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2 volume set: Ferguson Career Resource Guide to Grants, Scholarships, And Other Financial Resources
Author(s): Ferguson (Author), Brad Barnett (Foreword)
- Publisher: Ferguson Pub
- Publication Date: January 1, 2007
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 1024 pages
- ISBN-10: 0816064911
- ISBN-13: 9780816064915
Book Description
Introduces financial planning for college, discussing how to apply for aid, grants, loans, awards, scholarships, minority and veteran programs, and student-profile based funds, with a directory listing resources both undergraduate and graduate by major.
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
One part of the five-set Ferguson Career Resource Guide, this work covers financial aid for undergraduate and graduate education. Following a series of general essays on applying for college, choosing a major, and so on, it provides a directory with information on more than 3,000 sources of financial aid for specific majors; financial aid for special populations, such as dependents of veterans or gay and lesbian students; and special types of aid, such as athletic or military scholarships. Following the directory is a list of additional resources, such as federal and state aid programs and financial-aid Web sites. Indexing is by locations, majors, and organizations. There is no entry in the “Organizations Index” for the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, which is listed in the section on aid for minorities. The problem with this guide is not the quality of the material it contains but rather the ease with which much of the same material can be gleaned from some very good Web sites, like FinAid http://www.finaid.org and FastWeb http://www.fastweb.com. The primary audience for the Ferguson set, high-school students looking for college financial-aid assistance, is the group most likely to go online for help. Although the Ferguson volumes are well done and it’s useful to have so much information in one place, they are not a high-priority purchase. Ed: although YA notes have been written, the “rejected” box is checked (hence, the YA note doesn’t show up). OK or fix? Shonrock, Diana