来, 来, 来. 专家给你们讲讲大学学费的事

如果你有钱，你要交.  You are blessed to have such a good fortune to get enough $$ to pay $60+/year. 

如果你没有钱, 你千万表交.  Let me tell you how.

#1.  DO NOT accept the first FA package.  Once you are accepted, the table has turned.  The school want to raise their yield, they will do any thing resonable to get you to say "yes' to them.

#2.  Do not just go and ask for more $$.  Develop a plan and have real numbers.  Tell the FA officer, this is what we have, this is what we need and why.

#3.  Ask for grant first, then work study, when everything fails, ask for subsidized loans. 

#4.  DO NOT play number games with school, they have seen it all.  If you do "hand foot", be aware of the consequences.

#5, If you are really short, please don't forget to consider your child's summer earning (5 ~ 8 K) and tax benefits.  Please also understand the COA, about 5 ~ 6 K of that is under your control.  Your kid only goes to college once, please send him/her to the college they want.

Best luck to all. 

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• #1, #4能不能展开讲讲? -雨濛濛- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/31/2012 postreply 12:47:47

• #1, #4能不能展开讲讲? 不能. -Big_Benz- ♂ (218 bytes) () 03/31/2012 postreply 13:32:29

• very good suggestion -用户名被占用了- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/31/2012 postreply 13:41:37

• Thanks. I need to correct one word -Big_Benz- ♂ (157 bytes) () 03/31/2012 postreply 14:10:27

• 谢谢! -雨濛濛- ♀ (16 bytes) () 03/31/2012 postreply 14:45:53

• 谢谢大本专家。一并把其他好帖也读了，很受启发！ -freshmanmom- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/01/2012 postreply 07:23:18

• Thanks. Big_Benz. -shiningStar22- ♀ (148 bytes) () 04/01/2012 postreply 16:18:09

• "Your kid only goes to college once, please send him/her to the -SayCheese- ♀ (41 bytes) () 04/01/2012 postreply 18:53:15

• I think you only see $$$ in your eyes -spices8- ♀ (278 bytes) () 04/02/2012 postreply 04:30:56

• 哈哈哈，谢谢分享。 -春天里的荠荠菜- ♀ (99 bytes) () 04/02/2012 postreply 21:08:30