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Product Description Revised edition of: How to go to college on a shoe string / Ann Marie O'Phelan. Review Now in a revised, up-to-date second edition, How to Go to College on a Shoe String: The Insider's Guide to Grants, Scholarships, Cheap Books, Fellowships, and Other Financial Aid Secrets lives up to its title as a reader-friendly guide to funding one's higher education. Chapters discuss how to choose the best college for one's needs, the pros and cons of student loan programs, work opportunities while attending college, how to pursue grants and scholarships, and much more. A list of additional online resources and an index round out this absolute "must-have" for any high school graduate who is not independently wealthy! --Midwest Book Review About the Author Ann has a B.A. degree in Advertising and Business Management from Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis, and an M.F.A degree in Creative Writing from National University, San Diego, where she graduated with distinction. She worked fulltime through all of her schooling, and received merit-based scholarships, and scholarships that were available through local organizations all helping to reduce her student loans. Her writing background includes working as an advertising copywriter for notable advertising agencies in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Los Angeles, where she won national and international awards for her work. She currently writes for numerous newspapers and publications, and teaches online writing courses for several universities."