Free $ For College For Dummies
by David Rosen and Caryn Mladen
Free $ For College For Dummies
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About the Authors
David Rosen and Caryn Mladen are business consultants, writers, and educators whose work focuses on the high-tech and financial industries. Individually, they have decades of teaching experience at the university, college, and corporate levels where they combine their years of formal training and technical experience with humor and enthusiasm.
David and Caryn served as editors-in-chief of America Onlines member magazine, Multimedia Online, and have written or co-written hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles dealing with technology, education, law, intellectual property, and travel. Their previous books have been used as course textbooks at universities and colleges, as well as expert resource material cited in legal actions within Silicon Valley. This is their seventh book together as a writing team and their second For Dummies book.
David scored his first professional writing gig back in 1977, where he was a stringer for a local community newspaper. After managing various technical and education departments within several large corporations, he turned his skills to consulting and corporate writing. Today, David is an internationally known expert in high-technology marketing and frequently consults for corporations and government agencies. He also serves as an editor for ReporterWorld, an organization that works to educate and protect reporters, correspondents, journalists and others around the world from the vocational dangers they face when keeping the world safe and informed.
In December 2001, Caryn co-founded a non-profit initiative called Privaterra, devoted to providing privacy and security technology training and support to human rights workers worldwide. As a director of this international non-governmental organization, she educates the public about privacy and security issues by speaking to the media and at conferences, universities, and special events. Caryn has appeared on television and radio news programs, and her articles and interviews have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, and other languages. Before devoting her life to consulting, education, and writing, Caryn was a lawyer specializing in technology and intellectual property.
Dedication
William Shakespeare gave good advice to every student when he wrote, Put money in thy purse, but it was my parents, Mary and Ivor, who gave me a love of knowledge; Ron Baecker who imparted in me a love of teaching; Howard Roark, who conferred to me a love of work; and Marnie, who bestowed in me a love of life. David
To the great teachers in my life, including Eunice Lawrence in grade school, Larry Rice and Jim Shearer in high school, Jean Smith in university, and Maureen Moloney and Andrew Petter in law school. They taught life lessons along with the required texts. And to Mark, Steve, my parents, and my pals, who teach me whats important every day of my life. Caryn
Authors Acknowledgments
It would have been impossible to write this book without the advice, information and insight we received from literally hundreds of educators, administrators and other professionals. We do, however, wish to single out dozens of people who went above and beyond the call of duty to help the millions of students headed off (or back) to college this year:
First and foremost, wed like to thank the helpful editors and staff at Wiley Publishing, including Joyce Pepple, Norm Crampton, Pam Mourouzis, Tim Gallan, and Violet Gregory. Others include Dr. James Arnold, Director of Community College Articulation, Oregon University System; Brian Battle, Director of Compliance, Florida State University; Steve Bauer, Executive Director of the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund; Pat Bogart, Senior Director of Financial Aid, Duke University; Gavin Bradley, Assistant Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Columbia University; Kay Brothers, Coordinator of Scholarship Services, Washington State University; Roseanne Chandler, School of Music & Theatre Arts, Washington State University; Angela Deaver Campell, Director of Scholarship Resource Center, UCLA; Sally Donahue, Director of Financial Aid, Harvard University; Harden R. Eyring, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority; Heather Gonzalez, Federal Student Aid Information Center; Steve Hill, Director of Scholarships, Brigham Young University; Gail Ishino, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Office, UCLA; Monica Lenderman, Public Relations, NCAA; Dennis Luke, Internal Revenue Service; Major Mandrick, Army ROTC, SUNY Brockport; Chris Pella, Mens Athletic Department, Brigham Young University; Patricia Restan, Department Head, City of London School for Girls; Steve Robertello, Director of Compliance, Washington State University; Iris Rosen; Instructor, NAIT; Joe Russo, Director of Financial Aid, Notre Dame University; Michael Sondheimer, Associate Athletic Director, UCLA; Vickie Unferth, Assistant Director of Scholarships, Michigan State University; Mary Ann Welch, Director of Program Administration, Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority.