Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Getting In expertJosh Steckel talk financial aid, scholarship strategies, plus they hearan update from Getting In senior August Graves. Josh is the college counselor at theBrooklyn School for Collaborative studies. He's also the author of HoldFast to Dreams: A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of aLife Beyond Poverty. Josh lists the most important things seniors andtheir families need to be doing right now if they're applying for financialaid. And they still have time if they haven't yet. He explains how to comparedifferent schools' aid packages and how to figure out the net price. When itcomes to finding scholarship money, Josh says to think locally. Religiousgroups, unions, non-profits, even law firms are a great source of scholarshipfunds.  Julie and Josh answer a multi-part listenerquestion about financial aid. The father who wrote in wonders how to find out acollege's true cost and asks how he should honestly talk about affordability withhis daughter. Online resources mentioned in the show: Gates MillenniumJackie Robinson FoundationPosse FoundationFastwebScholarsnappCollege GreenlightRaise.MeCollege Score Card Find us on Twitter: @GettingInPodSend us an email or voice memo--to  [email protected], call our hotline and leave a message at (929)999-4353. Getting In is supported by Squarespace,helping students create online portfolios and personal websitesthat show colleges who they are and what they can do. Learn moreat Squarespace.com/gettingin Getting In is sponsored by Audible.com.Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/college anduse the promo code COLLEGE.