Paying For College For Dummies. Eric Tyson

College Credit in High School Making Use of Advisors and Deans Having Students Work during College Avoiding Stopping School to Work Chapter 15: Ten Important Money Management Steps for Young Adults Getting Financially Fit, Now! Adapting and Adjusting Along the Way Cancelling Consumer Credit Reviewing Your Budget and Spending Plans Striving to Regularly Save and Invest Ensuring that You’re Properly Insured Continuing Your Education Always Being Prepared for a Job Change Evaluating the Total Cost of Relocating Ensuring Compatibility when Picking a Partner Chapter 16: Ten Things to Know About Student Loans Keeping Track of Your Loans Understanding What Cosigners Means for Responsibility Knowing the Loan Terms Using the Auto-Pay Feature to Save Money Understanding Loan Forgiveness Conditions Knowing Your Federal Loan Repayment Options Cautiously Considering Refinance Possibilities Asking for Relief Making Use of the Student Loan Interest Deduction Pausing Your Loans with a Return to Higher Education

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      9  About the Author

      10  Advertisement Page

      11  Connect with Dummies

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      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 1TABLE 1-1 Colleges with best six-year graduation rates

      2 Chapter 4TABLE 4-1 Merit Scholarship Percentages by School

      3 Chapter 6TABLE 6-1 Drafted Baseball Players Who Make it to Major Leagues

      4 Chapter 9TABLE 9-1 How Much to Save for College

      5 Chapter 13TABLE 13-1 Special Tax Credit for Retirement Plan Contributions

      6 Chapter 16TABLE 16-1 Loan Processors

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 1FIGURE 1-1: What higher education means for earning higher wages and having low...

      2 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: Percentage of high school athletes who go on to play at the collegi...FIGURE 6-2: Percentage of collegiate athletes who subsequently play professiona...

      3 Chapter 7FIGURE 7-1: Yale University’s Office of Career Strategy’s Statistics and Report...

      4 Chapter 10FIGURE 10-1: Colleges and universities that admit candidates using need-blind a...FIGURE 10-2: The FAFSA® form: Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

      5 Chapter 16FIGURE 16-1: Sample federal government student loan promissory note.

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