College Planning Guide
What students and parents need to know about planning for college: a four-year plan.
College Websites
Comprehensive list of colleges and university websites in the US provided by the University of Texas.
Admissions Websites
http://www.collegeboard.org/
Includes SAT test dates, on-line registration for the SAT, college and career
searches, a form to request test scores to be sent to a college, and the PROFILE
financial aid form.
http://www.weapply.com/
Apply! contains the application to hundreds of colleges nation wide, a college
search, and information on over 1500 institution. A CD is also available to
students and school. Limited information about financial aid.
http://www.collegexpress.com
Sponsored by private colleges and universities. A very good site with useful
and understandable information about admissions and financial aid, as well as
other aspects of college. Ability to search by geographical region to find
colleges that participate.
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/
General career and college information site, including how to select a college,
financial aid available, links to electronic application, and loan counseling
modules.
Financial Aid Websites
http://www.finaid.org/
Comprehensive financial aid site with calculators, information on types of
aid, links to free scholarship search programs, and massive amounts of
information on other items.
http://www.cfnc.org/
The website for College Foundation, Inc. (CFI), NC´s central leader for
Stafford & PLUS Loans. Borrowers can access information about their accounts
on-line, as well as obtain forms and other useful information.
http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/1998-9/index.html
The Student Guide produced by the Department of Education.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
FAFSA applications: apply on-line, print application to mail, or download
software and send via modem.
http://www.fastweb.com/
A scholarship search program that continues to search for scholarships and
notifies the student if one is loaded after he applies.
http://www.ncseaa.edu/
Website for the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority.
Information about scholarship and grant programs in NC. Also full text of
guide, Student Financial Aid for North Carolinians.
http://www.nasfaa.org/
Website for the Nation Association of Financial Aid Administrators. Section
for parents, students, and counselors. Contains PowerPoint presentation for a
financial aid night, as well as other resources.
http://www.cfnc.org/savings/cv0021.jsp
The College Vision Fund is the state-sponsored savings plan to help parents
save for their children's college education. Includes a calculator to
determine how much parents need to save per month in order to pay for college,
as well as detail information and an application form.
