Don't Miss Out: The Ambitious Student's Guide to Financial Aid

by Anna Leider, Robert Leider

Everything you need to know about financial aid-and then some! Today, nearly everyone is eligible for some sort of assistance when it comes to paying for college. With clear prose and irreverent humor, Don't Miss Out explores grants, loans, scholarships, and tax credits. It cuts through the red tape and government jargon. It explodes financial aid myths and teaches families where the money really is-and makes sure they get their fair share! Twenty-four years ago, the first edition of Don't Miss Out was printed in the Leider family basement. Today, Don't Miss Out, written entirely from the viewpoint of parents and students, is still the most unbiased, honest, up-to-date guide available.

Genres: College

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 1990

Reviews

[Julie Shuff · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have the 36th edition of this book, which was for the 2012-2013 cycle. It has the same cover in a slightly different color scheme. Anyway, I found this book in the bibliography of Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D., which was AMAZING and I highly recommend it. This book was cited multiple times throughout, so I purchased it online and waited eagerly for its arrival. I read the entire thing, however most of it is geared towards four year, undergraduate education rather than grad school. To be fair, much of the information can be applied to either level, however my expectations nonetheless differed from what the book was. Chapter 24 does address grad school, but is short and basically regurgitates earlier information. I do wish I had this information while in undergrad, and the long-term strategies and planning were generally useful and interesting. I am going to hold onto it for reference. If you are a military candidate or in the health professions, there are very detailed chapters for your situation, as well as for women and minorities. The section for students with physical disabilities was quite short. A good resource, but more general than I was hoping.