www.fsaid.ed.gov – The place to start when applying for financial aid! All student borrowers and one parent must obtain an ID prior to completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Aid) application.
www.fafsa.gov – Complete the FAFSA online. Link to NYS TAP application as well.
www.hesc.ny.gov – If applying to colleges in New York State, the student must apply for a TAP (Tuition Assistance Program) ID prior to completing the TAP financial aid application. This site also has many helpful tools, such as a financial aid award comparison tool and information on NYS scholarships and grants.
www.studentaid.ed.gov - From the US Dept. of Education. Information on the entire financial aid process.
www.studentloans.gov - The site you use to complete required loan entrance counseling and to sign your loan promissory notes.
www.collegescorecard.ed.gov – Also from the US Dept. of Education. Newly redesigned and extremely valuable statistics on every college/university in the US. Discover things like: average annual cost by family income, graduation and retention rates, earnings after attending and the ethnic diversity at the institution.
www.colleges.niche.com – Search for colleges and scholarships, compare colleges based on rankings, and learn what your chances are of admission to colleges. Read what current students are saying about their school.
www.collegecost.ed.gov/netpricecenter.aspx – US Dept. of Education’s Net Price Calculator Center.
www.chegg.com – Easy to use site with great info on colleges and scholarships.
www.finaid.org – Scholarship clearinghouse site with info on the financial aid process.
www.goodcall.com/scholarships - Search for scholarships based on: entry difficulty, competition level, days left to apply, etc…