College Guidance and Scholarship Opportunities

Seniors, don't forget to file your FAFSA beginning in January.  Click here:  www.fafsa.ed.gov to view the FAFSA application process.  Without a FAFSA on file, no scholarships from any source can be awarded.  Also, please visit the following websites and check into these scholarship opportunities.  Just click on the following websites to see more details.

Links & Resources

College and Careers

US News and World Report
Best college rankings in U.S. News and World Report, with admissions information.

College Board
An organization that connects students to colleges and opportunities. Register online for the SAT.

Peterson’s
College search and database.

http://www.legion.org/needalift/

CollegeNET
A guide to colleges and universities of more than 4,600 schools.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

College View
View pictures of over 3,300 campuses. Send E-mail from here to request additional information.

College Link
A link to computerized applications.

Virtual Campus Tours
A source for college campus tours.

The Common Application
A common application form for over 240 colleges

Financial Aid

Salliemae Wired Scholar

College Board’s Fund Finder

Black Excel: The College Help Network
A scholarship service for African-Americans

The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

FastWeb
A database of more than 180,000 scholarships, grants, fellowships, and loans.

The FAFSA Express
U.S. Dept. of Education resources on financial aid

College Scholarships and Financial Aid Page
Easy access to information on colleges, scholarships and SAT and ACT test preparation.

CSS Profile On-Line
The CSS Profile is the form many private colleges and universities require, in addition to the FAFSA, for those applying for financial aid.)

Educaid.com
A user-friendly financial aid resource.

Sallie Mae Financial Aid Information
Sallie Mae is a multi-purpose lending service which helps students in every aspect of applying for secure loans. The CASHE scholarship search can be accessed through this site.

Test Preparation

www.actstudent.org
FAQs about ACT; strategies & sample questions.
Act test registration

www.collegeboard.com
Sat test registration and information

College Athletics

NCAA Online
Information about playing sports at the NCAA Division I. II, or III college level.

NCAA Clearinghouse

NAIA Online
Information about playing sports at the NAIA college level.

For Georgia Residents

http://www.gacollege411.org/finaid/scholarshipsandgrants/hopescholarship/default.asp for Georgia HOPE scholarship information

Scholarship Opportunities

www.imagine-america.org

www.walmartfoundation.org       

www.nsna.org   (nursing scholarships)

http://www.alleducationschools.com/faqs/scholarship.php (information for education majors)

www.evansscholarsfoundation.com  (for qualified golf caddies)

www.adha.org/institute  ( Dental Hygienists scholarships)

www.archfoundation.org  (architectural scholarships)

www.nsacct.org/foundation.asp

www.dar.org (Nation Society Daughters of the American Revolution offers scholarships for Political Science, History, Government, Economics, Nursing, Medical and other specific courses of study)

www.rotary.org (Rotary Club scholarships)

www.trmca.org  (Concrete "Essay" Contest)