College Tools

 

Toll-Free Numbers

 

1-800-4FED-AID          Department of Education, FAFSA application

 

1-800-891-4599          For help filling out the FAFSA, making sense of federal forms,

                                    or finding a student loan provider, call College AnswerSM,

                                    Sallie Mae's toll-free hotline

 

1-800-891-4595          Sallie Mae offers a free brochure called Borrowing for College

 

Financial Aid: Quick Reference Guide

 

http://www.finaid.org - a top resource for financial aid and for seeking scholarships

 

http://www.fastweb.com - The best scholarship search engine. This site can also be assessed through www.studentservice.com/fastweb

 

http://www.gocollege.com - College search, Scholarship search, ACT/SAT practice tests, Electronic applications

 

www.missouri.edu/-mufinaid - Scholarship search

 

www.fastweb.com - Scholarship search

 

www.fafsa.ed.gov - FAFSA (Free app. for Federal Student Aid)

 

www.pellgrantsonline.ed.gov - Pell Grants

 

www.ed.gov/Directloan - Direct Loans

 

www.ed.gov/inits/hope - Hope/Lifetime Learning Credit

 

www.jobcorps.org - JobCorps

 

www.americorps.org - AmeriCorps

 

www.cityyear.com - City Year

 

www.ed.gov/programs/easistate.html - Resources by State

 

College Admissions:

 

Fastweb College search, College prep information - www.fastweb.com

 

Information about Financial Aid:

 

U.S. Department of Education - www.ed.gov

 

Mapping your Future - www.mapping-your-future.org

 

Office of Postsecondary Ed - www.ed.gov/offices.ope

 

Project of Scholarship Scam - www.ftc.gov/bcp.conline/edcams/scholarship

 

Student Guide to Federal Aid - www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide

 

General Information:

 

Access America for Sudents - www.students.gov

 

Adventures in Education - www.adventuresineducation.org

 

Campus Safety - www.campussafety.org

 

College is possible - www.collegeispossible.org

 

U.S. Department of Education - www.ed.gov

 

Think College - www.ed.gov/thinkcollege

 

Trio Programs - www.triprograms.org

 

ACT/SAT Practice - www.gocollege.com

 

Calculators:

 

College Cost Projector, loan calculators - www.fastweb.com

 

Savings Calculators - www.finaid.org/calculators

 

Choosing a Major/Career:

 

Career Planning - www.fastweb.com

 

Monster (Job search) - www.monster.com

 

America's Career Infonet - www.acinet.org

 

Bureau of Labor Statistics - www.stats.bls.gov

 

Occupational Outlook Handbook - http://www.bls.gov/oco

 

Universities/Schools

 

Drury University - www.drury.edu

 

Evangel University - www.evangel.edu/news/employment/index.asp

 

Ozarks Technical College - www.otc.edu

 

MSU - www.missouristate.edu/human/vacancy.html