Introduction
I have been a student at a private college and I currently work for another
private college.
When I worked in the financial aid department of one career based college I
would sit down face to face with potential students and their families.
I have seen first hand, time and time again, while a private college education
can cost tens of thousands of dollars, anyone with a little ingenuity and a lot
of self motivation and confidence can get their college education at a
drastically reduced price and in many cases even for free.
Almost all of the students and parents I have sat down with to explain the
options available are not aware of what is available for them to use to further
their college education.
Some things we tell students about is standard information that everyone
receives when they speak to financial aid counselors. A chosen few, usually
based on their needs are informed about a few other closely guarded secrets.
You can now learn those secrets as you read this report, Free College.
This book is dedicated to all current and future college students young and
old who would like to get their college education for little or no cost.
Enjoy!
The First Twelve Years
Free education is a luxury all to often taken for granted by children as well
as young adults barely coming to the end of their senior year of high school.
Yes, high school graduation is a time when the realization of the fact that
they’re about to be catapulted into the “real world†a place that creates fear
and trepidation of the unknown, a time when the value of all those years of
free education suddenly comes crashing down like an icy cascade of water
that jolts a person from a deep sleep.
It is when the knowledge of how they
utilized or didn’t utilize their free gift will be put to practical use. It is also a
time that finally puts a real dollar amount on education; yes after high school
many have the rude awakening that from that point on education is anything
but free.
Most often when a person, especially one right out of high school is sitting
in front of a financial aid officer at any college the reaction is the same.
Facial expressions of shock and disbelief and sometimes even anger are the
normal fare for the poor officers who often have to take a “Don’t kill the
messenger†approach to the shocking news that there is no such thing as a
free education.
Financial Aid is just that, aid or help in the forms of grants, scholarships,
loans, and other programs designed to help select persons achieve their
educational goals. However, many times most of the help or aid comes in
the form of loans that must be paid back after the student graduates, and with
some loans payback actually has to start while the student is still in school.
You also have to remember something called the shortfall or the part of the
expenses that are not covered by the different forms of financial aid thus
leaving a monthly payment that must be paid directly to the school itself.
This too is something that is forgotten about or not even thought of in the
first place by many.
But do not lose heart! There are many ways to get a free college education
and this report will provide you with the information and resources you need
to minimize or eliminate altogether in many cases the costly expense of
education.
We present real examples and tactics being used by real people to
earn real degrees. The ideas and procedures found in this report have helped
them to earn everything from Associates degrees all the way up to Masters
degree or higher and there is no reason why these ideas won’t work for you.
The following information will touch upon and examine in detail many if the
individual ways of obtaining a free education. We will look at websites,
programs, scholarships and many other opportunities that are not widely
known; yet they are highly effective. So prepare to be catapulted into the
very real world of free education.
