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Financial Aid web sites - After this, depending on financial resources, you may want to start looking for various financial aid web sites (listed below) to see what kind of aid and scholarship programs you are eligible to apply for. This is a very important step because a student that takes the time to look through the information given may be able to go to a school that they thought was out of their price range.
Financial Aid/Scholarship links
- www.fastweb.com – Internet's largest free scholarship search
- www.collegeboard.org – Go to bottom of "Parents and Students" link for financial aid services
- www.finaid.org – Comprehensive site covering all aspects of financial aid created by Mark Kantrowitz, author of "The Prentice Hall Guide to Scholarship and Fellowship Math and Science Students"
- www.srnexpress.com – free web version of the Scholarship Resources Network(SRN) database
- www.collegenet.com – free web version of the Wintergreen/Orchard House Scholarship Finder database containing listings of more than 500,000 private sector awards from 1,570 sponsors
- www.salliemae.com – offers free access to College Aid Sources for Higher Education(CASHE) database
- www.freschinfo.com – free scholarship service tips on applying for scholarships and student loans
- www.mesfoundation.com – online scholarship applications
- www.finaid.org./finaid/scams.html – scholarship scam alert, warning signs of scholarship scams
- www.americorps.org - overview of Americorps education award
- http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/ - Office of Student Financial Aid Programs
- www.college-scholarships.com - to be defined
- www.fafsa.ed.gov - to be defined
- www.chelafinancial.com - to be defined
- www.nelliemae.com - to be defined
- www.estudentloan.com - to be defined
- www.internshipprograms.com - to be defined
- www.themint.org - to be defined
- www.strongkids.com - to be defined
- School Visits -
At this point, hopefully you have narrowed down your choices to ten or fewer. Now you can get in contact with the office of admissions (phone number can be found in college guides) and visit the campus. This can be very important because you will get the opportunity to talk with students that are currently attending the school and get a perspective that cannot be found in books. Also walking through the campus can give you a better overall sense of the school.
- Parents
- Although the idea may sound crazy, talking to your parents can also be a very good source of information. They can tell you what they can afford—if they're paying-- and also help you find information about financial aid. Another contribution that they can make is to tell you their experiences and maybe how their friend's kids like where they're going to school.
- School Web sites
– you can also look at individual school web sites. This web site can usually help with information about admissions, classes, and deadlines. Also they can give important information such as housing accommodations and on what dates student tours are given.
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