BEYOND FINANCIAL AID SECRETS TO SAVING (EVEN MORE) MONEY
Each year, it becomes more and more difficult to get a great financial package from colleges. When you receive that final award letter and still find your options lacking, it can be a crushing experience. Thankfully, these letters aren’t always the last word. This month, we’re sharing some of Brannon’s secret strategies for making college more affordable despite insufficient financial aid.
Then they can transfer over to a private university for their last two years. You can end up saving yourself about $30,000, and your child will end up with a diploma from a private university to boot.
after they graduate. The student usually makes enough money to pay a good portion of their tuition, and they have a much better chance of landing a good job after they graduate.
TURN TO OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS
LOOK INTO COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
True, private scholarships only make up 1 percent of all monies available for paying for college. But you definitely won’t get any of this money if you don’t apply for it. Just beware of bogus scholarship search companies. If the amount of available
About 900 colleges and universities across the country offer programs in which students can alternate between full-time study and a full- time job. This differs from work-study in that work-study jobs tend to be part-time jobs that students work at for a couple of hours a day until they’ve earned the amount of the award.
START AT STATE SCHOOL AND THEN TRANSFER
If the private university offers you a less- than-competitive package and sending your child there would put you deep into debt, our recommendation is to consider sending them to a state school for two years. They’ll get their introductory lessons out of the way, earning credits and saving money.
scholarship money a company or website advertises sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
On the other hand, cooperative education offers periods of full-time employment in jobs the student is interested in pursuing
ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH LEMON BREADCRUMBS
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INGREDIENTS • 2 pounds asparagus • 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil • Kosher salt • Freshly ground pepper • 2 garlic cloves, minced INSTRUCTIONS
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs • 1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley, chopped • 2 teaspoons lemon zest • Juice of one lemon (not packaged lemon juice)
1. Heat oven to 425 F. Toss asparagus with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on baking sheet and bake for 20–26 minutes, turning asparagus halfway through. 2. When asparagus is nearly done, heat remaining olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add breadcrumbs and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and fold in parsley and lemon zest. 3. Transfer asparagus to serving platter, drizzle with lemon juice, and top with breadcrumb mixture. Recipe inspired by Food and Wine Magazine
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