While still in high school, with his intelligence, hard work, and creativity, Ben Kaplan won more than two dozen merit-based scholarships amounting to more than $90,000 in funds for use at any school. After graduating from Harvard magna cum laude in 2001, he self-published How to Go to College Almost for Free: The Secrets of Winning Scholarship Money, selling more than 65,000 copies out of a custom tour bus dedicated to raising awareness about scholarships. Now reissued, his book offers advice on how to find and win money for college, delivered in an energetic and inspiring voice with broad appeal.
His guide, self-published in 2000 by Waggle Dancer Press, is now available, totally revised and updated, in this trade paperback edition. Although loosely organized and sometimes repetitive, the book is filled with useful information, beginning with the happy news that merit awards aren't the sole province of gifted athletes and top students. There's also plenty on how scholarships affect college-aid packages, locating and applying for coveted cash, and even handling telephone interviews. Scattered throughout are references to awards and Web sites, including Kaplan's own.
- Title: How to Go to College Almost for Free
- Author: Ben Kaplan
- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Collins; 2 edition (September 18, 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0060937653
- ISBN-13: 978-0060937652
- Book Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
- List Price: $22.00