CollegeNet Home Page (www.collegenet.com)ΓÇöIt's greatest feature is it's college search that allows students to fill out a questionnaire to determine which schools fit into their criteria. The search lets students browse institutions by various criteria including geography, tuition, enrollment, type of school (public, private or private with religious background), majors offered, and intercollegiate sports offered. You'll also find information on graduate programs, academic resources, and financial aid scholarships. CollegeNet is also giving away a $5,000 scholarship to students who apply to college via the World Wide Web.
The College Guide (www.jayi.com/jayi/ACg/CGTOC.html)ΓÇöGet information on colleges with their college search page, visit college homepages, send your profile to request additional information, create a profile of yourself to send to colleges, ask questions of their resident admissions expert and read answers to the questions of those who have asked before you, information about paying for college, and read through a collection of articles about college and the admissions process.
The Student Guide (www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/)ΓÇöThe Student Guide supplements a wide range of publications which are available upon request from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE). The Student Guide 1996-97 provides information about student financial assistance for the 1996-97 award year. This award year begins on July 1, 1996 and ends on June 30, 1997. If you should have any questions about the Guide, call the student information hotline at 1-800-4-FED-AID. For extra help on how to apply for financial aid and for more sources of government grants and loans, click on the OPE home page buttton, get out your pencil and start filling out those forms.
FinAidΓÇöThe Financial Aid Information Page (www.finaid.org)ΓÇö Billed by itself as "the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the World-Wide Web," this site will give a wide array of helpful information. The site includes information about scams, a glossary of Financial Aid Terminology, an annotated bibliography of financial aid resource materials, a financial aid estimation form to give you a free estimate of your family's contribution and financial need, US government financial aid information, student aid crisis and loan reform, and special population and interest information, discussion forums and a potpourri of other helpful resources. Dig in and don't forget your snacks. You could be here a while.
FastWeb (www.fastweb.com)ΓÇöFastWEB (Financial Aid Search Through the WEB) is a searchable database of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans. FastWEB allows a student to fill out a detailed profile through a series of online forms and responds within 15 minutes with a list of matching award programs. Each matching award entry includes a deadline, a list of required majors, the amount of the award, a short description and contact information.
Peterson's Education Center (www.petersons.com)ΓÇöThe professionals bring you a resource for educational opportunities at all levels, and gives you the ability to search Peterson's databases as well as to request more information, apply, and interact with faculty and administrators at educational institutions. Every private school, camp, college, and university has its own Site in The Center, which permits each to develop a full array of information and communication tools.
Kaplan (www.kaplan.com)ΓÇöKaplan specializes in test preparation, admissions, career services and K-12 academic services. This website will help you get hints, tips, and registration information for numerous standardized tests, find and get into the college or graduate school, fund your future with online financial aid help. Also, you can take a number of self-assessment tests and discuss test-taking strategies and admissions tips at the discussion room with other users.
