Debt-free U How I paid for an outstanding college education without loans, scholarships, or mooching off my parents

Zac Bissonnette

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Published
New York, N.Y.: Portfolio/Penguin 2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Zac Bissonnette (-)
Physical Description
xii, 290 p. ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781591842989
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction The Four People You Meet When You Apply to College, and the Lies They Tell
  • Chapter 1. How Much Can You Afford, and Where Will You Get the Money?
  • Chapter 2. Student Loans and Stagnant Wages: A Dangerous Cocktail for Future Graduates
  • Chapter 3. Does It Really Matter Where You Go to College? The Solution to the College Funding Nightmare
  • Chapter 4. How to Make Any College an Ivy League College
  • Chapter 5. Why Large Public Universities Are Better Than Private Colleges
  • Chapter 6. The Community College Solution
  • Chapter 7. Make Money, Prepare for a Career
  • Chapter 8. How Your Child Can Save Money While He's in College
  • Chapter 9. Invest in College-Town Real Estate
  • Chapter 10. It's Not Just a Personal Finance issue: How to Solve the College Crisis
  • Conclusion
  • The Dos and Don'ts of Paying for College
  • Recommended Reading
  • Notes
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

In keeping with the new frugality, this college guide, written by a senior attending the University of Massachusetts, offers practical advice on how to pay for college without taking out loans. Decidedly old school in approach, Bissonnette advocates that students should bear the brunt of paying for their educations by working while in college and during breaks. He also suggests that attending community college for two years before transferring to a four-year college or university would go a long way toward cutting costs. Systematically and amusingly debunking the selection criteria used by U.S. News and World Report and others to rank elite colleges, Bissonnette is a strong advocate of attending reasonably priced state schools. He makes good points about how debt from student loans often prevents recent grads from starting families or buying homes. He also presents convincing research that elite graduate programs and selective employers accept plenty of people who have attended nonelite schools. Although the strictly dollars-and-cents approach to higher education may not sit well with some parents, this is a timely guide to a decision that has important financial ramifications.--Wilkinson, Joanne Copyright 2010 Booklist

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