Kalman Chany is a nationally recognized financial aid consultant and the author of Paying for College without Going Broke, a book I’ve consistently recommended since I started Collegewise in 1999. If you’re looking for advice on the best ways to save for college, to get the financial aid you need, and to avoid mistakes that can cost you thousands of dollars, I’ve never come across a single work with better or more thorough advice. He also updates the book every year, and the 2018 version was released last week. It includes line-by-line instructions for completing not only the updated FAFSA with all of its changes for this year, but also the CSS PROFILE application required by many private colleges.
I don’t have a personal or professional connection to the author—I’m just a fan of good advice that helps families, and this book is chock full of it.