Download or read book College Board Guide to Getting Financial Aid 2008 written by College Board and published by . This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This simple, friendly, step-by-step guide explains how to get financial aid to help you pay for college. It also gives you the "financial aid picture" for each of more than 3,000 colleges, universities, and technical schools. Includes "Know the Lingo" guides to key financial aid terms; step-by-step guides to filling out the FAFSA and other forms; details about unique scholarships offered by colleges; lists of colleges that offer scholarships for artistic or musical talent, NCAA sports, ROTC, and academics; advice on working your way through college; and strategies for going "beyond the forms" to get the aid you really need.