Useful Web Links

Financial Aid Sites
There are a variety of web sites that provide financial aid information. Some describe the financial aid process; others will describe specific scholarship opportunities. For information regarding student loans from area banks and other financial institutions, access their web sites.

http://www.finaid.org/ a school counseling department favorite. Provides a wide range or financial aid information and excellent links to other internet sources.

http://www.collegesmart.com/ provides free software to help families estimate financial aid needs.

http://www.signet.com/collegemoney/ online edition of the book, “Don’t Miss Out: the Ambitious Student’s Guide to Financial Aid”, one of the best available sources on financial aid.

http://www.fastweb.com/ data base of scholarships and grants

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ FAFSA on the web

http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/FAFSA web site for Funding Your Education, outlines federal sources of financial aid

http://www.salliemae.com/ a private loan provider, site provides several financial aid calculators as well as advice for parents and students

http://www.cslf.com/ Connecticut Student Loan Foundation

http://www.tgslc.org/ research careers and find information about colleges and financial aid

http://www.rams.com/srn/ overview of financial aid resources and free scholarship search

Sites With Expected Family Contribution Worksheets

http://www.collegeboard.org/css/html/indx001.html

http://www.finaid.org/

http://www.salliemae.com/calculators/efc.html

“All Purpose” Sites

The following web sites provide information on a variety of issues, including college searches, career and major information and financial aid.

http://www.collegeboard.org/ College Board (the SAT people!) web site

http://www.collegeview.com/

http://www.petersons.com/

www.stw.ed.gov national school-to-work website

College Home Pages
These sites will allow you to search for the home pages of colleges and universities. Viewing these sites will allow you to access information on admissions, academic programs and departments (many of whom have their own sites), student activities, the college’s email, etc.

http://www.universities.com/ an easy search site

http://www.mit.edu.8001/people/cdmello/univ.html data base of more than 3,000 colleges

College Admissions

http://www.101online.com/

http://www.collegeboard.org/

http://www.embark.com/

http://www.collegenet.com/

http://www.gocollege.com/

http://www.geocities.com/collegepark/1150

Virtual Tours and Videos
Through these sites, you can order videos or view virtual tours of campuses that you may not be able to visit. Ordering the videos in most cases does require payment.

http://www.collegiatechoice.com/  videos produced by school counseling counselors

http://www.campustours.com/ interactive tours of colleges across the U.S.

Test Preparation

http://www.kaplan.com/

http://www.review.com/

http://www.testprep.com/