College and Financial Aid Resources
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- Access America for Students
A gateway of government resources for students. A wealth of information on
everything from filing financial aid paperwork to making reservations for
camping sites!
- Adventures in Education
An interactive site that offers information and services to help you finance
your education, select a school, and plan a career. Sponsored by the Texas
Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation.
- College
Board Online Services and highlights for students and parents. You can
register online for the latest version of the CSS Financial Aid PROFILE.
- CollegeNET Database of U.S. and
Canadian colleges and universities. Search results link to school sites. Financial
aid information. Online applications.
- CollegeXpress Virtual tours
of private colleges and universities. Tips on college life, admissions and
student aid.
- CollegeSource Online CollegeSource®
Online features over 13,100 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original
page format including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools.
- Compendium
of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Details on admission requirements,
test dates, and more than 100 scholarships, as well as links to Texas college
and university websites. Compiled by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation and
hosted by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
- eStudent Loan eStudentLoan strives
to provide a universal resource for information about student loans -- whether
GOVT Loans, Alternative Loans, loans in a student's name or loans in a parent's
name.
- FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student
Aid Applying for financial aid has never been easier! Use this site to
complete and submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
over the Internet. Tip: TCC's Federal School Code is 003626.
Use the Federal
School Code Search Page to locate any other Federal School Codes you may
need.
- Kaplan Center Information about careers,
financial aid, and college and graduate school admission tests--PSAT, SAT,
ACT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT, USMLE, DAT, NCLEX.
- Peterson's Guide to Colleges and
Financial Aid An easy to use award winning site for finding information
about colleges and financing your education.
- Preparing for College
BuffNET and Borders present "Preparing for College." Feel free to print out
a Web-based or text-only list of the URLs here. SAT Preparation hosted by
Stanford Testing Systems, Inc.
- Scholarship Search
Databases Also includes Scholarships
by Major Field
- The Student
Guide 2001-02 The US Department of Education has placed online the 2001-2002
edition of its comprehensive Student Guide for Financial Aid. The three major
aid programs of the Department: Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, and PLUS Loans,
account for a full 70 percent of all student financial aid disbursed in the
US. Available in both HTML and .pdf formats, this guide is a useful resource
for information about these programs and how to apply for them. Users can
also browse for a select topic using a pull-down menu in the top right-hand
side of the page. A short list of important phone numbers and websites is
provided.
- Student Loan Info from Nellie Mae
Find out more about planning for the big step to higher education, including
saving strategies, determining the right college, financial aid options and
more.
- US News and
World Report College Planner A comprehensive guide for use in college
planning. Includes selection, college comparison, and a wealth of other information.
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Other Financial Aid Sources
Compiled by T. Drake, 2003.