FCHS GUIDANCE/COUNSELING

Financial Aide

 

The Student Guide - This government publication is one of the best, most concise and well organized explanations of the financial aid process anywhere. Check it out to find out the answers to all your financial aid questions!

FAFSA PIN - Before you can apply for financial aid online, you need to register for a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for you and your parents. This serves as you electronic signature when you fill out the FAFSA online.

Seniors: If you plan to start college in the fall, you and your parents need to submit a FAFSA between January 1 and March 1 for optimum results.

FAFSA On the Web  They promise quicker turnaround time if you fill out the FAFSA on the web. It's a good idea to pick up a hard copy of the FAFSA in the counseling center so you know ahead of time what information they are going to require.

Title IV School Codes - You'll need these school codes when you fill out the FAFSA. Very quick way to the code numbers!

FAFSA Help - Here you will find all the answers to your questions about filling out the FAFSA. There are even photos of the form with very exact instructions on completing the questions.

Education Quest - Formerly the Educational Planning Center, they provide this superb local website. If you have any questions about financial aid, this is the place to start. Call their Rockbrook office at 402-391-4033 to make an appointment for FAFSA help.

College and University Scholarship Offices
This is where you will find scholarships that these institutions award each year. Get the scoop straight from the source.

FinAid!  - Everything you need to know about financial aid - by Kantrowitz. One of the most comprehensive sites on the web!

FinAidFacts.org - FinaidFacts.org is a product of the combined efforts of several financial aid counselors. This website is updated every month with the latest news in financial aid.  

FinancialAidTips.org - Great site with lots of info.

FastWeb.com - This is a free scholarship search site. You fill out an online profile and they look for scholarships that fit your profile. They give you a "mailbox" and as time goes by they'll put scholarship applications (or letters about them) in your mailbox. Pretty cool deal!

DDESS Financial Aide page - http://www.ddess.org/Pages/studentlinks_financialaid.htm 

More Scholarship Search Sites:s:

Sallie Mae's Online Scholarship Service

CollegeNet's MACH25 Scholarship Search


FASTAID Scholarship Search

SRN Express Scholarship Search!

Minority Scholarship Search
 

Educaid - (Great Info!

(First Union Bank)

Finding out about financial aid - comprehensive government site on financial aid.

Sallie Mae's Main Website  - Lots of loan information here. Also has a good scholarship search.

Office of  Post Secondary Education   (US Dept of Ed) 

Financial Aid Tips from NASFAA - This is the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators' site and it is full of tips on financial aid.

UNL Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 
Learn all you need to know about what it takes to get scholarships and loans at UNL.

@the U
This is a commercial site from Union Bank & Trust.

Americorps  - This explains the volunteer programs of service to America, like VISTA and The National Civilian Community Corps. Americorps workers also work for Habitat for Humanity, the Red Cross and Boys and Girls Clubs. It is a great program for those who are really interested in doing something for the country as a civilian.

Selective Service Registration 

In order to receive any government backed loans, all 18 year old males must register with the selective service. Might as well do it now!

More Sites --

www.ed.gov/studentaid 

SFA Financial aid for student’s homepage.

www.fafsa.ed.gov 

Web version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

www.ed.gov/thinkcollege 

www.mapping-your-future.org 

General information about scholarships, financial aid, planning a career, selecting a school, and paying for college. Also features a "chat night".

www.irs.ustreas.gov 

Hope Scholarship and Lifelong Learning Credit information.

www.finaid.org 

One of the best financial aid homepages available. Features links to everything related to student financial aid including free scholarship searches.

www.college-scholarships.com/100college.htm

Links to 101 colleges, universities, and scholarship Web pages.

www.fastweb.com 

One of the best free scholarship searches. This site has over 500,000 sources of funding.

www.sciencewise.com/molis /

Features Minority Online Scholarship Search (MOLIS) as well as links to financial aid resources.

www.collegeboard.org 

Features information on the SAT, AP, college admissions, and much more.

www.act.org 

ACT Examination information and links to numerous colleges and universities.

www.sss.org 

Selective Service Registration site for males 18 and over.

www.ed.gov/prog_infor/SFA/FYE

This is the site for "Funding Your Education".

www.ed.gov/offices/OPE 

This is the Website for the Office of Postsecondary Education

 

 

 

 

Internet Resources for Financial Aid

www.wiredscholar.com

This scholarship database is brought to you by Sallie-Mae, the student loan company. The site has more than 600,000 listings plus a newly added college admissions advice section. Each month, $1,000 is randomly awarded to a registered user.

www.srnexpress.com

You’ll find 150,000 awards at the Scholarship Resource Network’s Website. The network focuses exclusively on aid that isn’t sponsored by any one institution. You can do a quick search of the database by inputting your course of study or the state in which you live. There is also a dictionary of financial aid terms.

www.collegenet.com/mach25

This site is operated by CollegeNET. Mach25 features over 600,000 awards. Additionally, students who file online applications through CollegeNET.com qualify for a $10,000 scholarship.

www.embark.com

This is an EXCELLENT website. Embark gives you a head start on your online college research. The site uses a brief questionnaire to help link your preferences (including religious affiliation and distance from home) to potential colleges throughout the U.S. Once the site identifies a potential college, it links you to the school’s Website and online application forms (if available).

www.review.com

Owned by Princeton Review, this site is one of only a few that post full-length SATs as well as graduate level tests such as the GRE and MCAT. Aside from taking the sample tests, you can register online for the actual tests and brush up on examination strategies. This site will keep you amused. One of the onsite tutorials is called "Three Down-and-Dirty SAT Techniques".


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