College & Financial Aid Websites:

The following websites are helpful for parents & students.  Scholarships, grants & student loan information is something that all parents & students should research.

 

College advice, admissions & applications

www.xap.com

 

College review – find, review & explore America’s colleges

www.unigo.com

 

Managing college – manage your college experience on 1 page

www.theclic.net

 

Education & careers – answers questions on education & careers

www.students.gov

 

Test Prep – test preparation & career exploration

www.petersons.com

 

College Prep – college prep for middle & high school

www.knowhow2go.org

 

College Planning – apply for college scholarships & financial aid

www.infoplease.com/edu/highered/

 

College Planning also – AES free college planning site

 

College Guide – guide to colleges, universities & financial aid

www.collegenet.com

 

College Bound – preparing, paying & choosing the right college

www.collegeispossible.com

 

College Directory – College & University directory

www.braintrack.com

 

College Entrance Exams – SAT Registration, scores, test prep & more

www.collegeboard.com

 

College Entrance Exams – ACT Registration, scores, test prep & more

www.actstudent.org

 

Prepare for college – create profiles, connect with admissions offices

www.zinch.com

 

Prepare for college – mapping your future

www.mappingyourfuture.org

 

Choosing a college – Ranking America’s best colleges

www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cohome.htm

 

College bounds students – helpful hints for college bound students

www.window.state.tx.us/scholars/

 

Texas Tomorrow Fund – get an early start tackling tuition costs

www.texastomorrowfunds.org

 

Texas College Students – preparing, applying & paying for college

www.collegefortexans.com

 

Scholarships – scholarship search engine

www.scholarships.com

 

Hispanic Scholarship – Hispanic scholarship

www.hsf.net

 

Free college money – free college money

www.freecollegemoney.org

 

Paying for college – answers to your “paying for college” questions

www.collegeanswer.com

 

Financial Aid – financial aid debt management info.

www.edfunds.org

 

Scholarship programs – database of over 8,000 scholarship programs

www.srnexpress.com

 

Fast web – search for scholarships for college

www.fastweb.com

 

FAFSA  Federal government financial aid – for students to apply for federal aid.  They can find out on this site if they are eligible for grants, scholarships and/or loans.

www.fafsa.edu.gov