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Table of Contents

Cover page

What This Handbook Is About

Why Students Pay Different Amounts to Attend College

• Differences Among Colleges
• Differences Among Students And Their Families
• What Else Do I Have to Pay In Addition to Tuition?

How People Manage to Pay for College

• Illustrative Examples
  • What Are My Chances for Receiving Aid?
  • How Much Financial Aid Might I Get?
  • Will Financial Aid Meet My Needs?
  • What Kind of Aid Might I Get?
  • How Much Aid Might I Get From Each Type of Aid?
• Information Tables on Prices and Aid
  • About Percentages and Ranges
• What Has Changed Since 1995-96

Other Things You Should Know About

• Understanding Student Financial Aid
  • Grants and Work-Study
  • Loan Programs
  • Tax Incentives
  • Other Sources
• A Note on Borrowing
• EFC: The Expected Family Contribution

Technical Notes

Other Sources of Information

References

Acknowledgements

Notes