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