In This Section:
Answers to tough questions about financial aid. (p.48) Definitions of need-to-know financial aid terms and acronyms like FAFSA and EFC. (p.54) Parents share how they pay for a Christian college education. (p.56) A financial aid timeline to keep you and your student on track for finding the money you need. (p.62) Help with questions about health insurance for your college freshman. (p.64) |
Maybe you just worked up your courage and peeked at the financial information section on the website of your child's top school. "Sticker shock" doesn't describe your feelings as your eyes land on the estimated costs—you mentally calculate exactly how many used (or new!) cars you could buy with a year's tuition, and you're tempted to believe you can't afford to send your student to a Christian college. The good news: First, you're not alone. Second, families rarely have to pay that sticker price for a college. Scholarships, grants and loans take a big chunk out of that cost. And a student's part-time job and the whole family's frugal living can help make ends meet. Third? You've got this section on Paying for College, full of advice to help you and your student figure out how to find funds to finance an education. Now that you've seen that big number—and heard the good news—we hope this section serves as a helpful, reassuring guide to this part of the process. But even more importantly, we hope you'll feel a sense of God's provision for your every need. Copyright © 2005 by the author or Christianity Today International/Campus Life magazine.
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