivateandfederalprograms--andnotallarereservedfortheclassvaledictorian!Manyareawardedbasedonastudent'sspecialinterests,projectedmajor,andothercriteria.Withcollegecostsrisingby6to15percentormoreannually,noonecanaffordtobewithouttheguidanceofferedinthisbook.CynthiaandPhillipMcKeehavecreatedthesourcebookonfindingscholarshipmoney--nowfullyrevisedandupdatedtoincludemorethan6,000entriesrepresentingover$8.5billioninscholarshipsandgrants!Butthisbookismorethanjustacompendiumofscholarships.Itisalsoastep-by-steproadmapthroughtheentirefinancialapplicationprocess.TheMcKeesexplainhowtocreateasparklingresume,writepersuasiveessays,obtainrecommendationletters,negotiatethefinancial-aidmaze,avoidcommonpitfalls,andlearntheusefulshortcutsthatcanpavethewayforsuccess.Sampleletters,schedules,andchartsshowyouhowtoprepareyourstrongestapplicationandstayontopofdeadlines.Acomprehensiveindexhelpsyoufindallthescholarshipopportunitiesforwhichyoumaybeeligible."Ifyouhaveonlyoneshot,makeityourbestone!"saytheMcKees.Thisbookwillhelpyoutakeyourbestshotatattendingthecollegeofyourdreams.

作者简介

Afterlocatingmorethan$340,000incollegescholarshipmoneyfortheirson(whohasnowcompletedgraduateschoolandgarneredatotalofmorethan$500,000inscholarships),CynthiaandPhillipMcKeewerefloodedwithrequestsforhelpfromparentsandstudents.Soin1989theyfoundedCollegeResourceMaterials,afamily-ownedand-operatedcompany.Throughtheirpopularworkshops,theMcKeeshavehelpedthousandsofstudentsofallagesfindthefinancialresourcesforcollege.CynthiaMcKeehasappearedonNationalPublicRadioandmanyotherradioandtelevisionshows.Shehaswonnumerousawardsforhercommunityandbusinessachievements:sheisamemberoftheSanAntonioWomen'sHallofFameintheareaofBusinessandFinance,receivedaCertificateofAppreciationfromPresidentandMrs.Bushin1991forhercommunityinvolvement,andwasselectedasoneoftenNationalHispanicLeadersbythenationalTelemundoNetworkandUltraTide.CollegeResourceMaterialsisbasedinSanAntonio,Texas.

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