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Tables of Contents for Bears' Guide to Finding Money for College 1998-1999
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
A Bit of Inspiration Before You Begin
vii
Important Issues
3
16
1 Why This Book Is Needed
3
2
2 Why This Book Is Out of Date Already and Why That's All Right
5
1
3 Four Things You Need to Know Before You Begin Your Quest
6
4
4 Return on Investment: How Much Time and Effort Should You Spend in Your Quest?
10
3
5 Six Strategies for Saving Money
13
6
Getting Money
19
106
6 Getting Money from Private Foundations
19
44
7 Getting Money from Athletic Scholarships
63
4
8 Getting Money from the Military
67
7
9 Getting Money from Big Corporations
74
5
10 Getting Money the Old-Fashioned Way: You Earn It
79
3
11 Getting Money (or the Equivalent) through Barter
82
3
12 Getting Money from Work-Study Programs and Apprenticeships
85
3
13 Getting Money from Miscellaneous Programs
88
2
14 Getting Money from Peculiar Sources and Off-the-Wall Schemes
90
2
15 Getting Money from Guaranteed Student Loans
92
7
16 Getting Money from Federal and State Government Grants
99
11
17 Getting Money from Fellowships, Grants-in-Aid, and Other Special Awards
110
15
Saving Money
125
20
18 Saving Money by Going to a Less Expensive or Foreign School
125
6
19 Saving Money by Dealing with Nontraditional Schools
131
5
20 Saving Money with the Advanced Placement Program
136
1
21 Saving Money by Not Going to College
137
3
22 Saving Money with Financial, Real Estate, and Tax Schemes and Gambits
140
5
References
145
23 Scholarship Search Services
145
2
24 Bibliography
147
4
25 Checklists and Maps
151