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How to Go to College Almost for Free (How to Go to College Almost for Free: The Secrets of Winning Scholarship Money)
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Product description How to Go to College Almost for Free by Kaplan, Ben [Collins Reference, 2001]... From Publishers Weekly While still in high school, Ben Kaplan won more than two dozen merit-based scholarships amounting to more than $90,000 in funds for use at any school. After graduating from Harvard magna cum laude in 2001, he self-published How to Go to College Almost for Free: The Secrets of Winning Scholarship Money, selling more than 65,000 copies out of a custom tour bus dedicated to raising awareness about scholarships. Now reissued, his book offers advice on how to find and win money for college, delivered in an energetic and inspiring voice with broad appeal. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From Booklist Kaplan parlayed intelligence, hard work, and creativity into $90,000 of scholarship money, then graduated from Harvard to write a book designed to help others negotiate their way to unencumbered college cash. His guide, self-published in 2000 by Waggle Dancer Press, is now available, totally revised and updated, in this trade paperback edition. Although loosely organized and sometimes repetitive, the book is filled with useful information, beginning with the happy news that merit awards aren't the sole province of gifted athletes and top students. There's also plenty on how scholarships affect college-aid packages, locating and applying for coveted cash, and even handling telephone interviews. Scattered throughout are references to awards and Web sites, including Kaplan's own. Stephanie Zvirin Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Review "Ben made it happen and he shows how anyone in pursuit of college cash can make it happen too." -- Stedman Graham Author, You Can Make It Happen "Ben's advice really does get results... not just to attend college, but to attend almost any college practically for free." -- U.S. Senator John F. Kerry "Ben's book speaks directly to students in their language, with practical tips and interesting insights into the winning attitude." -- Rocco Marano, Director of Student Activities National Association of Secondary School Principals About the Author Ben Kaplan won more than two dozen scholarships -- amassing nearly $90,000 in unrestricted college cash for use at any school. In 1999, he graduated from Harvard debt-free, with virtually the entire cost of his education covered by his scholarship winnings. In addition to writing The Scholarship Scouting Report, Kaplan is the author of How to Go to College Almost for Free and Scholarship Seeker’s Toolbox -- the three books forming an essential paying-for-college trilogy for students of all ages. Kaplan has also written numerous articles on winning scholarships, including columns for The New York Times and U.S. News & World Report, that have been syndicated in publications nationwide. He has been featured on hundreds of television and radio programs, including appearances on Oprah, NBC, CBS, and National Public Radio. Known internationally as "The Scholarship Coach," Kaplan has served as the resident scholarship adviser at some of the Internet’s most popular scholarship search websites, and is the founder of ScholarshipCoach.com, the leading online scholarship advice portal. Kaplan currently resides in Portland, Oregon, and can be contacted at [email protected] via e-mail. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Several features of this book are designed to make the material especially useful. Because I believe in being as specific as possible, the book is chock-full of examples. I've reprinted many examples from my own scholarship applications -- including a lot of winning material from the same scholarship applications that many of you are likely to fill out yourselves. Throughout this new edition you'll also find 28 "Ask the Coach" boxes, where I answer the most frequently asked and thought-provoking questions posed to me during my Scholarship Coach N
