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Lilliana Latorre May 29, 2014
AP Government/Economics Financial Guidebook
How to Financially Navigate The College Process? You may start your college process as early as sophomore or junior year. It not only is a lot to take in mentally and emotionally but financially it can be very difficult as well. They are many expenses many people don't see or realize you have to spend when you start your college process. There is many problems students come across during or even after college that they do not know how to handle. Although, there is many solutions and actions that can be made from the start to prevent these financial problems later on.
The beginning of the college process can be the most tedious and plenty of money will be spent. It will start from the SAT/ACT prep courses, to the actual tests, to applications, etc. There are many expenses. You should limit your school to 10 at most so you don't get carried away with all the fees the colleges charge you to apply. The sooner you figure out what colleges you’d like to apply to the quicker you can figure out how much money you need and what will it be spent on. SAT/ACT test are always going to be asked for, the best would be if you get a good score the first time but many people aren't content with their scores. SAT/ACT prep courses can be useful. You can alway find free courses. Now the SAT/ACT test will charge you every time you take the test. You will be also spending for a fee to send them off to your college, which is good to know in advance what colleges need the scores, as well as how many you can just simply fax over them, which will save you money. Application fees are another expense. Now sometimes you can get exempt from paying them, if so, take advantage. These are just some expenses that begin before you are even accepted into college. I spent a few hundreds applying to college.
Once accepted into colleges and you chose one, more expenses will be coming. Your school will
AP Government/Economics Financial Guidebook
How to Financially Navigate The College Process? You may start your college process as early as sophomore or junior year. It not only is a lot to take in mentally and emotionally but financially it can be very difficult as well. They are many expenses many people don't see or realize you have to spend when you start your college process. There is many problems students come across during or even after college that they do not know how to handle. Although, there is many solutions and actions that can be made from the start to prevent these financial problems later on.
The beginning of the college process can be the most tedious and plenty of money will be spent. It will start from the SAT/ACT prep courses, to the actual tests, to applications, etc. There are many expenses. You should limit your school to 10 at most so you don't get carried away with all the fees the colleges charge you to apply. The sooner you figure out what colleges you’d like to apply to the quicker you can figure out how much money you need and what will it be spent on. SAT/ACT test are always going to be asked for, the best would be if you get a good score the first time but many people aren't content with their scores. SAT/ACT prep courses can be useful. You can alway find free courses. Now the SAT/ACT test will charge you every time you take the test. You will be also spending for a fee to send them off to your college, which is good to know in advance what colleges need the scores, as well as how many you can just simply fax over them, which will save you money. Application fees are another expense. Now sometimes you can get exempt from paying them, if so, take advantage. These are just some expenses that begin before you are even accepted into college. I spent a few hundreds applying to college.
Once accepted into colleges and you chose one, more expenses will be coming. Your school will