Part I. Shrinking the Cost of College
Chapter 1. Making College More Affordable
Chapter 2. Show Me the Money
Chapter 3. The Colleges with the Best Financial Aid
Chapter 4. Who Gets Financial Aid?
Chapter 5. Winning the Educational Lottery
Chapter 6. Calculating Your Expected Family Contribution
Chapter 7. A Revolutionary Calculator
Chapter 8. The Allure of Out-of-State Public Universities
Chapter 9. Looking Across State Lines for a Bargain
Chapter 10. Capturing Private Scholarships
Chapter 11. Will Saving for College Hurt Your Financial Aid Chances?
Chapter 12. Maximizing Financial Aid
Chapter 13. More Ways to Shrink the Cost of College
Chapter 14. Appealing the Verdict
Chapter 15. Getting Grandma to Help
Part II. Increasing Your Admission Chances
Chapter 16. Boosting Your Chances
Chapter 17. Finding the Right Match
Chapter 18. Ditching the Test
Chapter 19. Showing a College Some Love
Chapter 20. When Talent Is the Hook
Chapter 21. The Realities of Athletic Scholarships
Chapter 22. The Geographic Hook
Chapter 23. Why Being Rich Helps
Chapter 24. The Legacy Hook
Chapter 25. Playing the Gender Card
Chapter 26. Diversity Blueprint
Chapter 27. The Asian Student Dilemma
Part III. Knowing Your Academic Choices
Chapter 28. What's the Difference Between a College and a University?
Chapter 29. The Ivy League Myth
Chapter 30. What Is a Research University?
Chapter 31. What University Professors Do
Chapter 32. The Beauty of Liberal Arts CoUeges
Chapter 33. What Is a Medium-Sized University?
Chapter 34. Why Community Colleges Are Popular
Chapter 35. Nine Ways to Generate College Ideas
Part IV. Evaluating the Academics
Chapter 36. Are Students Really Learning?
Chapter 37. What's Wrong with US News & World Report's College Rankings
Chapter 38. The Right Way to Use College Rankings
Chapter 39. College Rankings: An Alternative
Chapter 40. The Hallmarks of a Student-Centered University
Chapter 41. Staying in College Too Long
Chapter 42. Grading Academic Departments
Chapter 43. Kicking the Tires
Part V. Admission Nuts and Bolts
Chapter 44. What You Need to Know About High School Counselors
Chapter 45. What You Need to Know About Independent College Counselors
Chapter 46. Knowing What to Do When
Chapter 47. Writing Your Way Into College
Chapter 48. Visiting College Campuses
Chapter 49. Acing the College Interview
Chapter 50. Transferring to a Different College
Chapter 51. Getting Credit for Your Work
Part VI. Borrowing for College
Chapter 52. The Best Student Loans
Chapter 53. Private College Loan Perils
