Go To College For Free: College Planning ABC's Guide To Finding Scholarships, Financial Aid and Free Tuition Awards For College

I'm a high school teacher and I've placed this book in my class for students to look through on their free time. Majority of my students feel they can't afford college and have already made up their minds to go straight into the workforce after high school. But after my students looked through this book, they've given college a second thought. Every parent should buy this book if they plan to send their child to college. It has vital information about financial aid, scholarships, factors to consider when picking a college. What I really liked about the book is the A-G requirements to get into college and the timeline of what the kids need to be doing their Junior and Senior year. I have students who barely start planning around November when applications are due. It's disappointing that a lot of my students have no idea of what classes to take in high school to make it into a 4 year university. If the students don't know, parents have no idea either. As a parent, this book has already laid the foundation for you. Don't rely on the counselors at the school. Do your homework! Unfortunately, they're are a lot of students who are misinformed by their own school counselor . If you know what's best for your child you need to be an advocate for them and use the information in this book to make sure child is on the right path to success. I highly recommend!

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about how to fund college, There are many variables in my situation inasmuch as I am going to pay tuition for my niece. There are a number of ways to do this without interfering with financial i.e., aid she may receive based upon her parents earnings and investments. I could gift money to her, I could pay student loans for her or I could pay tuition directly. However, if a family member pays tuition for a grandchild or niece/nephew, the money has to go into the parents income for purposes of financial aid. I think this book did a good job of explaining most of these options. It had some great questions for campus tours or on campus interviews. My only true criticism is that I'm not sure it did enough to explain how the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) application/form works. Otherwise, book is very well written and an easy read. I'm a slow reader and was able to finish it in one night.

So many things that we didn't know about the college planning process. Really appreciate this book as a guide to all of the things that we didn't know ...we didn't know. Now to dig in and get ready.

Great book. Loaded with many "nuggets" of information not readily available to the general public. Since college comes around only once, Manny has all the steps to turn the college planning process into a joy and much success.

The book is not well written at all. The author sounds like a nice guy who probably has helped lots of families in California get into college but we have just started looking into financial aid and we learned nothing new from this book.

Expected a step by step guide with a few options that the author steps you though but did not get that. Not very intuitive. You can find all that is in the book and more on the internet. Was hoping for more.

Agreed whole with the review titled "Not really Step by Step". Just attended one of his free 1.5-hour seminars on this matter and felt it a totally waste of time. Also skimmed his book at the seminar, and found nothing in the book helpful as I already knew from webs more than what's in the book or his seminar.

We've fortunately had the opportunity to work with Manuel and his team this past year and owe it to him for helping our son get into an amazing school. This book is essentially an extension of the help we received all packed into one book.Anyone out there who is thinking about college admissions -- parent or student -- should definitely check this book out. It's a great guide to everything you need to know as you, or your son or daughter, prepare for one of the most important events of your life. You;ll read about everything from the different components of a college application to financial aid and making sure you can even pay for college. Please don't assume you know everything about college admissions because odds are you don't!