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- Worksheet: Putting It All Together
Worksheet: Putting It All Together
Use the following worksheet to help you determine where the money is going to come from to pay for each year of school. Writing it down forces you to think through all the pieces of your plan, and helps you be realistic about how you are really going to fund the costs.
Putting It All Together Worksheet
Year |
Cost |
Investments |
Loans |
Financial Aid |
Scholarships |
Other |
Surplus or Shortfall |
Freshman |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Sophomore |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Junior |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Senior |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Year |
Cost |
Investments |
Loans |
Financial Aid |
Scholarships |
Other |
Surplus or Shortfall |
Freshman |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Sophomore |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Junior |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Senior |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Year |
Cost |
Investments |
Loans |
Financial Aid |
Scholarships |
Other |
Surplus or Shortfall |
Freshman |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Sophomore |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Junior |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Senior |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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