College costs are rising...
In today’s
economy it is more important than ever
to get funding for college.
You don’t want to end up with
huge school loans
to pay off after you graduate!
You have 3 choices of financial aid: scholarships; grants; loans.
Scholarships and grants don’t have to be paid back, but you have to pay off loans! Do your
homework; look into every possibility before taking on the debt of loans. Good
sources of financial aid information are your high school counselor or the college financial aid
office.
Most sources of financial aid require you to
have a FAFSA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) filled out.
MSCPA’s Education Foundation has scholarships available for high school and college students pursing accounting and the CPA Profession.
Listed below are websites and books you will find useful in your search for funds.
COST
OF COLLEGE
There is a good article about the rising cost of college today on msn.money:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CollegeandFamily/P74829.asp
COLLEGE COST CALCULATORS
Don’t
wait to find out how much it will cost to attend your favorite college/university, find out before
you receive your letter of acceptance! Here are a couple of links to college cost calculators:
College
Board site: http://apps.collegeboard.com/fincalc/college_cost.jsp
FinAid Student Guide: http://www.finaid.org/calculators/costprojector.phtml
WEBSITES
Here are a few sites for you to check out:
